NUS ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship 2026: Current Profile
At a glance
Current NUS ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship guide covering eligibility, funding, GPA renewal, programme limits, interviews, and the separate MOE Tuition Grant work obligation.
Q: What does the NUS ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship currently provide?
A: NUS publishes 100% coverage of subsidised undergraduate tuition fees after the MOE Tuition Grant, a S$5,800 annual living allowance, a S$3,000 annual accommodation allowance, and a one-time S$1,750 computer allowance upon enrolment.
Last reviewed: 19 July 2026. The listed Academic Year 2026/27 admission windows have closed. Eligible freshmen are considered through their undergraduate admission application, and NUS has not published the next cycle's dates on the current scholarship page.
Quick answer
The NUS ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship supports outstanding freshmen who are citizens of ASEAN member countries other than Singapore and are applying for a full-time NUS undergraduate degree. Transfer applicants from local or overseas universities are not eligible.
The scholarship has no general service bond, but recipients must take the MOE Tuition Grant. That grant carries a separate three-year work obligation for Singapore Permanent Residents and international students. Medicine and Dentistry recipients also have published Ministry of Health service bonds.
Current public status
NUS bases this scholarship on the undergraduate admission timeline rather than a separate scholarship application period. Its current Academic Year 2026/27 page marks these main routes closed:
- NUS High School Diploma: 17 December 2025 to 2 January 2026
- Polytechnic Diploma from Singapore: 17 December 2025 to 4 February 2026
- IB Diploma: 17 December 2025 to 23 February 2026
- international qualifications other than IB: 3 December 2025 to 23 February 2026
- Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level: 26 February 2026 at 10am SGT to 19 March 2026
These are historical dates for the listed intake, not a forecast for the next cycle. Applicants should use the live NUS admission page for their own qualification route.
Who is eligible
NUS publishes these scholarship criteria:
- citizenship of an ASEAN member country other than Singapore
- strong leadership qualities and potential
- a good co-curricular activities record
- outstanding high-school results
- application for admission to a full-time NUS undergraduate degree
- freshman status, because transfer applicants from local or overseas universities are not eligible
NUS's current ASEAN list includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam, with Singapore excluded for this award.
The scholarship page does not publish a minimum grade, rank point, IB score, GPA, English-test score, CCA-point total, leadership title, income ceiling, annual quota, or acceptance rate. Admission requirements for each qualification and programme still apply separately.
