Check out this month’s scholarship news:
Admissions for local universities now online
Due to the spread of Covid-19, all
university admissions have gone online. According to the six local
universities, the process has been smooth and students have taken well to the
new assessment style.
READ MORE HERE.
Amid virus concerns, more students choosing to study locally
More students are choosing the
local study route as Covid-19 fears derail foreign education plans. In
response, some universities like Singapore University of Technology and Design
(SUTD) have opened new enrollment dates and conducted information sessions for
this segment of graduates.
READ MORE HERE.
SGUnited Traineeships
Programme, and other grants to help job market weakened by Covid-19
Manpower
Minister Josephine Teo sympathised with fresh graduates and other jobseekers on
the difficulties of entering a job market heavily affected by the Covid-19
crisis. Protecting
Singaporeans' livelihoods remains the Manpower Ministry's (MOM) top priority,
stressed Mrs Teo.
READ MORE HERE.
Online courses count as graduation
credits for NTU students
Students at
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have been given the option to take
selected massive open online courses (Moocs) as part of their undergraduate
studies. They can access the courses on platforms such as Coursera and edX, and
can earn credits worth up to 12 academic units - equivalent to three to five
courses - that can be counted towards their graduation requirements
READ MORE HERE.
Mixed martial artist Amir Khan heads
back to school on scholarship
Singaporean mixed martial
artist Amir Khan has returned to school to earn his
degree in Sports Science. Thanks to an unexpected scholarship offer, the ONE
Championship lightweight will embark on this learning journey with PSB Academy,
a Singaporean educational institute.
PSB Academy’s Sports and
Exercise Science Degree aligns closely with Khan’s ambitions to become the
republic’s first homegrown mixed martial arts World Champion.
The mixed martial artist is excited to
discover the intricacies of health and fitness. “I’ve been doing sports since I
was young and I’m very passionate about this area,” he said. “But I didn’t have
the money to actually study or afford a degree.”
READ MORE HERE.
$8 million given to youth athletes as
Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship marks a decade
Athletes from
road cycling, ice hockey, jiu-jitsu, softball and water polo in the high
performance Under-18 category feature for the first time in this year's
Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship awards. A total of 289 youth
athletes from 32 sports will receive $825,000 this year in four categories:
Primary ($1,000), Secondary ($2,000), Tertiary ($3,000) and high performance
U-18 ($5,000). The money is used to cover school- and sports-related expenses.
READ MORE HERE.
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