Financial Assistance, Scholarships and Bursaries
Singaporean students in financial need may apply for the MOE FAS to help cover schooling costs. Scholarships and bursaries are also available for eligible JC students.
Financial Assistance, Scholarships and Bursaries
A) MOE Financial Assistance Scheme (MOE FAS)
The objective of the MOE FAS is to help financially needy Singaporean students in Government and Government-aided schools to meet basic schooling expenses.
Eligibility Criteria:
The student must be a Singapore citizen enrolled in a Government or Government-aided school as a full-time student and must not be enrolled in any other schools or institutes of higher learning.
The student must attend school regularly. As financial assistance is provided to assist students in paying for expenses in connection with attending school, a student who fails to attend school regularly for any reason (including but not limited to Leave of Absence, medical leave, or hospitalisation leave) shall have his eligibility for financial assistance reassessed. In such circumstances, MOE is entitled to withdraw, reduce and/or withhold financial assistance without providing further reasons.
The student must not be receiving financial assistance provided by more than one MOE-funded school or institute of higher learning.
The student must meet either one of the following criteria:
a. Gross household income (GHI) as at the time of application does not exceed $4,000 per month; or
b. Household per capita income (PCI) as at the time of application does not exceed $1,000 per month. (PCI = Monthly GHI / No. of members in the same household.)The student’s current school must be notified of any changes to any of the criteria in paragraphs 1 to 3 in writing.
Benefits:
- 100% subsidy of school and miscellaneous fees
- $1,600 per annum (inclusive of public transport subsidy)
How To Apply:
Please submit your application by filling up the eFAS Application Form: https://go.gov.sg/moe-efas (opens in new tab)
Alternatively, you can scan the following QR code to access the form.
Note:
1. This application form is meant for Singaporean students studying in Government or Government-Aided Primary School, Secondary School, Junior College or Centralised Institute.
2. If you have children studying in different Government or Government-aided schools, you need to submit only 1 application form to the school of any child.
3. If your family and child is/children are existing beneficiary/beneficiaries of MSF ComCare, your child/children will be auto-granted MOE FAS. You do not need to apply for MOE FAS separately.
4. If your application is approved before the end of the month, your child will be placed on the MOE FAS in the following month till December of the year or when your child is no longer eligible for financial assistance, whichever is earlier. There will be no reimbursement or retrospective subsidies provided. Fresh applications will have to be submitted for each school year.
5. To ensure a smooth application process, you must have an active GIRO account registered with the school. eGIRO application https://www.moe.gov.sg/financial-matters/fees/egiro (opens in new tab)
6. Please prepare all softcopy supporting documents in advance. An incomplete application form and/or the absence of required or relevant information and documents will result in delay in the processing of application OR application being rejected.
7. School reserves the rights to request for any other documents as and when required for the purpose of verifying the income and other status.
8. Parents who want to know more about MOE FAS and the eligibility calculator can visit MOE website at https://www.moe.gov.sg/financial-matters/financial-assistance (opens in new tab)
B) School-Based Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS)
Students who are not eligible for MOE FAS but require financial assistance will have their MOE FAS application used to assess eligibility for the School-Based Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS).
Applicants will be informed of the outcome by the school.
C) Scholarships and Bursaries
Scholarships and bursaries from the College, MOE and other external organisations are available to JC1 and JC2 students who meet the criteria.
The current scholarships and bursaries include:
1. The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund
2. CDAC Post-Secondary Bursary
3. Daisy Phay Foundation - Shine Scholarship
4. Daisy Phay Foundation - MOE Award
5. Singapore Buddhist Lodge Education Foundation Bursary Award
6. Singapore Association of Women Lawyers (SAWL) Scholarship Fund
Financial assistance in the form of scholarships and bursaries from external organisations is available from time to time. The college will inform parents and students through Parents Gateway and Admin Portal.
If you have further queries, please contact the school at Tel: 62579873 or you can email us at yijc@moe.edu.sg