The Higher Education Community Bursary is co-funded by the Government, Community Development Council (CDC) and Citizens’ Consultative Committee (CCC). The bursary scheme is introduced to keep tertiary education within reach of all able students and to provide financial assistance for needy students in the arts institutions.

Eligibility Criteria

• Singapore citizens
• Full-time MOE funded ^Diploma and Bachelor’s Degree students
• Students must be on MOE Tuition Grant (TG)
• Gross Monthly Household Per-capita Income (PCI) not exceeding S$1,100 or Gross Monthly Household Income (GHI) not exceeding S$4,400
• Students who are not in receipt of the Higher Education Bursary or Higher Education Community Bursary in the same academic year

^ Sponsored students from the Diploma in Art Teaching and Diploma in Music Teaching are not eligible to apply.

Value of Bursary

Notes:

• Gross Household Income (GHI) refers to the total gross monthly income of immediate family members, and non-immediate family members living in the same household.
• Per-capita income (PCI) refers to gross household income (GHI) divided by number of immediate family members, and non-immediate family members living in the same household.

How to Apply

Application exercises are held twice per Academic Year in August and January.

Students commencing AY2026/2027 studies can apply for the first exercise of government bursary in Semester 1 upon term commencement in August 2026.
Dates for the second exercise in January 2027 will be published in StudentNet@Canvas by December 2026.
Existing students should refer to the StudentNet portal in December 2025 for the final AY25/26 exercise in January 2026.

For enquiries, please email Office of Student Services (Financial Aids & Awards Scheme) at [email protected]