SPH Media - Temasek Foundation Scholarship: 2025 Profile

TL;DR
SPH Media teams up with Temasek Foundation to fund tuition and living costs for journalism-focused undergraduates, followed by a structured one-year newsroom traineeship and leadership mentorship.

Scholarship Snapshot

• Status: Application Cycle Closed (last checked 2025-10-03)
• Official Listing: SPH Media - Temasek Foundation Scholarship — SPH Media
• Who It Targets: Singaporean or ASEAN youths commencing or pursuing full-time degrees at NUS or NTU, majoring in communications, journalism, data science, economics, or political science.
• Tenable Institutions: NTU, NUS
• Bond: One-year traineeship with SPH Media, including rotations across digital and print newsrooms.

Funding & Scholar Support

• Tuition and compulsory university fees for approved courses at NTU or NUS.
• Monthly living allowance to support study-related expenses.
• Access to newsroom internships, leadership bootcamps, and mentorship by senior editors.
• Opportunities to collaborate on data-driven or multimedia storytelling projects during term breaks.

Eligibility Essentials

• Outstanding academic record with A-Level/IB grades or university GPA of at least 4.0.
• Strong CCA or National Service track record that demonstrates leadership and community engagement.
• Proven passion for news, current affairs, and storytelling—through school publications, multimedia portfolios, or internships.
• Enrolment in journalism, communications, data, or politics-related modules.
• Singaporean or ASEAN citizen (per scholarship terms).

Application Timeline

1. Aug–Oct: Build a portfolio of writing, multimedia, or data visualisations and secure academic references.
2. Nov: Submit scholarship application with transcripts, essays, and evidence of newsroom or content experience.
3. Dec–Jan: Attend aptitude assessments that test news judgment, analytical thinking, and language ability.
4. Feb: Panel interviews with SPH Media editors and Temasek Foundation representatives focusing on vision for public-interest journalism.
5. Mar: Receive outcomes and schedule pre-scholarship induction plus mentorship matching.

How to Stand Out

• Curate a portfolio that showcases versatility across long-form writing, social video, podcasts, or data stories.
• Demonstrate regional awareness by analysing ASEAN socio-political trends relevant to Singapore audiences.
• Highlight collaborative projects that show you can work in multidisciplinary newsroom teams.
• Plan how you will leverage Temasek Foundation programmes to amplify social impact reporting.

Scholar Experience & Commitments

During university, scholars intern with SPH Media desks to sharpen real-time reporting, data analysis, and multimedia production skills.

After graduation, the one-year traineeship places scholars in core newsroom rotations, allowing them to cover national beats while receiving mentorship and leadership coaching funded by Temasek Foundation.

Useful Resources

• SPH Media talent programmes: https://www.sph.com.sg/about/careers/talent-programmes
• Temasek Foundation: https://www.temasekfoundation.org.sg/