The Wee Cho Yaw Future Leaders Award was established by United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) to provide tertiary education opportunities for students from less privileged backgrounds.
• Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents.
• Possess outstanding Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level, Diploma awarded by a Polytechnic in Singapore, NUS High School Diploma or IB Diploma qualifications.
• Outstanding contributions or attributes in other areas such as community service, student leadership, or sporting excellence.
• Preference will be given to students from lower income families.
• Full coverage of subsidised tuition fees (after tuition grant).
• Living allowance of S$12,000 per academic year.
• Overseas allowance up to S$16,000.
• No bond is attached to the award apart from the three-year bond applicable to all Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) students under the MOE Tuition Grant Scheme.
Successful awardees should read a full-time undergraduate degree programme in NTU.