NUS Temasek Foundation – Union Scholarship 2025

The Temasek Foundation – Union Scholarship, funded by the Temasek Foundation, is awarded to students of all ages, including mature students, from lower income backgrounds. Scholarship recipients should demonstrate academic excellence, high intellectual capacity and strong leadership potential. As part of the award, a family or household member will receive a family recognition award.

• Table of Content
• About National University of Singapore
• Temasek Foundation – Union Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Temasek Foundation – Union Scholarship
• Requirements for Temasek Foundation – Union Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Temasek Foundation – Union Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Temasek Foundation – Union Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Temasek Foundation – Union Scholarship

• S$5,000 per year to the scholarship recipient
• S$2,000 per year to a family member/guardian nominated by the scholarship recipient
• Bond-free scholarship

Requirements for Temasek Foundation – Union Scholarship Qualification

• Singapore Citizens
• Have strong leadership qualities and potential
• Have good co-curricular activities record
• Possess outstanding Singapore-Cambridge GCE A Level, local Polytechnic Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma, NUS High School Diploma or equivalent qualifications
• Applying for admission to a full-time undergraduate degree programme at NUS
• Matriculating in the year of application
• Transfer applicants from local or overseas universities are not eligible

Interview date, Process and Venue for Temasek Foundation – Union Scholarship

• The Scholarship is awarded to freshmen pursuing a full-time undergraduate programme at NUS, and is tenable for the normal candidature period. No change in the programme of study may be made or additional programme(s) taken up by the Scholar without prior written approval from the NUS scholarship administrator. 
• Scholarship recipients may not concurrently hold any other scholarship, fellowship, bursary, grant, award, allowance, waiver or free aid without prior approval from the University.
• The scholarship will be renewed every semester, provided the scholarship recipient maintains a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.50 or grades that are within the top 80% of their cohort for Dentistry, Law and Medicine scholarship recipients, and has good conduct.
• If the scholarship recipient decides to withdraw from the University and/or terminate the scholarship prematurely, the University reserves the right to impose repayment of all scholarship monies disbursed to the scholar.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Scholarship application can be submitted only after application for admission to NUS has been submitted. Click here to apply and view the application dates.
• Only applicants who submitted complete applications for NUS Scholarships and NUS Financial Aid will be considered for the Scholarship.
• Applicants are required to submit the following:
  • Upload supporting documents such as co-curricular activities record at the scholarship uploading facility.
  • Submit one Referee Recommendation Form online (to be submitted separately by your Junior College/Polytechnic/High School Principal or Tutor).  
  • Click here to download the Application Guide.

Applicants are required to submit a financial aid application and upload all relevant supporting documents via the Applicant Portal within two weeks of the online application.

For more details, visit NUS Scholarship webpage