Social Impact Scholarship: 2025 Profile

Q: What does Social Impact Scholarship: 2025 Profile cover?
A: Comprehensive guide to SUSS' Social Impact Scholarship, highlighting tuition coverage, selection priorities, and scholar expectations for community leadership.

TL;DR
SUSS fully covers tuition and exam fees for changemakers while expecting scholars to lead service-learning projects, sustain a CGPA of 4.0 or higher, and model social impact—without an employment bond.

Scholarship Snapshot

• Status: Application Cycle Closed (last checked 2025-10-03)
• Official Listing: Social Impact Scholarship — Singapore University of Social Sciences
• Who It Targets: A-Level, IB, NUS High, and Polytechnic high performers—as well as SUSS undergraduates with CGPA ≥ 4.0—pursuing any discipline except Law at SUSS.
• Tenable Institutions: Singapore University of Social Sciences (mid- and full-term awards)
• Bond: No bond; scholars serve as SUSS ambassadors through service-learning and leadership programmes.

Funding & Scholar Support

• Full coverage of tuition fees and new-module examination fees within the normal candidature period.
• Reimbursable travel grant up to S$5,000 for approved overseas immersion, service-learning, or exchange projects.
• Mid-term awardees receive funding for the remaining semesters of study, aligned with normal candidature duration.

Eligibility Essentials

• Singapore Citizen or PR with excellent O-Level foundation and outstanding A-Level, IB, NUS High, or Polytechnic diploma results.
• Current SUSS undergraduates may apply with a minimum CGPA of 4.0 and no disciplinary records.
• Proven leadership through CCAs, community service, or entrepreneurship that demonstrates commitment to societal impact.
• Clear articulation of how the chosen discipline will drive measurable social change.
• Applications for the 2025 cycle ran from 1 February to 15 March; future windows follow a similar timeline.

Application Timeline

1. Oct–Jan: Build a portfolio of service-learning outcomes, industry projects, and testimonials from supervisors or community partners.
2. 1 Feb – 15 Mar 2025: Submit the online application with transcripts, CCA records, essays, and proposed use of the travel grant.
3. Mar: Complete any situational or written assessments that test values alignment and stakeholder empathy.