• Singapore Citizens
• Strong leadership qualities and potential
• Good co-curricular activities record
• Offered GCE 'A' Levels, Diploma from a polytechnic in Singapore or equivalent qualifications (e.g. International Baccalaureate/ NUS High School Diploma)
• Full subsidy for tuition fees (after MOE Tuition Grant subsidy)
• Annual living allowance of S$6,000
• S$2,905 annual accommodation allowance if Scholar is staying on campus, S$3,010 if Scholar is staying in Ridge View Residential College, or S$4,620 if Scholar is staying in one of the University Town Residential Colleges
• One-time computer allowance of S$2,000
• S$7,500 Student Exchange Programme/NUS Overseas Colleges allowance per semester for non-Asian countries and Japan, and S$5,000 per semester for other Asian countries, for up to a maximum of 2 semesters
• Eligibility to enrol in the Residential College Programmes (University Town College Programme and Ridge View Residential College Programme) or University Scholars Programme (USP)
• Guaranteed offer of on-campus accommodation (excluding the Residential Colleges) for first two years of undergraduate studies
• Guaranteed offer of a 1-semester overseas Student Exchange Programme
• Bond-free
Any full-time undergraduate course leading to a first degree, except Dentistry, Medicine, Music and Yale-NUS College.