Music Elective Scholarship
Application for this scholarship is now closed. We thank all applicants for their interest.
The Music Elective Scholarship (MES) is offered by the Ministry of Education to encourage academically able and musically talented students to pursue the rigorous music programme at H2 and H3 Level under the Music Elective Programme (MEP ) (452kb .pdf). MES is available at the following designated MEP centres:
- Anglo-Chinese Junior College;
- Anglo-Chinese School (Independent);
- Dunman High School;
- Raffles Institution (Junior College); and
- Temasek Junior College.
Eligibility
Candidates should:
- Be Singapore Citizens;
- Have done consistently well in school, obtained outstanding results in their GCE O-Level Examinations / equivalent results based on the IP school’s internal assessment, and at least an A1 in Music;
- Have successfully been admitted to MEP in one of the MEP centres;
- Have a very 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 of either:
- a 3-5 minute videotaped performance of a piece of music of their choice or
- a portfolio comprising 2 to 3 contrasting works with accompanying audio recording of these (if any).
Candidates will be given 2 weeks notice to submit the personal portfolio and thereafter, required to attend an interview.
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. Non-IP candidates admitted to the MEP during or after the Joint Admissions Exercise will be invited for the selection interview if they meet the short-listing criteria.
Non-IP candidates admitted to the MEP during the Direct School Admission Exercise and meet the short-listing criteria will be invited for the selection interview. Non-IP DSA candidates must fulfil nomination criteria of schools/JCs if they have been admitted to the schools/JCs through DSA based on special achievement in Music.
The scholarship selection interviews for both IP & Non-IP candidates will be conducted in late April. Candidates will receive their interview call letters through their respective Schools/JCs in end March.
Results of the scholarship selection will be announced in June.
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 candidates are not required to enter into a bond to serve the Singapore Government.
Successful candidates must offer IBDP Music at H2 and H3 Level but there will not be any restriction on the choice of the remaining subjects. Candidates, however, are advised to consider other H2 Level subjects that are preferably relevant to their proposed course of study at undergraduate level.