PA Scholarship: 2026 Profile & Service Roadmap

Q: What does PA Scholarship: 2026 Profile & Service Roadmap cover?
A: Current eligibility, benefits, application stages, and service questions for the People's Association Scholarship.

TL;DR PA offers local, overseas, and mid-term undergraduate scholarships for Singapore Citizens who want community-facing work. The official page lists broad benefits and a December-to-March application period; confirm the exact deadline and bond in the application and offer documents.

Scholarship Snapshot

• Status: The current PA Scholarship page was last updated 20 January 2026 and remains live (checked 17 July 2026).
• Official portal: PA Scholarship
• Who It Targets: Singapore Citizens with strong results, leadership, community or volunteer service, and an interest in working with people
• Study stage: Full-term undergraduate applicants and mid-term undergraduates who have completed at least one semester and are not in their final year
• Fields: Most disciplines except Medicine, Dentistry, Architecture, and Law
• Tenable Institutions: The six local autonomous universities and recognised overseas universities
• Bond: Confirm the local or overseas service period in the offer documents before accepting

Award Components

• Full tuition and compulsory fees
• Monthly maintenance allowance and pre-studies allowance
• Sponsorship for an approved student exchange programme
• Master's degree scholarship if requirements are met
• Return airfare for overseas universities
• Medical or health insurance where the university requires it

Eligibility Checklist

• Singapore Citizenship
• Strong A-Level, polytechnic, undergraduate, IB, or equivalent results
• Leadership shown through CCA, community, or volunteer service