MOE-AU Scholarship 2026

The scholarship supports young Singaporeans who demonstrate an interest and ability to pursue a career in the local autonomous universities. The scholarship includes two categories namely: Full-term Scholarship and Mid-term Scholarship.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants must be Singapore citizens or Singapore permanent residents.
• Applicants must be strongly interested in pursuing an academic career at one of the local autonomous universities.
• Applicants must demonstrate superior achievement and aptitude for the academic field or subject they wish to specialize in.
• Applicants (Full-term Scholarship) should have completed their pre-university final examinations.
• Applicants (Mid-term Scholarship) must not have started their last year of college studies when they applied.

Application Process:

• Eligible candidates must apply online for the scholarship.
• The candidates should indicate “Academia” as one of their career choices in the application form.

Value of the Scholarship:

• Selected candidates can avail of the following benefits:
  • All tuition and compulsory fees.
  • Acceptance fees are paid to the institution of study.
  • Maintenance and other allowances.
  • Visa application and immigration-related fees (if applicable).
  • Economy airfare (for scholars pursuing studies overseas), based on the paired AU’s travel guidelines, is in a combination of a one-way ticket for the commencement of undergraduate studies and a one-way ticket after graduation from undergraduate studies.
  • Sponsorship for overseas field trips, immersion programs, or summer school courses approved by MOE and the paired AU.
  • Sponsorship for one overseas exchange program (for scholars studying at a local institution).

Note: Upon graduation from undergraduate studies as a MOE-AU Scholar, the MOE-AU Scholar is expected to apply for, obtain, and accept a PhD scholarship (under START) from the AU which the scholar is paired with. Upon graduation from postgraduate studies under START, the scholar would serve a bond of four to six years in the paired AU as an academic staff.