If you have always had a love for reading and learning, found that libraries were a magical place of discovery, or want to work in a meaningful job which is driven by purpose to make a real difference, the NLB scholarship may be for you.

As an NLB scholar, you will play a key role in fulfilling NLB's mission while advancing your career in an internationally recognised, well-loved public service organisation that is distinguished by its pursuit of excellence in innovation and customer service. There are many possibilities and areas to contribute to. For instance, if you enjoy working with children, seniors or persons with disabilities, we have specialised teams to conceptualise and deliver services to them. We also have a wonderful archives team who can share more about Singapore's past memories, specially for a history and heritage enthusiast. If you love our libraries and archives and have envision for a better learning space, we have a whole planning and development team to work with on the creative ideas that you have! Whatever your passion, you will always have a voice and space to help shape the future of our organisation, for our citizens.

The world of libraries, archives and those we serve will continue to be disrupted. Innovation and experimentation are now our way of life at NLB and we will continue to drive Discovery under the LAB (Libraries & Archives Blueprint). Discovery, to us, is about expanded horizons, being excited to uncover something you didn’t know and being empowered by new knowledge. A public delighted to discover is a public that is open-minded, inquisitive and curious, and that is a public that NLB wants to see and nurture. To do this, we want the public to discover more of our content, discover easily through our channels, and to discover together through community.​

Come and discover the new and unexpected with us as we transform the future of our libraries and archives.

Our undergraduate scholarship offers promising talents in Singapore the opportunity to pursue full-time undergraduate studies to advance the development of our libraries and archives, and also to grow domain expertise in diverse knowledge fields ranging from Humanities (e.g. Literature, History, Chinese Language etc.), Social Sciences (e.g. Economics, Sociology etc.) to Information Science, Computing and Data Science, and experiential and space design-related disciplines etc. ​

Scholars can choose to pursue their undergraduate studies in Singapore or at renowned universities overseas.

Mid-term scholarships are also available for current undergraduates who are passionate about championing NLB’s mission – to make knowledge come alive, spark imagination and create possibilities.

• Applicants with outstanding GCE 'A' Level, International Baccalaureate (IB), Polytechnic or NUS High School diploma results
• Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents who intend to take up Singapore citizenship
• Good academic and Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) records
• Strong leadership qualities, good interpersonal skills and a passion for learning and service

• Full-time undergraduate studies who have completed at least 1 semester and are not in the final year of undergraduate studies

This is a fully-funded scholarship with the following value and benefits:

• Tuition and other compulsory fees
• Monthly maintenance allowance
• Other allowance e.g. pre-studies allowance
• Return airfare (for overseas studies)
• Opportunity for sponsorship of approved student exchange/summer school programme
• Internship opportunities

4 years for universities in Singapore

5 years for universities in non-English speaking countries (e.g. China)

6 years for universities in English-speaking countries (e.g. US, UK and Australia)

Mid-term Scholarship: 1 year per year of local sponsored study and 1.5 years per year of overseas sponsored study