About the Financial Award
Established in 2023, the Mind the Gap Study Award is available to full-time undergraduates from the College of Integrative Studies at the Singapore Management University. It aims to encourage academic excellence and give a helping hand to financially needy undergraduates.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time first year undergraduates from the College of Integrative Studies
- Singapore Citizens
- Living in a HDB flat not larger than a 4-room type
- Have financial hardships in the family (with gross monthly household per capita income in accordance with prevailing guidelines to qualify for government bursaries)
Benefits
- $7,000 per year (towards annual subsidised tuition fees)
- Tenable for up to four years of study, subject to the recipient’s continued observance of the eligibility criteria and the terms and conditions of award
Conditions of Award
- May be in concurrent receipt of a government bursary, subject to fulfilment of its eligibility criteria
- The Recipient must not hold any other awards of similar nature during the tenure of the Award, except with the prior written approval of the University
Application
Shortlisting of candidates for consideration will be from the list of applicants applying for SMU-administered bursaries in the year of award.
Enquiries
Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: finasst@smu.edu.sg
About the Donor
The Mind The Gap Fund is supported by an anonymous Singaporean donor who also established the Tow Tiang Seng and Tan Soon Kwee Endowed Grants and other initiatives in Singapore Management University.
The donor hopes that the Mind The Gap Fund will provide a more level playing field to students in the College of Integrative Studies. Through his donations to different charities in Singapore, the donor hopes that recipients will eventually pay it forward and help the needy when they are able to in the future.
