Let infocomm launch you to the forefront of the future
Infocomm's multitude of fields, such as digital media, games development, security and networking, and mobile technology, reflects its ever-increasing influence on the way we live today - and tomorrow. With so many possibilities, a career in infocomm will definitely take you places - the future being the first stop.
Realise your dreams of leadership
With infocomm, the future is a mere touch away. And with the National Infocomm Scholarship (NIS), your dream of shaping and leading it becomes possible. To develop your abilities to their fullest potential, the NIS provides you with both the prestige of a government scholarship and valuable private sector work exposure, through a partnership with the top names in the industry.
The National Infocomm Scholarship offers you more than one route to becoming an infocomm leader. If you seek a scholarship that offers you greater choice, scope and flexibility during your course of study, NIS is the one for you. With 3 scholarship categories, each brimming with possibilities, you can carve a unique and exciting route to becoming an infocomm leader.
With the National Infocomm Scholarship, there's more than one route to becoming an infocomm leader.
If you seek a scholarship that offers you greater choice, scope and flexibility during your course of study, NIS is the one for you. With 3 scholarship categories, each brimming with possibilities, you can carve a unique and exciting route to becoming an infocomm leader.
The 3 scholarship categories are:
View more details on the Flagship Infocomm Master's Scholarship programmes.
All the above scholarships come with up to 6 months of overseas work attachment with the sponsoring organisation.
With the National Infocomm Scholarship, great benefits await you en route to becoming an infocomm leader.
- Local and overseas job attachments with the best in the industry
You will have the opportunity to understudy with leading infocomm companies and infocomm-user organisations, and be at the forefront of the latest industry developments. What's more, a 6-month attachment to a participating company at its overseas office will help you gain a wider exposure to different working cultures and a broader perspective of the industry. These experiences will prove invaluable as you begin your journey as an infocomm professional, poised to make a difference in the infocomm world.
- Job placements with leading companies to put you on course to becoming an infocomm leader
There is no better way to kick-start your journey than with the best in the business. You'll learn the finer points of leadership from the captains of industry, and eventually become one yourself. Every day will be an opportunity to shape the future.
- Fast track double degree programmes with local and reputable overseas universities
The NIS's fast track and integrated scholarship programmes will give you the chance to study at top overseas universities like Carnegie Mellon University and Georgia Institute of Technology and also allows you to acquire two prestigious degrees i.e. Bachelor and Master in the time it takes to get one.
- Short bond period to give you greater freedom in charting your career path
A short bond period of 4 to 5 years maximum means that you will have the freedom to seek fresh challenges and realise your untapped potential. After all, being an infocomm leader will open up many doors, where a universe of opportunities await.
- NIS offers extensive programme support during your course of study:
a. Tuition and other compulsory university fees
b. Annual allowance
c. Hostel fees
d. One-time settling-in, living allowances and return airfare for overseas attachment
e. Warm clothing allowance
f. Medical insurance and visa fees, etc.
For partial scholarships, items a, b & c will only be offered in the final academic year.
- Course of Study
a. Computer Engineering
b. Computer Information Systems
c. Computer Science
d. Computing
e. Communications and Media
f. Computational Biology
g. Electronic Commerce
h. Electrical and Electronic Engineering
i. Information Systems Management
j. Law (applicable for candidates who intend to be placed with IDA only)
k. Economics (applicable for candidates who intend to be placed with IDA only)
- Service Commitment
You will be required to serve a bond with a participating company or as an infocomm professional in Singapore for:
a. 5 years for Overseas Full Scholarship;
b. 3 years for Local Full Scholarship;
c. 4 years for the Flagship Infocomm Master's Scholarship;
d. 1 year for Partial Scholarship.
Applicants must:
- Be a Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident (Foreigners may apply but are required to become a Singapore Permanent Resident if selected).
- Have a good Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) record.
- Possess a strong interest in a career in the infocomm industry.
- For Full Scholarship - possess outstanding "A" Level or Polytechnic results.
- For Partial Scholarship - be an undergraduate advancing to the final year of studies in an infocomm-related degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or Electronic and Electrical Engineering at NTU, NUS or SMU in AY 08/09.
Applications opened on 19 January 2008, and has closed on 23 March 2008.
View the profile of organisations participating in the National Infocomm Scholarship.
View the FAQs here.
For enquiries, please call 1800 752 6669 or email manpower@ida.gov.sg.
For more information on our NIS scholars and resources, please visit talent.singaporeinfocomm.sg.