SMU-X Opportunity Award

Financial Aid Type: Other Assistance, Donors
Nationality: Singapore Citizen, Permanent Resident, 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

  • Full-time undergraduate students pursuing any degree programme
  • Enrolled in an SMU-XO course with an overseas travel component
  • Evidence of financial hardship in the family with demonstrated financial needs and a gross monthly household per capita income in accordance with prevailing guidelines to qualify for government bursaries [Priority will be given to students with verified per capita income (PCI) and/or Gross Household Income (GHI)]
  • Not in receipt of other financial awards that provide similar funding for overseas trips as this course
  • Preference for students with no prior overseas exposure trip

Benefits

  • $1,000 each (cash allowance to subsidise travel-related expenses)
  • Tenable for the approved SMU-XO course with overseas travel component
     

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

Our SMU Stories

Read more SMU stories here »

Yue Zheng Ting
Year 3
School of Computing and Information Systems
Yue Zheng Ting
Euijin Shin
Final Year
School of Social Sciences
Euijin Shin
David Tameeris
Final Year, SMU Lee Kong Chian Scholar
School of Social Sciences
David Tameeris