Language Elective Scholarship (Japanese)
Application for this scholarship is now closed. We thank all applicants for their interest.
The Language Elective Scholarship (Japanese) (JLES) is offered by the Ministry of Education to encourage academically able and linguistically talented students to study Japanese at H2 level under the Language Elective Programme (LEP).
LEP Japanese is available at the Ministry of Education Language Centre (MOELC) (Bishan).
Undergraduate Scholarships will be available to outstanding LEP (Japanese) students to specialise in specific academic or professional disciplines in established tertiary institutions in Japan.
Eligibility
Candidates should:
- Be Singapore Citizens;
- Have done consistently well in school, obtaining outstanding results in their GCE O-Level Examination / equivalent results based on the IP school’s internal assessment and at least a B3 in Japanese;
- Have successfully been admitted to MOELC (Bishan);
- Have a good curricular activities record; and
- Not currently be in receipt of any MOE scholarship (except EESIS and ESIP).
Application
2012 application is now closed. 2013 application will open after the official release of the GCE O-Level Examination in January 2013.
Selection for Scholarship Awards
Completed IP applications will be forwarded to candidates’ IP schools/JCs. Their IP schools/JCs will select and nominate suitable candidates for the selection interview.
Non-IP candidates will be selected for the scholarship selection interview based on their GCE O-Level Examinations results.
The scholarship selection interviews for both IP & Non-IP candidates will be conducted in late March. They will receive their interview call letters through their respective schools/JCs in mid March.
Results of the scholarship selection will be announced in May.
Terms & 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 Japanese at H2 Level but there will not be any restriction on the choice of the remaining H2 Level subjects. Applicants, however, are advised to consider other H2 Level subjects that are preferably relevant to their proposed course of study in the Japanese tertiary institutions.