As Singapore's arts and culture scene develops amidst an increasingly complex socio-cultural environment, NAC recognises the need to continue to invest in and nurture a diversity of arts practitioners and professionals who have the knowledge and skills to lead the development of the scene, as well as champion the value of the arts to a wider community.
The NAC Arts Scholarship aims to nurture outstanding individuals to contribute to the arts and cultural development in Singapore. As future leaders of the arts and culture sector, Scholars will be game changers to push artistic boundaries, and lead their peers to create positive impact for the Singapore community through the arts.
The NAC Arts Scholarship will be offered for full-time arts and arts-related degree programmes at reputable universities or arts institutions in Singapore or overseas. Outstanding arts practitioners/professional may be supported to deepen their knowledge and skills through postgraduate studies in the following priority areas:
- Arts Criticism and Writing
- Arts Management
- Arts Pedagogy
- Arts Research
- Arts and Technology
- Arts for Young Audiences
- Community Arts Practice
- Production, Technical and Stage Management
- Production Design
Literary Arts
- Creative Writing
- Literary Translation
Performing Arts
- Choreography
- Composing
- Conducting
- Creative Producing
- Dramaturgy
Visual Arts
- Asian Art History
- Curating (Art in Public Spaces)
- Traditional Visual Arts
The NAC Arts Scholarship will also support exceptional talents with leadership qualities for undergraduate studies, to pursue a career as an arts practitioner/professional in the following priority areas:
- Composing (Traditional Music)
- Conducting (Classical Music)
- Performance (Ballet, Contemporary & Traditional Dance)
- Production, Technical and Stage Management
- Literary Translation
- Traditional Visual Arts
Application Details
There is only one application window for the NAC Arts Scholarship every year. Application for the NAC Arts Scholarship 2021 is now open and closes on Thursday, 1 April 2021, 6pm.
Refer to https://www.nac.gov.sg/whatwedo/engagement/capabilityDevelopment/scholarships/howToApply.html for application details.
For further enquiries, please email [email protected].