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 thrice per Academic Year in March, August and January.

New students commencing their studies in AY2025/2026 can apply for the government bursary in conjunction with the NAFA in-house Scholarships, Merit Awards and Bursaries exercise on the following dates:

Diploma : 17 January – 31 March 2025

Bachelor’s Degree : 17 January – 16 May 2025

Dates for subsequent application exercises will be published on StudentNet@Canvas.

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