Humanities Scholarship
The Humanities Scholarship is offered by the Ministry of Education to encourage outstanding students to study the humanities at the pre-university level under the Humanities Scholarship Programme. The HSP is available at the following centres:
- Anglo-Chinese Junior College;
- Anglo-Chinese School (Independent);
- Hwa Chong Junior College;
- National Junior College;
- Raffles Institution (Junior College);
- Temasek Junior College; and
- Victoria Junior College.
They may subsequently apply for the undergraduate awards from the Public Service Commission (PSC) to continue their study of the humanities in local / overseas universities.
Eligibility
Candidates should:
- Be Singapore Citizens;
- Have done consistently well in school, obtaining outstanding results in the GCE O-Level Examinations / equivalent results based on IP school’s internal assessment;
- Have a good record of co-curricular activities;
- Have successfully been admitted to one of the Humanities Centres; and
- Not currently be in receipt of any other MOE scholarship (except EESIS and ESIP).
Application
IP Candidates (including IP DSA Candidates)
2012 application is now closed. 2013 application will open for IP candidates in October/November 2012.
Non-IP Candidates (including Non-IP DSA Candidates)
Application opens from 9 January 2012.
For scholarship application, please login to the application system using a:
You may wish to refer to the MOE Pre-U Scholarships User Guide (4.9mb .pdf) when completing your online application.
Applications must be accompanied by an essay of about 500-800 words. Please choose from one of the following topics:
- A current controversial issue or conflict in the world
- An environmental issue confronting our world
- An issue facing Singapore society today
Deadline for the online submission of applications is 14 February 2012.
Non-IP applications are also required to mail a copy of their secondary school testimonial and CCA records form to the following address by 14 February 2012. Please indicate your application number (you will receive your application number through your email once you have successfully submitted your application online) at the top right hand corner of both documents:
School Placement & Scholarships Branch
Ministry of Education, Singapore
Podium Block Level 3
1 North Buona Vista Drive
Singapore 138675
Attention : Mdm Ng Day Yorke
Selection for Scholarship Awards
IP Candidates (including IP DSA Candidates)
Completed IP applications will be forwarded to their respective IP Schools/JCs for nomination/recommendation. IP applicants nominated/recommended by their IP Schools/JCs will be invited for the scholarship selection interviews.
Results of the scholarship selection for IP candidates will be announced in early February.
Non-IP Candidates (including Non-IP DSA Candidates)
Non-IP candidates will be selected for the scholarship selection interview based on their GCE O-Level Examinations results.
The scholarship selection interviews will be conducted in mid March. Candidates will receive their interview call letters through their respective Schools/JCs in early March.
Results of the scholarship selection for the Non-IP candidates will be announced in early April.
Terms and Conditions
The scholarship is valued at $1,000 per annum. It also covers school fees based on Singapore Citizens’ rates, subject to an annual cap of $2,400. It is tenable for 2 years, subject to satisfactory progress at the end of JC1 and good conduct. Successful applicants are not required to enter into a bond to serve the Singapore Government.
Successful applicants must offer H2 Literature in English and select their 2nd & 3rd H2 subjects from the range of subjects below.
For Humanities Scholars who are taking GCE A-level examinations
Humanities scholars on the GCE A-Level track must offer H2 Literature in English and select their 2nd & 3rd H2 subjects from the range of subjects below.Besides offering the General Paper (students offering Knowledge & Inquiry need not offer General Paper), a Mother Tongue Language (MTL) (students offering Mother Tongue Language And Literature (MTLL) need not offer Mother Tongue Language (MTL)) and Project Work at H1 level, Humanities scholars must offer H2 Literature in English and a second H2 Humanities subject chosen from China Studies, Economics, Geography, History and India studies. The choice of the third H2 subject may include Art, China Studies, Economics, English Language and Linguistics, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, India Studies, Mother Tongue Language & Literature, Music or Theatre Studies & Drama (see Table 1). In addition to three H2 subjects, Humanities Scholars have to offer a contrasting subject which may be Knowledge & Inquiry (KI) or from the Maths /Science group*.
Table 1: H2 Subjects for Humanities Scholars
| H2 Subjects | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|
| First H2 |
|
This subject is compulsory. |
| Second H2 |
|
Select one from the range of subjects. |
| Third H2 |
|
Select one from the range of subjects. |
Note:
* Humanities Scholars interested in offering both H2 Mathematics and KI may choose to offer KI in place of the third H2 Humanities subject.
+ China Studies is available in either English or Chinese.
For Humanities Scholars in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP)
Humanities scholars on the IBDP track will be required to do the compulsory modules of Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) and the Extended Essay (EE) as in accordance to the IBDP stipulations. In addition, they must offer English A1 at Higher Level (HL) and two other HL Humanities subject chosen from History / Geography / Economics. They will also have to take up a second language at Standard Level (SL) as well as two contrasting SL subjects from the Experimental Sciences and the Mathematics groups.
| ACS (Independent) Humanities Scholarship Programme Choice of Subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Subject | Group | |
| HL1 |
|
Group 1 – Language A1 |
| HL2 |
|
Group 3 – Individuals and Societies |
| HL3 |
|
Group 3 – Individuals and Societies |
| SL1 |
|
Group 4 – Experimental Sciences |
| SL2 |
|
Group 5 – Second Language |
| SL3 |
|
Group 2 – Mathematics |