NUS ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship

Covers 100% of your subsidised tuition fees (after the Singapore government's Tuition Grant), plus S$5,800 a year for living costs, S$3,000 a year for accommodation and a one-time S$1,750 computer allowance.

• You must be a citizen of an ASEAN member country other than Singapore (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste or Vietnam).
• You must be applying for admission to a full-time NUS undergraduate degree as a first-year (freshman) student.
• Transfer applicants from local or overseas universities aren't eligible.
• You need outstanding high school results.
• You need strong leadership qualities and a good record of co-curricular activities.
• You must take up the MOE Tuition Grant, which requires you to work for a Singapore-registered company for three years after graduating.
• To keep the scholarship, you must maintain a GPA of at least 3.50 and good conduct.

For citizens of ASEAN countries other than Singapore who are starting a full-time undergraduate degree at NUS, with outstanding school results and leadership potential. You must take up the MOE Tuition Grant, which means working for a Singapore-registered company for three years after you graduate. Transfer students can't apply.

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   Step 1: Check programme prerequisites

   Shortlist NUS programmes, check you meet their prerequisites, and find the application window for your qualification.

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   Step 2: Apply for NUS admission

   Submit one online application through the NUS Applicant Portal, upload all supporting documents and pay the S$20 fee by the closing date. There's no separate scholarship form.

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   Step 3: Indicate the Tuition Grant

   In the application, state that you intend to apply for the MOE Tuition Grant, which this scholarship requires.

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   Step 4: Attend an interview if invited

   NUS emails only shortlisted applicants, and interviews run from January to July.

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   Step 5: Check the outcome

   Interviewed candidates hear the scholarship outcome by mid-July. Accept your admission offer in the Applicant Portal by the deadline.

• Passport
• High school graduation certificate and transcript, or latest results
• Explanation of your school's grading system
• Standardised test scores (e.g. SAT, ACT or AP), where required for your qualification
• Answers to five short-response questions (in the form)
• Up to four listed achievements (in the form)

Deadline

For the 2027/28 academic year, students with international qualifications (and IB Diploma students) apply from 16 December 2026 to 17 February 2027; scholarship interviews run from January to July, with outcomes by mid-July.

There's no separate form: you're considered when you apply for NUS undergraduate admission. Shortlisted students are interviewed between January and July, and results come by mid-July.