Financial Aid Type: Other Assistance, Donors
Nationality: Singapore Citizen (SC), Permanent Resident (SPR), Foreigner
Student Type: Current Students
About the Financial Award
Established in 2022, The SMU-X Opportunity Award is available to full-time undergraduates at the Singapore Management University. It aims to subsidise travel expenses of students enrolled in an SMU-XO course with an overseas travel component.
Eligibility Criteria
- Open to all full-time undergraduate SMU students (not applicable to exchange students)
- Enrolled as a student in an SMU-XO course with an overseas travel component
- Not a recipient of other awards that provide similar funding for overseas trips for the course
- Preference for students with no prior overseas exposure trips
- With gross monthly household Per Capita Income (PCI) as per prevailing MOE PCI criteria for demonstrated financial needs [Priority will be given to students with verified per capita income (PCI) and/or Gross Household Income (GHI)]
Benefits
- Value: $1,000 each (cash allowance to subsidise travel-related expenses)
- Tenable for the approved SMU-XO course with overseas travel component
Conditions of Award
- Preference for students with no prior overseas exposure trip
- The Recipient must submit a bursary application to validate their household income
- 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
- Applications will be invited through email announcements, generally:
- between July and August (for Term 1)
- between December and January (for Term 2) - Applications are to be submitted via OASIS > Self-service Application - Financial Aid Application
- Interview is required of shortlisted applicants as determined by SMU-X Office
Enquiries
Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: finasst@smu.edu.sg
