Art Elective Scholarships
The Art Elective Scholarships (AES) are offered by the Ministry of Education to encourage academically able and artistically talented students to pursue the rigorous art programme at H2 and H3 Level under the Art Elective Programme (AEP) (1.34mb .pdf). The following are the designated AEP centres:
Download the application form for the Art Elective Programme/Scholarships (44kb .pdf).
Eligibility
Candidates should:
- be Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents, or children of Singapore Citizens;
- have done consistently well in school, obtained outstanding results in their 2008 GCE ‘O’ Level Examinations / equivalent results based on the IP school’s internal assessment, and obtain grade ‘A1’ in Art;
- have successfully been admitted into AEP in one of the AEP centres;
- have a good record of co-curricular activities; and
- not currently be in receipt of any other MOE scholarship (except EESIS and ESIP)
Short-listed candidates are required to submit a personal portfolio comprising their own artwork and thereafter, attend an interview. Candidates will be given 2 weeks notice to submit the personal portfolio.
Application
IP Applicants (including IP DSA Applicants)
IP applicants (including IP DSA applicants) admitted to the AEP and who are nominated by their schools/JCs will be invited for the selection interview.
Non-IP Applicants (including Non-IP DSA Applicants)
Non-IP applicants admitted to the AEP during or after the Joint Admissions Exercise will be invited for the selection interview if they meet the short-listing criteria.
Non-IP applicants admitted to the AEP during the Direct School Admission Exercise and meet the short-listing criteria will be invited for the selection interview. Non-IP DSA applicants must fulfil nomination criteria of School / Junior College if they have been admitted to the School / Junior College through DSA based on special achievement in Art.
All applicants (IP & Non-IP) are required to submit with their application form a 1 page typewritten essay (font size: 12, single line spacing) briefly describing themselves, and why they wish to apply for this scholarship.
Selection for Scholarship Awards
IP Applicants (including IP DSA Applicants)
IP applicants, recommended by their IP school/JC, will be awarded the scholarships based on their portfolio assessment and their performance at the selection interview.
Non-IP Applicants (including Non-IP DSA Applicants)
Selection of Non-IP applicants for the scholarships will be based on their performance in the 2008 GCE ‘O’ Level Examinations, their portfolio assessment and their performance at the selection interview.
Selection interviews would be conducted in mid April 2009.
Results of the scholarship selection will be announced by end April 2009.
Terms and Conditions
The scholarship is valued at $1,000 per annum and covers school fees based on Singapore Citizens’ rates. It is tenable for 2 years, subject to satisfactory progress at the end of JC1. Successful applicants are not required to enter into a bond to serve the Singapore Government.
Successful applicants must offer Art at H2 and H3 level in the GCE ‘A’ Level Examination. There is no restriction on the choice of the remaining subjects for the ‘A’ level course. Scholars are encouraged to take 4 H2 Level subjects including Art. Their remaining choices of H2 Level subjects should be relevant to their proposed courses of study at undergraduate level.