Scholarships – Singapore

🇸🇬 Government-Funded Scholarships

Singapore offers highly competitive government scholarships for outstanding international students across ASEAN, Asia, and beyond.

🎯 Singapore Government Scholarship (SGIS): For students pursuing STEM-related undergraduate programs.
👉 SGIS Official Website
🎯 SINGA – Singapore International Graduate Award: Fully funded PhD scholarship in science and engineering, supported by A*STAR, NUS, NTU & SUTD.
👉 Apply to SINGA
🎯 ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship (AUS): Merit-based scholarship for students from ASEAN member countries, applicable to NUS, NTU, and SMU.
👉 ASEAN Scholarship at NUS | NTU ASEAN Scholarship | SMU ASEAN Scholarships
🎯 Tuition Grant Scheme (TGS): MOE co-funds tuition for international students who agree to work in Singapore for 3 years after graduation.
👉 MOE Tuition Grant Info

Each university offers its own merit-based and need-based scholarships for international students.

📌 National University of Singapore (NUS): NUS Global Merit Scholarship, NUS ASEAN Scholarship.
👉 NUS Scholarship List
📌 Nanyang Technological University (NTU): Nanyang Scholarship (Full ride with stipend), College and school-specific scholarships.
👉 NTU Scholarships Page
📌 Singapore Management University (SMU): SMU Global Impact Scholarship, ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarships.
👉 SMU Scholarships
📌 Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD): SUTD Global Distinguished Scholarship, Merit and leadership-based scholarships.
👉 SUTD Scholarships
📌 Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT): SIT Mid-Term Scholarships, Industry-partnered and SIT-backed awards.
👉 SIT Scholarship Portal
📌 Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS): SUSS Study Awards, Various partner-sponsored scholarships.
👉 SUSS Financial Aid

Many organizations and companies in Singapore offer scholarships or study grants to international students.

📌 SP Group Scholarship – For energy, engineering, and sustainability programs.
👉 SP Group Scholarship
📌 Keppel Group Scholarship – Engineering, maritime, and infrastructure-focused students.
👉 Keppel Scholarship Info
📌 ST Engineering Scholarship – For tech and defense engineering programs.
👉 ST Engineering Careers
📌 Lee Foundation Scholarships – Through institutions like SMU, NUS, etc. for underprivileged students.
👉 Lee Foundation Info (via SMU)

Scholarships focused on specific academic domains or leadership potential:

🚀 SUTD Design & Innovation Scholarship – For students with design/tech backgrounds
🧠 AI Singapore Scholarship – For AI/ML postgraduate researchers
👉 AI Singapore
🧬 A*STAR Scholarships – For undergraduate and postgraduate STEM research
👉 A*STAR Undergraduate Scholarship | A*STAR Graduate Scholarship

PhD and Master’s research students can access generous stipends and research grants: