SG Digital Scholarship (Postgraduate): 2026 Advanced Tech Leadership Guide

Q: What does SG Digital Scholarship (Postgraduate): 2026 Advanced Tech Leadership Guide cover?
A: Current status, eligibility, coverage, and bond obligations for IMDA's SG Digital Scholarship (Postgraduate), checked against the official IMDA page.

TL;DR This profile summarises eligibility and what’s covered for postgraduate applicants, plus bond/terms-verify the latest details on the sponsor’s official page before applying.

Scholarship Snapshot

• Status: Application window is closed (checked 2026-05-10; official page last updated 2026-04-17).
• Official Listing: SG Digital Scholarship (Postgraduate)
• Who It Targets: Singapore citizens pursuing Master's, PhD, or Doctorate study in AI, technology, or media-related fields.
• Eligibility: Strong leadership potential, strong academic performance, active non-academic participation, and a qualifying postgraduate programme at a local autonomous university, local arts institution, or renowned overseas university.
• Tenable Institutions: Local autonomous universities, local arts institutions, and renowned overseas universities for eligible AI, technology, or media-related postgraduate programmes. Several part-time, online, and distance-learning routes are excluded.
• Bond: Master's: 3 years; PhD: bond-free for local scholarships and 4 years for overseas scholarships; Doctorate: 4 years.

Award Features

• Tuition and compulsory university fees; for mid-term candidates, eligible tuition and compulsory fees incurred before the award are back-paid.
• Mandatory medical insurance, visa fees, and other compulsory items where applicable.
• Annual living allowance, pre-studies allowance, thesis allowance, conference allowance, travel allowance, and book allowance where applicable under IMDA's postgraduate terms.
• Funding support for courses and certifications beyond the curriculum and eligible overseas experiences.

Career Pathways

1. Research and innovation: IMDA teams and partners often drive work in AI governance, trusted data, 5G, and media tech; check where postgraduate scholars may be deployed.
2. Policy and regulation: Verify if postings still include regulatory/policy roles or industry partnership tracks.
3. Industry acceleration: Ask whether attachments with SMEs or start-ups are offered and how they count toward the bond.

Reviewed by

Marcus Pang·Managing Director (Maths)