DARE TO DREAM SCHOLARSHIP
The Dare to Dream scholarship at NAFA is extended to deserving special needs students with limited financial resources to complete their education.
Eligibility/Assessment Criteria
- Singaporean new students
- Applicants must have been offered a place in a full-time Diploma programme in NAFA with good entrance test / audition results
- Applicants who are medically certified with special needs
- Demonstrates engagement in chosen field with activities outside of coursework, such as participation and/or achievements in external activities
- Good attributes including discipline, diligence and leadership qualities
- Financially needy. Per capita income not exceeding $2,500, or gross household monthly income not exceeding $10,000
- Applicants must not receive concurrent Scholarships or Bursaries from NAFA or external organisations, with the exception of the Higher Education Community Bursary or Higher Education Bursary.
Classifications of Special Needs
| SEN Category |
SEN Conditions |
| Physical & Sensory Difficulties |
- Physical Impairment (PI)1
- Visual Impairment (VI)
- Hearing Loss (HL)
1Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida
|
| Social & Behavioural Difficulties |
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
|
| Learning & Language Difficulties |
- Intellectual Disabilities (including Down Syndrome and Global Development Delay)
- Dyslexia
- Dyscalculia
- Development Language Disorders
- Dyspraxia
- Auditory Processing Disorder
- Irlen Syndrome
- Other Learning & Language Difficulties
|
| Others |
- Sensory Processing Disorder/Sensory Integration Disorder
- Selective Mutism2
- Tourette Syndrome2
- Epilepsy2
2To be considered only if there are significant learning implications
|
Value of Award
$6,000 per academic year
Tenure of Award
Award is tenable for one academic year, and renewable yearly in subsequent academic year(s) of diploma studies, subject to the following criteria:
- Reassessment of the financial needs of the recipient
- Satisfactory attendance of at least 80% for all lessons
Eligible students may apply during the NAFA’s in-house Scholarships, Merit Awards and Bursaries application exercise (refer to www.nafa.edu.sg/scholarships for details).
For enquiries, please email Office of Student Care at [email protected] (Financial Aids & Awards Scheme).