Text: Sadia Roohi

Singapore is known for its strong engineering industry, with NTU’s engineering graduates playing a key role in this sector, which is critical to the nation’s long-term development.

To strengthen support for students pursuing engineering education, NTU Singapore has received a gift of S$500,000 from Aster, a leading energy and chemicals company in Southeast Asia, to establish the new Aster Chemicals and Energy Bursary. The bursary is aimed at assisting financially under-resourced students from NTU’s Schools of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

These disciplines underpin Singapore’s priorities in chemicals, energy, infrastructure and advanced manufacturing, ensuring that talented students are not held back by financial constraints.

Prof Warren Chan, Dean of NTU’s College of Engineering, said: “We are grateful to Aster for this generous gift, which will make an immediate and lasting difference for our students. The Aster Chemicals and Energy Bursary will enable deserving students from less-advantaged backgrounds to pursue engineering education without the weight of financial worry. With this support, our students can focus on their studies and become the innovative engineers that Singapore needs for a sustainable and resilient future.”