Every year the University offers several bursaries and scholarships to students who pursue Geography as a major.
Ong Cho Tek Memorial Bursaries
The Ong Cho Tek Memorial Bursary was established by the Estate of Ong Cho Tek. This bursary is awarded to at least one needy second-year or final-year student who reads Geography as one of the two principal subjects in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Ooi Jin Bee Scholarship
The Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography donated a sum of $100,000 in 1991 to establish a scholarship to award outstanding undergraduate students reading the honours programme in Geography. In honour of Professor Ooi Jin Bee's long and successful association with the Journal, the scholarship was named the Ooi Jin Bee Scholarship.
The Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography (SJTG) Student Advancement Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded to recognize and reward second-year Geography students who are academically bright and financially needy. The call for applications will be announced around May/June each year.
Please note that the Ong Cho Tek Memorial Bursaries and the Ooi Jin Bee Scholarship are administered by the Office of Financial Aid (OFA). If you have any related queries, please direct them to OFA.
A full list of bursaries, scholarships, loans, etc. can be found on the NUS Office of Admissions website. Relevant forms and specific application requirements for these monetary grants can be obtained from the Registrar or the Dean’s office at the beginning of the academic year. Bursaries are not based on academic performance per se; they are granted to students mainly on the basis of financial predicament and needs. Students with financial difficulties are advised to apply for a bursary without hesitation. Scholarships, however, are granted to students based on academic performance and participation in extra-curricular activities at the University. All bursaries and scholarships are valued at $1,500 and $3,000 per annum respectively. Please check with the Office of the University Registrar (OUR) for the closing date for applications for scholarships and bursaries.
For Masters and PhD Candidates
NUS Research Scholarships - NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
The University offers Research Scholarships to outstanding PhD and Master's (Singapore Citizens/Permanent Residents only) candidates to pursue a full-time graduate research degree at NUS. The total number of scholarships available may vary each academic year. However, PhD and research Masters students joining the Department of Geography have an excellent track record of gaining these scholarships.
For PhD Candidates
President's Graduate Fellowship - NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
The President's Graduate Fellowship (PGF) is awarded to candidates who show exceptional promise or accomplishment in research. A number of PhD research students are selected each semester by the University for the award.
Harvard-Yenching Institute (HYI)-NUS Joint Scholarship Programme - NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
The Harvard-Yenching Institute (HYI) and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (NUS) invite applications for the HYI-NUS Joint Scholarship Programme. Successful applicants will be registered as PhD students at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS. The first 38 months will be spent at NUS (financed by NUS) while the remaining 10 months will be spent at Harvard University (financed by HYI).
Dean’s PhD Fellowship
This prestigious Fellowship provides the best incoming FASS PhD candidates with an additional year of funding (approximately SGD63,000). Up to three Fellowships will be awarded to the most promising candidates for the August intake. The Fellowship is to defray living expenses and tuition fees in the final year of the recipient’s studies, after the NUS scholarship expires.
