OCBC Regional Scholarship: 2025 Profile
TL;DR
OCBC’s Regional Scholarship provides full financial assistance (including tuition, allowances, accommodation, annual airfare, and expenses for one overseas exchange programme) and includes internship opportunities (official portal).
Sponsor: OCBC BankBond: Bond 4-6 YearsOverseas: Guaranteed Overseas Exposure
30 Nov 2025, 00:00 Z
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Q: What does OCBC Regional Scholarship: 2025 Profile cover?
A: A profile of OCBC's Regional Scholarship based on the current official portal, plus a checklist of details to confirm before applying.
TL;DR
OCBC’s Regional Scholarship provides full financial assistance (including tuition, allowances, accommodation, annual airfare, and expenses for one overseas exchange programme) and includes internship opportunities (official portal).
The portal also states you will be bonded to OCBC in your country of citizenship for the same duration as the number of years of scholarship awarded (same source).
Scholarship Snapshot
- Status: Public portal accessible (last checked 2026-01-26).
- Official Portal: OCBC Regional Scholarship.
- Who It Targets (per portal): Students with specified citizenships studying outside their country of citizenship at selected universities in Singapore/China/Hong Kong/Taiwan (see portal for the full list and the China-specific postgraduate note).
- Bond (per portal): Bond to OCBC in your country of citizenship for the same duration as the number of years of scholarship awarded.
Award Components
From the official portal, the scholarship provides:
- Full financial assistance including tuition, allowances, accommodation, annual airfare, and expenses for one overseas exchange programme.
- Internship opportunities with OCBC based on merit.
- Admission to the OCBC Graduate Talent Programme, depending on your academic performance.
Confirm the detailed breakdown (e.g., allowance amounts, covered duration, and exchange programme conditions) with OCBC before accepting an offer.
Eligibility Checklist
The portal also states (paraphrased):
- Citizenship eligibility includes Singapore, Malaysia, China, Indonesia or Hong Kong (see portal for the programme-level details).
- You must be studying/enrolled in a university outside your country of citizenship (within the listed universities).
- Applicants should have outstanding academic and co-curricular records and must not hold another scholarship by another organisation.
- Students who are still pending university offers may apply, but offers must be confirmed at the point of receiving the scholarship.
Confirm any academic thresholds (e.g., GPA/CAP expectations), required documents, and interview stages directly via OCBC.
