Eligibility Criteria
Who can apply?
Applicants who have recently graduated with GCE A Level certification, International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma or Polytechnic diplomas will be considered. Applicants should also be seeking admission or have been accepted for admission into Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Singapore Management University (SMU) or Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
How many Academic Units (AUs under GCE A Levels) or subjects (International Baccalaureate) must I offer to be considered for the scholarship?
Applicants with at least 10 AUs (GCE A Levels) or 6 subjects (IB), with good CCA records and leadership qualities will be considered. General Paper (GP), Project Work (PW), Mother Tongue (MTL), Higher One (H1) and Higher Three (H3) subjects each count as 1 AU; Higher Two (H2) subjects including Knowledge and Inquiry (KI) count as 2 AUs.
What must my GPA be (for Polytechnic students) to be considered for the scholarship?
Applicants with good academic results, CCA records and leadership achievements will be considered.
If I did not attempt any H3 subject, will my application be considered less favourably?
H3 is not a necessary criterion to be considered for this scholarship.
If I did not attempt Knowledge and Inquiry (KI), will my application be considered less favourably?
KI is not a necessary criterion to be considered for this scholarship.
If I do not come from an Integrated Programme (IP) school, will my application be considered less favourably?
The scholarship will be awarded based on merit, and all applicants will be assessed equally based on academic achievements, CCA records and leadership qualities regardless of school background.
If I have already matriculated and embarked on my undergraduate studies, am I eligible for SgIS?
In this first year of SgIS, only full-term scholarships will be awarded to applicants matriculating in 2012 or later. If you are interested in applying for a mid-term scholarship, please watch out for further updates on this website in the later part of this year.
What are mid-term scholarships?
Mid-term scholarships are given out to applicants who have already embarked on their undergraduate studies. Full-term scholarships are given out to applicants who have yet to matriculate.