EDUN N25-02-004 03002
29 July 2002
TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION CEREMONY 2002
The Ministry of Education (MOE)
will be holding its Teaching Scholarship Presentation Ceremony on Saturday, 3
August 2002 at 2.30 pm at the Grand Ballroom Level 4, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel.
The Guest-of-Honour for the ceremony is the Minister for Education & Second Minister
for Defence, RAdm (NS) Teo Chee Hean.
2 A total of 241 awards will be given this
year. The breakdown is as follows :
| Type of Scholarship |
Number |
| PSC Teaching Scholarships |
23 |
| Local Merit Scholarships* |
42 |
| Overseas Specialist Awards (Teaching) |
6 |
| MOE Teaching Awards |
170 |
| Total |
241 |
* The Local Merit Scholarship (LMS) was administered by PSC before Year
2002. The administration was delegated to MOE with effect from the Year 2002 Scholarship
Exercise.
3. For further information on the types of
scholarships available, please see Annex.
Annex
TYPES OF TEACHING SCHOLARSHIPS/ AWARDS
The Public Service Commission (PSC) offers the following teaching scholarships for
undergraduate studies:-
(a) Overseas Merit Scholarship (OMS)
(b) Local-Overseas Merit Scholarship (L-OMS)
(c) Singapore Government Scholarship (SGS)
| Type of Award |
Eligibility &
Academic Requirements |
Value of Award |
Course of Study |
Country of Study |
Bond |
| Overseas Merit Scholarship (OMS) |
|
Singapore Citizens or PRs |
|
Have outstanding GCE 'O' & 'A' Level
results with at least 3 'A' Level distinctions or equivalent qualifications |
|
Have a good Co-Curricular Activities record |
|
Have leadership potential |
|
Attempt SAT I |
|
| Science Stream: |
|
Offer at least 4 'A' Level subjects and
attempt 2 'S' papers |
|
| Arts Stream: |
|
Offer at least 3 'A' Level & 1 'AO' Level
subjects and attempt at least 1 'S' paper. |
|
Arts candidates who offer only 3 'A' Level
subjects can still be considered provided they obtain passes in 2 'S' papers. |
|
|
Maintenance allowance |
|
Tuition fee & other approved fees |
|
Clothing allowance |
|
Return economy class airfare |
|
Excess baggage allowance |
|
|
English Language |
|
Mother Tongue Languages |
|
Humanities |
|
Sciences |
|
Mathematics |
|
Music |
|
Fine Arts |
|
French |
|
German |
|
Japanese |
|
|
Australia |
|
Canada |
|
France |
|
Germany |
|
Japan |
|
New Zealand |
|
People's Republic of China |
|
Taiwan |
|
UK |
|
USA |
|
|
6 years for awards tenable in the UK,
Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other English speaking countries |
|
5 years for awards tenable in France, Germany,
Japan, PRC, Taiwan and other non-English speaking countries |
|
| Local-Overseas Merit Scholarship (L-OMS) |
|
Singapore Citizens or PRs |
|
Have outstanding GCE 'O' & 'A' Level
results with at least 3 'A' Level distinctions or equivalent qualifications |
|
Have a good Co-Curricular Activities record |
|
Have leadership potential |
|
Attempt SAT I |
|
Science
Stream: |
|
Offer at least 4 'A' Level subjects and
attempt 2 'S' papers. |
|
Arts
Stream: |
|
Offer at least 3 'A' Level & 1 'AO' Level
subjects and attempt at least 1 'S' paper. |
|
Arts candidates who offer only 3 'A' Level
subjects can still be considered provided they obtain passes in 2 'S' papers. |
|
|
|
English Language |
|
Mother Tongue Languages |
|
Humanities |
|
Sciences |
|
Mathematics |
|
|
Singapore (Undergraduate course) |
|
Overseas, reputable university (Master's
course) |
|
|
4 years if the scholar does not proceed for
his/her Master's course |
|
6 years if scholar proceeds for Master's
course |
|
| Singapore Government Scholarship(SGS) |
|
Singapore Citizens or PRs |
|
Have good GCE 'A' Level results or equivalent
qualifications |
|
Have a good Co-Curricular Activities record |
|
Science/Commerce
Stream: |
|
Offer 4 'A' Level subjects and preferably
attempt at least 1 'S' paper. |
|
Arts
Stream: |
|
Offer at least 3 'A' Level & 1 'AO' Level
subjects and preferably attempt at least 1 'S' paper. |
|
Those without 'S' papers will also be
considered. |
|
|
|
English Language |
|
Mother Tongue Languages |
|
Humanities |
|
Sciences |
|
Mathematics |
|
Music |
|
Fine Arts |
|
French |
|
German |
|
Japanese |
|
|
Australia |
|
Canada |
|
France |
|
Germany |
|
Japan |
|
New Zealand |
|
People's Republic of China |
|
Taiwan |
|
UK |
|
USA |
|
|
6 years for awards tenable in the UK,
Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other English speaking countries |
|
5 years for awards tenable in France, Germany,
Japan, PRC, Taiwan and other non-English speaking countries |
|
| Type of Award |
Eligibility &
Academic Requirements |
Value of Award |
Course of Study |
Country of Study |
Bond |
| Local Merit Scholarship(LMS) |
|
Singapore Citizens or PRs |
|
Have reasonably good GCE 'A' Level results or
equivalent qualifications |
|
Have a good Co-Curricular Activities record |
|
Offer at least 3 'A' Level subjects. |
|
Preferably attempt at least 1 'S' paper. |
|
Those without 'S' papers will also be
considered |
|
| Science Stream: |
|
|
|
| Arts Stream: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$5,500 per annum |
|
Tuition fee |
|
Hostel fee |
|
|
English Language |
|
Mother Tongue Languages |
|
Humanities |
|
Sciences |
|
Mathematics |
|
|
Singapore |
|
|
4 years |
|
| Overseas Merit Scholarship (OMS) |
|
Singapore Citizens or PRs |
|
Offer at least 3 'A' level subjects with
reasonably good results or equivalent qualifications |
|
|
Maintenance allowance |
|
Tuition fee & other approved fees |
|
Clothing allowance |
|
Return economy class airfare |
|
Excess baggage allowance |
|
|
Fine Arts |
|
Home Economics |
|
Music |
|
Mother Tongue Languages |
|
French |
|
German |
|
Japanese |
|
Psychology |
|
|
Australia |
|
Canada |
|
France |
|
Germany |
|
Japan |
|
New Zealand |
|
People's Republic of China |
|
Taiwan |
|
UK |
|
|
6 years for awards tenable in the UK,
Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other English speaking countries |
|
5 years for awards tenable in France, Germany,
Japan, PRC, Taiwan and other non-English speaking countries |
|
| MOE Teaching Award(MOE TA) |
|
'A' level or Polytechnic Diploma holders who
qualify for entry into NUS based on NUS' admission criteria |
|
NUS Science or Arts undergraduates going on to
Year 2 or 3 in the new academic year |
|
NUS / NTU Arts, Science or Engineering
undergraduates pursuing Honours/AMP or graduating from Honours/AMP |
|
|
Maintenance allowance of $4000 per annum |
|
Tuition fees and other approved fees (hostel
fees not included) |
|
Sponsorship for NUS Overseas Student Exchange
Programme (if selected by NUS) |
|
Those going on to Honours/AMP or graduating
from Honours/AMP will receive $6000 as back-payment of 1 year's tuition fees, payable in 2
tranches. Those pursuing Honours in a teaching subject will receive maintenance allowance
of $4000 per annum and tuition fees. |
|
|
English Language |
|
Mother Tongue Languages |
|
Humanities |
|
Sciences |
|
Mathematics |
|
|
Singapore |
|
|
4 years |
|
