Smart Nation Scholarship: 2025 Profile
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Q: What does Smart Nation Scholarship: 2025 Profile cover?
A: Funding coverage, career rotations, and assessment prep for the multi-agency Smart Nation Scholarship by CSA, GovTech, and IMDA.
TL;DR\ IMDA's page (accessed 1 Dec 2025) says applications run September–April each cycle. Benefits include tuition and compulsory fees, living allowance, one-off equipment/travel support, optional backdating for mid-term scholars, and a service commitment of 4 years (local) or 6 years (overseas). Confirm sponsoring agency (CSA/GovTech/IMDA) and timelines before applying.
Scholarship Snapshot
- Status: Applications run September–April each cycle (per IMDA page, accessed 1 Dec 2025); confirm the exact closing date for the current round.
- Official Listing: Smart Nation Scholarship
- Who It Targets: Singapore Citizens in JC/IB, polytechnic, or university with ambitions to build national digital infrastructure, cyber defence, or tech policy
- Eligibility: Singapore Citizens (SPR who will take up citizenship considered), A-Level/IB/polytechnic grads with strong CCA record, leadership and problem-solving skills, and commitment to an ICT-related degree; mid-term applicants need ≥1 semester of results and must not be in the final year
- Tenable Institutions: All polytechnics, NTU, NUS, SIT, SMU, SUSS, SUTD, and reputable overseas universities
- Bond: Four years (local) or six years (overseas), served with CSA, GovTech, or IMDA
Award Components
- Tuition and other compulsory fees (application, examination)
- Living allowance for day-to-day expenses
- One-time allowances (IT equipment, warm clothing, return shipping, settling-in)
- Option for mid-term scholars to backdate the scholarship
- Service commitment: 6 years (overseas programme) or 4 years (local programme)
- Internships and development with the sponsoring agency (CSA, GovTech, or IMDA); confirm rotation specifics with the assigned agency
Eligibility Highlights
- Singapore Citizen (SPR who will take up citizenship considered)
- A-Level/IB/polytechnic diploma graduates with strong CCA record and leadership/problem-solving skills
- Keen to pursue an ICT-related degree; non-ICT students may be considered if adding a double degree in ICT
- Mid-term: at least one semester of university results and not yet in the final year
