South-Eastern Asia, capital Singapore

Scholarships to Study in Singapore (2027)

Singapore runs a compact, English-medium higher education system built around six state-funded autonomous universities. International students pay full-cost tuition unless they take the government's Tuition Grant, which lowers fees sharply in exchange for a three-year work bond, and study on a Student's Pass issued through ICA's SOLAR system.

Verified 7 Sep 2026 Sources
Public tuition, per year
S$33,400 to S$62,080
international students
Living cost, per month
S$1,200 to S$2,500
typical range
Work during study
16 h
per week
Post study work
1 yr
after graduation
Intakes
August, January
main application cycles

Each autonomous university runs its own scholarships for international students, most commonly a school-based, merit-linked award that tops up or replaces the Tuition Grant subsidy, sometimes with a living allowance attached. NUS's International Undergraduate Scholarship and NUS College International Scholarship, and SUTD's Education Opportunity Grant, are examples that can cover tuition in full for students who qualify; details, eligibility and deadlines sit on each university's own admissions or financial aid page rather than in one central Singapore government scheme.

No verified scholarships for Singapore yet.

Sources, checked 7 September 2026
  1. https://www.ica.gov.sg/reside/STP/apply/ihl
  2. https://www.ica.gov.sg/reside/STP/collect
  3. https://www.moe.gov.sg/financial-matters/tuition-grant-scheme
  4. https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/work-pass-exempt-activities
  5. https://www.ica.gov.sg/reside/LTVP/apply/graduate-from-an-institute-of-higher-learning-seeking-employment-in-singapore
  6. https://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/docs/default-source/default-document-library/english-test-scores.pdf
  7. https://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/docs/default-source/administrative-policies-procedures/ugtuitioncurrent.pdf