STUDENT NOTEBOOK SUBSIDY SCHEME
The Student Notebook Subsidy Scheme provides financial subsidy to students from the lower income household to purchase a personal notebook for their studies at NAFA.
Eligibility:
- Full time Diploma (1st & 2nd Year) & Degree (1st & 2nd Year) students
- Full time students enrolled in the NAFA Foundation Programme
- Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Financially needy students, with household per-capita income (PCI) not exceeding S$1,100 per month or Gross Household Income (GHI) not exceeding $4,400 per month
*Each student may only receive one subsidy throughout his/her Diploma/Degree programme in NAFA OR after a lapse of 3 Academic Years, whichever applies earlier.Note:
- Gross Household Income (GHI) refers to the total gross monthly income of family members living in the same household.
- Per-capita income (PCI) refers to gross household income (GHI) divided by the number of family members living in the same household.
Amount of Subsidy:The household income will determine the subsidy that the student is eligible for. The income criteria is based on a 2-tier system where students will be eligible for the following subsidies:
| Income per month | Eligible Subsidy |
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| Per-capita Income (PCI) ≤ S$750 or Gross Household Income (GHI) ≤ S$3,000 | Tier 1: One-time subsidy of S$1,000 |
| Per-capita Income (PCI) S$751 to S$1,100 or Gross Household Income (GHI) S$3,001 to S$4,400 | Tier 2: One-time subsidy of S$500 |
Students only need to meet one of the income assessment criteria (either PCI or GHI) to qualify for the subsidy. If a student meets both the GHI and PCI assessment criteria, the subsidy that accords the higher provision will be awarded to the student.
Application period for Semester 1 AY25/26:
Partner Vendor promotion price list
(To be updated by July 2025)
Recommended specs for each course
| Co-payment
(22 July – 15 August 2025)
| Reimbursement
(18 August – 15 September 2025)
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| AY25/26 Yr 1 Diploma/Degree
| Apply here
*Link opens 22 July 2025
| Apply here
*Link opens 18 August 2025
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| AY25/26 Year 2 Diploma/Degree
| Apply here
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| Outcome notification
| End August 2025
| End September 2025
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| To note
| Successful applicants will need to purchase their laptops from NAFA Partner Vendors by end September 2025
| Successful recipients will receive their subsidies transfer by end October. Receipts from 1 June 2025 onwards are eligible, provided all other criteria are met
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There are two ways that students can apply:
- Co-payment method
- Students apply for the subsidy during the respective application period by submitting the online application form.
- Students who meet the requirements will be notified on the subsidy offered.
- Students may then choose and purchase the desired notebook models from NAFA’s partner vendors (to enjoy educational price and warranty) by the given deadline.
- Students will co-pay the cost of the notebook to the vendor, nett off the subsidy.
- Delivery of the notebook may take 4 - 8 weeks.
- Reimbursement method
- Students may purchase the notebook by paying the full price upfront from (i) NAFA’s partner vendors (to enjoy educational price and warranty) or (ii) preferred retailer of their choice.
- After the purchase, students may apply for the notebook subsidy by submitting the online application form.
- Students who meet the requirements will be offered the subsidy on a reimbursement basis.
Note: Receipt (for in-store purchases) or delivery notice (for online purchases) of the notebook purchase must bear the full name of the student
For enquiries, please email Office of Student Care (Financial Aids & Awards Scheme) at
[email protected]