Awards
For current NOC students

NOC Alumni Bursary

Funded by the NOC Alumni community to enable financially-needy NUS undergraduates to take part in NOC and defray set-up costs.

  • All locations
  • All nationalities
  • Financial need

Up to

S$5,000 per award

How to apply

  • Eligible NOC students will be informed via NUS email. Submit financial aid application via myaces.nus.edu.sg.

Eligibility

  • Selected for NOC programme

  • Strong entrepreneurial qualities and a pay-it-forward attitude

  • Financial status of applicant assessed

What's expected of recipients

  • Be a positive ambassador of NUS during your NOC stint

  • Share intercultural startup experience and engage with start-up events

  • Be an inspiration to juniors

  • Submit a final report

Young Technopreneur Award (YTA)

Endowed by Mr. Foo Jixun (Managing Partner, GGV Capital) — supports tech-inclined NOC China students with funding and entrepreneurial activities.

  • NOC China — 12-month only
  • All nationalities
  • Tech-related companies

Up to

S$10,000 in two tranches of S$5,000

How to apply

  • Eligible NOC students will be informed via NUS email prior to start of internship.

Eligibility

  • Selected for NOC China one-year programme interning at a tech-related company

  • Strong entrepreneurial qualities and potential

  • 6-month NOC China students are not eligible

What's expected of recipients

  • Submit one-page profile upon acceptance

  • Be an ambassador of NUS during your NOC stint

  • Share startup experience to bridge SG-China business communities

  • Submit 2 reports — one mid-programme on tech idea and progress, one at end on overall journey

Class of 1976 Engineering Overseas Learning Assistance Grant

Endowed by the NUS Engineering Class of 1976 to help financially-needy Engineering students embark on overseas NOC programmes.

  • All locations
  • Singapore Citizens / PRs
  • Financial need
  • Engineering students only

Up to

S$6,000 per award

How to apply

  • Eligible NOC students will be informed via NUS email prior to the start of internship. Submit an NUS Financial Aid application via myaces.nus.edu.sg with all relevant supporting financial documents for OFA's processing.

Eligibility

  • Embarking on overseas NOC programme

  • Engineering student only

  • Singapore Citizen or PR

  • Financial status of applicant assessed (family household income, etc)

What's expected of recipients

  • Be a positive ambassador of NUS during your NOC stint

  • Contribute to NOC and Engineering Department's events through sharing your overseas experience

  • Submit a report on what was learned and how the Award was used

Global Ready Talent (GRT) Programme

An Enterprise Singapore initiative, administered by NUS — supports Singaporean undergraduates on physical overseas internships in Emerging Markets.

  • Emerging Markets — SEA, LatAm, China, Israel
  • Singapore Citizens / PRs
  • NUS UG only
  • 3-month SEA eligible

Up to

S$1,000 per month
S$1,200 subsistence + one-time travel

How to apply

  • Eligible NOC students will be informed via NUS email prior to the start of internship. Submit an NUS Financial Aid application via myaces.nus.edu.sg with all relevant supporting financial documents for OFA's processing.

Eligibility

  • Singapore Citizens or PRs (full-time NUS UG only)

  • Selected for NOC locations in Emerging Markets in SEA, Latin America, China, or Israel

  • Must not hold any other external scholarship covering airfare and subsistence for the overseas programme

  • Not previously supported under same GRT type with the same internship company

What's expected of recipients

  • Submit a report (with photos) of experiential learning, within 2 weeks after end of programme

  • Complete mandatory internship feedback form upon completion

Awards

Philip Yeo Innovation Fellows Programme

A leadership track for standout NOC alumni pursuing deep-tech ventures.

  • Alumni only
  • Deep-tech

Eligibility

  • Completed a 6- or 12-month NOC stint

  • Founding or joining a deep-tech startup

What's expected of recipients

  • Attend the annual fellows retreat

  • Mentor one incoming NOC cohort member

Awards

Sunshine Community Award

A recognition award for NOC students demonstrating exceptional community spirit — full criteria forthcoming.

  • All locations
  • All nationalities

Up to

S$3,500 per award
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