Academic Year 2027/28

Master of Design

Study Awards

Master of Design Study Award
Enjoy a S$10,000 Study Award, applicable across 3 payment instalments. This award is based on applicant’s portfolio and interview performance when applying for the Master of Design programme in the AY 2027/28 intake.

Fees and awards are subject to annual review and subject to change.

Name of the programme	Mode	Programme Fee Per Instalment (60 credits)#*
Master of Design	Full-time: 180 credits (payable over 3 instalments: Year 1 Sem 1 & 2, Year 2 Sem 1) Part Time: (180 credits to be taken over 6 semesters)	S$15,000

Master of Fine Arts Fine Art

Study Awards

Master of Fine Arts Fine Art Study Award
Enjoy a S$10,000 Study Award, applicable across 4 payment instalments. This award is based on applicant’s portfolio and interview performance when applying for the Master of Fine Arts Fine Art programme in the AY 2027/28 intake.

Fees and awards are subject to annual review and subject to change.

		Programme Fee Per Instalment (60 credits)
Name of the programme	Mode	Singapore Citizens#	Singapore Permanent Residents#	International Students/Other Residents#*
Master of Fine Arts Fine Art	Full-time : 240 credits (payable over 4 instalments: Year 1 Sem 1 & 2, Year 2 Sem 1 & 2) Part-time : 240 credits (payable over 4 instalments: Year 1 Sem 1 & 2, Year 2 Sem 1, Year 3 Sem 1)	S$11,250	S$11,250	S$12,750

Master of Music

Study Awards

Master of Music Study Award
Enjoy a S$10,000 Study Award, applicable across 3 payment instalments. This award is based on applicant’s portfolio and interview performance when applying for the Master of Music programme in the AY 2027/28 intake.

Fees and awards are subject to annual review and subject to change.

		Programme Fee Per Instalment (60 credits)
Name of the programme	Mode	Singapore Citizens#	Singapore Permanent Residents#	International Students/Other Residents#*
Master of Music	Full Time (180 credits to be taken over 3 semesters) Part Time (180 credits to be taken over 6 semesters)	S$14,000	S$14,000	S$15,000

Master of Performance

		Programme Fee Per Instalment (60 credits)
Name of the programme	Mode	Singapore Citizens#	Singapore Permanent Residents#	International Students/Other Residents#*
Master of Performance	Full Time : 180 credits (payable over 3 semesters)	S$13,300	S$14,000	S$15,000

Name of the programme	Mode			Programme Fee#*
Master of Performance	Part Time : (180 credits to be taken over 6 semesters)			S$2,500 per 10 credits

^# Programme fees are inclusive of prevailing GST.

^*International student who requires Student’s Pass must be enrolled into Full Time Studies. The ICA does not issue Student Pass for part-time programmes. An international student who wishes to pursue the part-time programme must have either a valid Employment Pass or Dependent Pass from ICA to reside in Singapore throughout the programme of study. If the validity of the Employment Pass or Dependent Pass expired before the student can complete the part-time programme, the Institute will have to withdraw him/her from the programme as he/she does not have a valid pass to stay on in Singapore.

Application Fee

Application fee (inclusive of GST) is non-refundable and payable upon programme application. NAFA reserves the right to withdraw the applications if the application fee remains unpaid and documents are not received by the due date.

	Singapore Citizens & Singapore Permanent Residents	International Students
Application fee	S$75.00	S$120.00

Application fee is inclusive of prevailing GST.

Other Fees

These fees are compulsory fees payable in addition to the programme fee and are non-refundable.

	All students
Administrative Fee (including Student Card & Library Membership)	S$250 per year
Health Services Fee	S$80 per year

Fees are inclusive of prevailing GST.

Fee Protection Scheme

The Undergraduate programmes, Diploma programmes and NAFA Foundation Programme offered by NAFA are funded by Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE) and exempted from the Fee Protection Scheme under the Edutrust requirements of the Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA). With effect from 1 December 2023, the unsubsidised master’s degree programmes are exempted from the Fee Protection Scheme under the Edutrust requirements of the Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA).

Health Services Fee

The Health Services Fee comprises of fees for Group Medical Insurance, International SOS and Work Injury Compensation (WIC) Insurance.

Group Medical Insurance
All NAFA students in the NAFA Foundation Programme (NFP), Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree programmes are covered under a group medical insurance scheme that includes Hospital & Surgical coverage (GHS) and Personal Accident coverage (GPA) up to $30,000 per policy year. The GPA serves as a protection against death or permanent disablement resulting from accidental causes.

International SOS
NAFA have partnered with International SOS where students will have access to 24/7 expert advice and assistance for any concerns relating to health, security & mental health while travelling on official overseas trips.

Group Travel Insurance
Applicable to students who are travelling overseas on official school trips or representing NAFA, students will be covered under the Group Travel Insurance which is procured by NAFA.

Work Injury Compensation (WIC) Insurance
Applicable to students who participate in approved Industry-based Learning (IBL) related work assignments such as, Internship, Industrial Attachment and Teaching Practicum. The insurance covers all work-related injuries, death and occupational diseases occur during the official attachment period.