The PSC (Public Finance) Scholarship aims to develop individuals in economics, finance, accountancy or related fields for Public Service leadership positions, particularly those which require strong grounding in Public Finance.
You will be placed on the Public Service Leadership Programme (PSLP) upon graduation, with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) as your parent agency.
You will gain exposure to strategic and policy work which cut across the Whole-of-Government, and functional domains in Finance, Tax, Investment, Audit, etc., through postings to MOF, the Accountant-General’s Department (AGD) and the Auditor-General’s Office (AGO).
• Be a Singapore Citizen
• Demonstrate strong leadership qualities and potential
• Possess good academic and non-academic/co-curricular activity (CCA) records
• Have GCE ‘A’ Levels, International Baccalaureate, Polytechnic Diploma with merit, NUS High School Diploma, or other high school diploma or equivalent; or
• (For mid-term applicants) Currently undertaking undergraduate studies in Accounting/ Analytics/ Business/ Business Administration/ Business Management/ Economics/ Finance with at least one semester of university results and not in the final year of undergraduate study.
• Tuition and compulsory fees for undergraduate studies
• Monthly overseas or local maintenance allowance (including accommodation)
• Return economy class airfare (for overseas scholars)
• Sponsorship of PSC development programmes, approved student exchange programmes and/or summer programmes
• Sponsorship for Masters degree (if requirements are met)
Bond Duration
• 6 years bond (Overseas university in English-speaking countries)
• 5 years bond (Overseas university in non-English-speaking countries)
• 4 years bond (Local university)
The scholarship is tenable for local or overseas studies, with recommended disciplines such as:
• Accounting
• Analytics
• Business
• Business Administration
• Business Management
• Economics
• Finance
• Finance-related courses