Community Care Scholarship (CCS): 2026 Profile
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Q: What does Community Care Scholarship (CCS): 2026 Profile cover?
A: Bond terms, allowances, and application steps for MOH Holdings' Community Care Scholarship supporting allied health and social care leaders.
TL;DR
MOHH's Community Care Scholarship funds full-term, mid-term, and postgraduate training for allied health and social care talent headed into Singapore's Community Care sector. Expect tuition, monthly allowances, and structured development support in exchange for a four- to six-year service bond with community providers.
Scholarship Snapshot
- Status: Applications open 1 Sep 2025 – 20 Mar 2026 (full/mid/degree conversion) and 1 Sep 2025 – 14 Feb 2026 (postgraduate); administration track is paused this cycle (last checked 2025-11-23)
- Official Listing: Community Care Scholarship -- Healthcare Scholarships Singapore
- Who It Targets: Singapore Citizens or PRs (willing to convert) preparing for, or already in, allied health and community care degrees (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work) with options for degree conversion and selected postgraduate specialisations
- Eligibility: Strong academics (A-Level/IB/diploma with merit for full-term; at least Second Upper trajectory for mid-term; diploma with merit for conversion; good honours for postgraduate), leadership and service track record, and clear motivation to serve in Community Care disciplines approved by MOHH
- Tenable Institutions: Local universities offering the approved disciplines (e.g., SIT, NUS, SUSS) and MOHH-approved overseas partners for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and social work
- Bond: 4 years for local full-/mid-term recipients, 6 years for overseas pathways; 3 years for degree conversion (local or overseas); 2–3 years for postgraduate local programmes and 3–4 years for postgraduate overseas programmes; administration track (paused) carries 3 years at SIT or 4 years at other local universities and 2–3 years for mid-term
Award Components
- Full-term track: Tuition and compulsory fees, monthly allowance, pre-study allowance, sponsorship for developmental programmes, commencement award, distinction award (Second Upper or equivalent), and return airfare for overseas study.
- Mid-term track: Back payment of tuition and compulsory fees from Year 1, continued coverage of fees, monthly allowance from the point of award, developmental programme sponsorship, and the distinction award on graduation.
