School of Computing Scholarship
The School of Computing Scholarship was first established for award in AY2013-14 using the School’s Pooled Endowed Fund.
Objective
The objective of the Scholarship is to identify and support outstanding Singaporean students (including Singapore Permanent Residents) who demonstrate academic excellence, high intellectual capacity, sound character, strong leadership potential, and a passion for creativity and innovation.
Scholars are expected to contribute significantly to the NUS School of Computing community while studying here and the community at large when they graduate.
Nature and value of Scholarship
The Scholarship will cover the scholar’s tuition fees (excluding the MOE Tuition Grant) annually up to the amount that is payable by a Singaporean student. It is tenable for a maximum of 4 years and 5 years for pursuing a single undergraduate degree and double undergraduate degree courses at the School respectively. Scholars must be enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at the School during the tenure of the scholarship.
The scholar should not be concurrent holders of any other form of aid such as grants, bursaries and scholarships. Applicants with such other forms of support will need to obtain prior approval from the respective awarding bodies for the concurrent holding of the awards.
The scholar must maintain a minimum GPA (Grade Point Average) of 3.50 every semester to receive the scholarship.
The Scholarship will be withdrawn at any time if the academic progress or conduct of the scholar is not satisfactory.
If the scholar decides to terminate the scholarship prematurely, the School reserves the right to impose a repayment on a case-by-case basis.
Application and Selection Procedure
Singaporean candidates will be considered through their application for admission and scholarship to NUS via annual NUS scholarship exercise with NUS Office of Admissions.
All application forms by candidates who are Singapore Permanent Residents are to be submitted online via NUS Scholarship applicaton portal for this faculty-administered scholarship by the same deadline prescribed by NUS Office of Admissions. Incomplete and late applications will not be accepted.
Please click Application form for Prospective Students.
Applicants will be selected on a deserving basis and the criteria for the scholarship will include:
- Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents
- Good achievement results;
- Good co-curricular activities (CCA) record;
- Good character and leadership qualities;
- Currently not recipient of other scholarship, fellowship, bursary, grant or award; and
- Any other attributes of the applicant that may provide an assessment of the character and the potential for leadership or contributions to the NUS/School of Computing community.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of competition among eligible candidates and the degrees pursued. Recipients will be selected from among the best in each cohort.
The School reserves the right not to award any scholarship if there is no candidate of sufficient merit. The decision of the selection committee is final. Enquiries or disputes surrounding its decisions will not be entertained.
Date of Interview
Applicants will be notified to attend the interviews.
Disbursement
The Scholarship will be disbursed through the NUS Office of Financial Services in each regular semester until he/she completes his/her degree requirements up to the maximum duration permissible or he/she ceases to be eligible for continuation under the Scholarship terms, whichever is earlier.
