HDB Specialist Scholarship: 2026 Profile
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Q: What does HDB Specialist Scholarship: 2026 Profile cover?
A: Funding structure, eligible disciplines, and service obligations for HDB's Specialist Scholarship supporting architecture, engineering, and ICT undergraduates in local universities.
TL;DR\ The HDB Specialist Scholarship funds architecture, engineering, and digital degrees at Singapore universities with an annual allowance of S$25,000, an 8–12 week structured attachment, mentorship from senior officers, and a four-year bond to serve with HDB after graduation.
Scholarship Snapshot
- Status: Applications open from the day A-Level results are released (annual full-term intake)
- Official Listing: HDB Specialist Scholarship
- Who It Targets: Singapore Citizens and PRs with very good ‘A' Level, IB, or polytechnic results and strong CCA records pursuing architecture, engineering, or computing programmes at reputable local universities
- Award Value: Annual allowance of S$25,000 for each sponsored year (local universities)
- Bond: Four-year service commitment with HDB upon graduation
Award Components
- Annual allowance: S$25,000 each year while you pursue a specialist discipline at a Singapore university.
- Structured attachment: An 8–12 week vacation attachment with exposure to different facets of HDB's operations (e.g., sustainable building design, housing research, town planning).
- Mentorship & dialogue: A senior HDB officer as mentor alongside orientation and dialogue sessions with HDB management.
- Overseas exchange opportunities: HDB notes opportunities for sponsored overseas exchange programmes on its scholarship benefits page.
- Career runway: Join HDB after graduation, with postings aligned to architecture, engineering, or digital specialist teams.
Eligibility Highlights
- Citizenship: Open to Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents.
- Academic calibre: Very good ‘A' Level, IB, diploma, or equivalent results alongside strong CCA records.
- Course alignment: Architecture, civil/electrical/mechanical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or information systems programmes at reputable local universities.
- Service mindset: Passion for building smart, sustainable HDB towns and delivering mission-driven public housing solutions.
