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Enhanced Bursaries for Post-Secondary Students
To help students from the lower and middle income households cope with the cost of education in our Institute of Technical Education (ITE), polytechnics and universities, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will increase the quantum and extend the coverage of existing bursaries1 to benefit Singapore Citizens from two-thirds of all households in Singapore, i.e., up to the 66th percentile of household incomes.
The increases in bursary amounts will cost the Government about $134 million more per year.
ITE Students
For ITE students, MOE will broaden the coverage of the current CDC/CCC Bursary of $750 per annum to those in the 33rd percentile2 of household incomes. This is a further enhancement to the 25% increase in the CDC/CCC Bursary Scheme for ITE students announced in January 2011.
Currently, ITE students above the 20th percentile do not receive any Government bursaries. From Academic Year (AY) 2011, MOE will extend the MOE Bursary Scheme to ITE students from the 34th to 50th percentile at $360 per annum, and to the 51st to 66th percentile at $150 per annum. This will enable more students to benefit from the enhanced bursaries.
Table 1: Quanta of the CDC/CCC Bursary and MOE Bursary for ITE Students from AY2011
| Current | Revised from AY 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Per Capita Household Income | Quantum | Monthly Per Capita Household Income | Quantum |
| Up to 15th percentile (via CDC/CCC Bursary) |
$800 | Up to 15th percentile (via CDC/CCC Bursary) |
$1,000 |
| 16th to 20th percentile (via CDC/CCC Bursary) |
$600 | 16th to 33rd percentile (via CDC/CCC Bursary) |
$750 |
| 21st to 50th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$0 | ||
| 34th to 50th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$360 | ||
| 51st to 66th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$0 | 51st to 66th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$150 |
Diagram 1: Bar Chart on the Enhanced Bursaries for ITE Students from AY2011
Diploma Students
For diploma students, those from the bottom 33rd percentile of households will receive 50% more through the CDC/CCC Bursary, up from the current $1,200 to $1,800. This will cover about 80% of the average polytechnic tuition fees. Students between the 34th to 50th percentile will receive $550 more through the MOE Bursary. This will cover 60% of the tuition fees.
Presently, diploma students from the 51st to 66th percentile of households do not receive any bursaries. MOE will extend the MOE Bursary to these students. They will receive $450, which will cover 20% of the tuition fees. (Refer to Table 2)
Table 2: Quanta of the CDC/CCC Bursary and the MOE Bursary for Diploma Students from AY2011
| Current | Revised from AY 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Per Capita Household Income | Quantum | Monthly Per Capita Household Income | Quantum |
| Up to 20th percentile (via CDC/CCC Bursary) |
$1,200 | Up to 33rd percentile (via CDC/CCC Bursary) |
$1,800 |
| 21st to 50th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$800 | 34th to 50th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$1,350 |
| 51st to 66th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$0 | ||
| 51st to 66th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$450 | ||
Diagram 2: Bar Chart on the Enhanced Bursaries for Diploma Students from AY2011
Undergraduates
For undergraduates, the Government will broaden the coverage of the CDC/CCC Bursary Scheme up to the bottom 33rd percentile and increase the bursary by 80% from the current $1,600 to $2,900 a year. This will cover about 40% of the average university tuition fees. Undergraduates from the 34th to 50th percentile will also receive $950 more, from the current $1,200 to $2,150, through the MOE Bursary Scheme. This will cover about 30% of the average university tuition fees. (Refer to Table 3)
Table 3: Quanta of the CDC/CCC Bursary and the MOE Bursary for Undergraduate Students from AY2011
| Current | Revised from AY 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Per Capita Household Income | Quantum | Monthly Per Capita Household Income | Quantum |
| Up to 20th percentile (via CDC/CCC Bursary) |
$1,600 | Up to 33rd percentile (via CDC/CCC Bursary) |
$2,900 |
| 21st to 50th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$1,200 | 34th to 50th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$2,150 |
| 51st to 66th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$800 | ||
| 51st to 66th percentile (via MOE Bursary) |
$800 (no change) |
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Diagram 3: Bar Chart on the Enhanced Bursaries for Undergraduates from AY2011
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Footnotes:
- The bursaries are offered through the CDC/CCC Bursary Scheme and the MOE Bursary Scheme. The CDC/CCC Bursary Scheme provides financial assistance to Singapore Citizens with gross monthly per capita household income of $850 and below, whereas the MOE Bursary Scheme provides financial assistance to Singapore Citizens with gross monthly per capita household income of $1,700 and below.↩
- In January 2011, the CDC/CCC Bursary for ITE students at the bottom 15th percentile and the 16th to 20th percentile had been increased to $1000 and $750 respectively.↩