EDB Scholarship: 2026 Profile

Q: What does EDB Scholarship: 2026 Profile cover?
A: Full-term and mid-term coverage, overseas development pathways, and bond expectations for the Singapore Economic Development Board's flagship scholarship.

TL;DR\ EDB sponsors high-potential Singapore Citizens and PRs for global undergraduate study—funding tuition, living allowances, language immersion, and postgraduate top-ups—while grooming them for industry development and strategy roles. Expect bonds of four to six years depending on study location and full- or mid-term entry, plus mandatory internships for penultimate-year applicants.

Scholarship Snapshot

• Status: Application Cycle Closed (next intake opens Oct 2025; last verified 2025-10-03)
• Official Listing: EDB Scholarship — Singapore Economic Development Board
• Who It Targets: Singapore Citizens/PRs committed to driving national economic strategy through account management, industry development, and policy roles at EDB
• Eligibility: All-rounded leadership profile, strong critical thinking and communications, and tenacity to deliver outcomes for Singapore's economy; discipline flexibility excluding Law, Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy
• Tenable Institutions: Overseas universities in the US, UK, Europe, China, Japan and other approved destinations; mid-term scholars may remain at local universities with sponsored overseas attachments
• Bond: 6 years for overseas full-term pathways; 5–6 years for non-English speaking destinations; 4–5 years for mid-term scholars (depending on remaining duration and overseas components)

Award Components

• Tuition & Fees:
  • Full-term scholars receive full overseas tuition, examination, and compulsory fees throughout their undergraduate programme.
  • Mid-term scholars are reimbursed retroactively for fees already paid and have remaining tuition covered by EDB.
  • Sponsored Master's studies can be added post-graduation, subject to EDB approval.
• Allowances: Living allowances from programme commencement (or point of award for mid-term recipients) covering accommodation, meals, and daily expenses.
• Development Exposure: Funding for summer schools, language immersion, foreign language classes, and other overseas development programmes to build global fluency.
• Foreign Language Development Programme: Intensive language training at premier institutes in Singapore and subsequent immersion overseas for languages such as Japanese, Bahasa Indonesia, French, and German.