Embargoed Until 8 Dec 2004, 6pm
JOINT NUS/NTU PRESS RELEASE
8 December 2004
TUITION FEES FOR UNIVERSITY COURSES FOR AY2005
1.
Undergraduate fees have not been changed since AY2001, although universities’
costs have increased.
2.
To partially meet the increase in costs, NUS and NTU will be increasing tuition
fees for undergraduate courses by 5% in AY2005, to $5,930 for laboratory and nonlaboratory based courses and $17,010 for medical courses.
3.
The annual tuition fees for subsidised postgraduate courses at both NUS and
NTU will also increase in AY2005. Fees for research-based postgraduate laboratory
and non-laboratory based courses will increase by $500; for research-based
postgraduate medical courses by $1000; for coursework-based postgraduate laboratory
and non-laboratory based courses by $800; and for coursework-based postgraduate
medical courses by $1600.
4.
NUS and NTU will ensure that no student is denied the opportunity of university
education because of financial difficulties.
The universities will continue to make
available financial assistance schemes for students (see Annex).
MEDIA CONTACTS
5.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Ms Leila Thayalan
Ms Diana Tan
National University of Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
Tel : 6874 8163
Tel: 6790 6804
Annex
Major Financial Assistance Schemes For Undergraduates
Scheme
Application Eligibility
Quantum per Award per
Year
Tuition Fee Loan (TFL)
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All full-time students
Up to 80% of tuition fee
Study Loan
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Needy students who must concurrently
hold the TFL and/or a loan from the
CPF Education Scheme and/or a loan
from a registered government agency
or a combination of all, of at least 80%
of tuition fees
Per capita monthly household income
< $900
Up to 20% of tuition fee + up
to $3,600 living allowance
ƒ
CPF Education
Scheme
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All full-time students
Up to 100% of tuition fee
CCC-University
Bursary
ƒ
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Singapore Citizens
Monthly household income <$1,500
$1,000
Mendaki Tertiary
Tuition Fee Subsidy
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ƒ
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Malay Singapore Citizens
Monthly household income between
$2,000 to $3,000
Monthly household income < $2,000
University administered
bursary schemes
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Needy Students
For NUS: $1,500
For NTU: $500 to $3,000
University
administered loan
schemes
ƒ
Needy Students
For NUS:$1,200 to $1,800*
For NTU: $500 to $2,000
Up to 70% of tuition fee
Up to 100% of tuition fee
* loan application per semester
Students who wish to find out more about the financial assistance schemes available can visit
the following webpages:
Undergraduates:
NUS: http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/info/financialaidug.htm
NTU: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/OAS/Fees/Financial+Assistance+Schemes/
Graduates:
NUS: http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/info/financialaidgd.htm
NTU: (Research programmes)
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/GradStudies/Research+Programmes/Fees+and+Financial+Assistance/
(Programmes by coursework)
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/GradStudies/Coursework+Programmes/Fees+and+Financial+Assistance/