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Residential College Scholarships
Application for Residential College Scholarships for AY2026/2027 will open from 9 Mar 2026 (SGT 0900hrs) to 30 Apr 2026 (SGT 2359hrs).
As there will only be one application window, all current RC4 students (including existing Residential College Scholarship holders) and prospective students whose admission applications to the College are still being processed are encouraged to submit the applications through the portal by the same stipulated timeline.
Interested applicants shall submit an application via here(opens in new tab). Shortlisted candidates will be notified via email. You are encouraged to check your email account regularly.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible students will be considered for the following bond-free scholarships.
| Residential College Scholarships | Annual Value | Applicable to: | |
| Nationality | Residing at | ||
| Elaine Low Scholarship | $10,000 | ASEAN, PRC Citizens | RC4 |
| Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Scholarship | $10,000 | All Nationalities | Tembusu, CAPT, RC4, RVRC |
| NUSS- Della & Seng Gee UTown Scholarship | $10,000 | All Nationalities | Tembusu, CAPT, RC4, RVRC |
| Shirdi Sai Worship Centre Scholarship | $10,000 | All Nationalities | Tembusu, CAPT, RC4, RVRC |
| Steve Appleton - Micron Scholarship | $10,000 | SG Citizens, SPR | Tembusu, CAPT, RC4, RVRC |
| The Ngee Ann Kongsi Scholarship | $10,000 | SG Citizens, SPR | Tembusu, CAPT, RC4,RVRC |
| Tin Ka Ping Foundation Scholarship | $10,000 | PRC Citizens | Tembusu, CAPT, RC4,RVRC |
| Yong Liew Chin Music Scholarship | $10,000 | All Nationalities | Tembusu, CAPT, RC4, RVRC |
For more details about the listed Residential College Scholarships, please click here(opens in new tab)
Terms and Conditions
- The scholarship is tenable annually. Renewal of the scholarship requires the recommendation of the College Master and the approval by the Office of The Provost.
- The recipient must reside in a residential college at NUS UTown & RVRC and is deemed to have actively contributed to residential college life. The recipient must fulfil the University's prevailing guidelines for scholarship award.
- Interest and ability to contribute to residential college life and to the programme, leadership qualities and potential, co-curricular records and other capabilities will be assessed.
- The scholarship is awarded on the basis of competition among eligible candidates. Recipients will be selected from among the best in each cohort. All candidates interviewed may be considered for all Residential College Scholarships, where eligible.
- NUS reserves the right not to award any scholarship if there are no candidates of sufficient merit. The decision of the selection committee is final. Enquiries or disputes surrounding its decisions will not be entertained.
