
MINDEF Scholarship Centre (MSC) was established on 3 Nov 1999 as a one-stop information and liaison centre to assist prospective scholars interested in MINDEF/SAF Scholarships. This includes hosting information sharing events like Tea Sessions, Career Talks and various internship/attachment programmes. MSC also provides professional advice and administrative support to existing scholars.
MINDEF/SAF Scholarships
The SAF Scholarship
Second in prestige only to the President's Scholarship, The SAF Scholarship (formerly known
as SAF Overseas Scholarship), is for those who see the honour in service and
duty – the noble purpose of being there where it matters most. It provides
excellent opportunities for personal and professional growth, as well as
grooming for the highest levels of command and management.
The SAF Scholarship offers scholars opportunities to be
involved in operations that directly contribute to the peace and security of
Singapore. Through a series of command and staff appointments, scholars will
not only hone their skills as a leader, but also as a manager, planner and strategist.
Hear from LTC Phua Jia Kai, as he shares his
journey with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as one of The SAF Scholarship
recipients.
PSC Scholarship
(Engineering) – Defence & Security
In partnership with the three engineering clusters, the PSC
Scholarship (Engineering) is offered to pre-tertiary students and
undergraduates (as mid-term scholarships) who are keen to pursue an engineering
career in the Public Service. Scholarship holders in the Defence and Security
cluster will be offered opportunities to develop deep technical capabilities,
and work in MINDEF/SAF agencies whose core business lies in engineering. You will
be challenged with technical demands that aim to sharpen your domain skills,
and hone you into experts of these fields.
SAF Engineering
Scholarship
The SAF Engineering Scholarship is for
aspiring engineers-to-be with the interest and commitment to join the SAF as
Military Experts. You will form the next generation of leaders in our
engineering corps who will catalyse the next phase of development of the SAF.
As military engineers, you will assume a range of challenging
appointments in MINDEF/SAF. There are also opportunities to be rotated to the
wider defence technology ecosystem to build up engineering expertise, and
exposure in cutting-edge defence technologies.
SAF Merit Scholarship
The SAF Merit Scholarship equips you
with a world-class education and exposes you to training that will develop your
operational know-how and expertise relevant to the organisation. You will be
trained to meet the challenges of the new security environment, to be a leader
of leaders to lead and guide your men to fulfil the mission. Individuals who
have benefitted from the SAF Merit Scholarship include CPT Jamin Lau and CPT Tung Wan Ling from the Republic
of Singapore Navy (RSN), MAJ Muhammad Helmi from the
Singapore Army, and CPT Sim Bao Chen and MAJ Lee Mei Yi from the RSAF.
Defence Merit
Scholarship
The Defence Merit Scholarship is a
prestigious scholarship offered by MINDEF for civilian appointments in the
organisation. The scholarship paves the way to a world-class education at some
of the world's most eminent universities. Upon graduation, scholars enjoy a
highly rewarding and challenging career as a Defence Executive Officer (DXO)
within MINDEF.
As a DXO, you will play a strategic role in the defence and
security of Singapore. You will be at the forefront of the ministry to shape
defence policies, manage our defence budget as well as administration and
management of our human resource pool. This essential task has been undertaken
by trustworthy individuals such as Defence Psychologist Daniel Soh, and Staff Officer in the Defence Policy Office, Tiffany Tay.
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