Over the past two decades, the National Arts Council (NAC) has been awarding scholarships to nurture artistic talents and leaders in the arts and cultural sector. With the establishment of new arts infrastructure and institutions, Singapore's arts scene has seen a significant increase in the number of performing and visual arts activities, as well as the number of arts organisations in Singapore.
As the arts scene enters the next phase of development amidst an increasingly complex socio-cultural environment, NAC recognises the need to nurture a diversity of arts practitioners and professionals who can lead in elevating the development of Singapore's arts and cultural organisations, and in championing the artistic cause to a wider community.
NAC Scholarships aim to groom outstanding individuals who wish to pursue a career in the arts, in the areas of artistic practice, production and management. These scholarships are for those who are creative, bold and passionate about developing Singapore's arts and cultural landscape.
The NAC offers the following scholarships to address specific needs of the sector:
Overview
The NAC Management Scholarship aims to groom outstanding individuals who are passionate about and committed to the development of the arts and culture in Singapore. Scholarship recipients will join NAC upon graduation to further their knowledge and gain the professional skills and experience for developing and implementing policies that nurture the arts and make it an integral part of life in Singapore.
Course of Study
Scholarship recipients will receive support for a Bachelor degree in any discipline except medicine, dentistry and pharmacy on a full-time basis at recognised universities or arts institutions in Singapore or overseas.
Scholarship Coverage
The full scholarship will cover the following:
Up to four years of full tuition and compulsory fees
Monthly maintenance allowance (including book allowance)
Opportunities for local or overseas internship, and sponsorship for student exchange programmes
* Hostel Fees
** Return airfare
** Settling-in allowance
** Medical check-up, visa fees, student insurance
* Applicable to local study only **Applicable to overseas study only
Bond
Local scholarship recipients will serve a 4-year bond with NAC.
Overseas scholarship recipients will serve a 6-year bond with NAC.
Eligibility
Applicants of NAC Management Scholarship must
Be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
Possess GCE "A" level, Diploma, International Baccalaureate or equivalent certificate
Applicants who are currently undergraduates may apply. The Scholarship will cover applicable fees and allowances from the point of award, and the bond duration will be pro-rated.
Overview
The NAC Arts Scholarship (Undergraduate) aims to nurture outstanding individuals who wish to pursue a career as an arts practitioner or professional, and have the potential to lead in the fields of performing arts, visual arts, literary arts, or technical arts design and production in Singapore.
While the NAC Arts Scholarship supports a wide range of arts and arts-related courses, we have identified the following fields of study as priority, given the needs and opportunities in our cultural sector:
Arts practice with a focus in community arts, arts education, or a traditional art form.
Visual arts curating
Literary arts publishing, editing and creative writing
Technical arts design and production
A list of local tertiary institutions offering arts-related courses is available here for reference. For more information on the courses, please contact the respective institutions directly.
Course of Study
Scholarship recipients will receive support for a Bachelor degree in the fields of performing arts, visual arts*, literary arts, or technical arts design and production at recognised universities or arts institutions in Singapore or overseas on a full-time basis.
*For applicants pursuing design or media courses, you may wish to consider other Creative Industries Scholarships offered by DesignSingapore Council and Media Development Authority.
Scholarship Coverage
For local study, the scholarship will cover tuition and compulsory fees up to $10,000 per year, subject to a maximum of $40,000.
For overseas study, the scholarship is capped at $100,000 and will cover the following in order of priority:
Up to four years of full tuition and compulsory fees
Monthly maintenance allowance
International travel allowance
Service Commitment
Scholarship recipients will fulfill a 2-year service commitment in Singapore's arts and cultural sector over a period of 5 years upon graduation.
Eligibility
Applicants of NAC Arts Scholarship (Undergraduate) must
Be Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents
Possess GCE "A" level, Diploma, International Baccalaureate or equivalent certificate
Applicants who have started their undergraduate programme may apply. The Scholarship will cover applicable fees and allowances from the point of award, and the recipient will fulfill a 2-year service commitment in Singapore's arts and cultural sector over a period of 5 years upon graduation.
Overview
The NAC Arts Scholarship (Postgraduate) recognises outstanding arts practitioners and professionals with a vision to lead and advance the development of their practice in the fields of performing arts, visual arts, literary arts, technical arts design and production, or arts management in Singapore. The postgraduate scholarship supports the deepening of knowledge and skills of practicing artists and professionals who seek to assume a bigger role in their artistic or professional career and bring about positive changes in the arts and cultural sector in Singapore.
While the NAC Arts Scholarship supports a wide range of arts and arts-related courses, the following fields of study will be accorded priority:
Arts practice with a focus in community arts, arts education, or a traditional art form
Visual arts curating
Literary arts publishing, editing and creative writing
Technical arts design and production
Arts management
Research of arts practices
A list of local tertiary institutions offering arts-related courses is available here for reference. For more information on the courses, please contact the respective institutions directly.
Course of Study
Scholarship recipients will receive support for full-time studies leading to a postgraduate degree in the fields of performing arts, visual arts*, literary arts, technical arts design and production, or arts management at recognised universities or arts institutions in Singapore or overseas.
*For applicants pursuing design or media courses, you may wish to consider other Creative Industries Scholarships offered by DesignSingapore Council and Media Development Authority.
Scholarship Coverage
For local study, the scholarship will cover tuition and compulsory fees up to $20,000 per year, subject to a maximum of $40,000;
For overseas study, the scholarship is capped at $100,000 and will cover the following in order of priority:
Up to four years of full tuition and compulsory fees
Monthly maintenance allowance
International travel allowance
Service Commitment
Scholarship recipients will fulfill a 2-year service commitment in Singapore's arts and cultural sector over a period of 5 years upon graduation.
Eligibility
Applicants of NAC Arts Scholarship (Postgraduate) must
Be Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents
Posses a Bachelor degree or equivalent
Applicants who have started their postgraduate programme may apply. However, there must be at least 12 months to the completion of study from the point of scholarship award. The Scholarship will cover applicable fees and allowances from the point of award, and the recipient will fulfill a 2-year service commitment in Singapore's arts and cultural sector over a period of 5 years upon graduation.
Submit an online application at Creative Industries Scholarships portal from 6 January 2012 onwards. Online applications close on 15 March 2012, 23:59.
In addition to the online applications, you are required to submit supporting documents to NAC. For a list of required supporting materials for NAC Management Scholarship application, please refer to here.
For a list of required supporting materials for NAC Arts Scholarship application, please refer to here.
Please note that supporting materials accompanying the application must reach NAC no later than 22 March 2012, 18:00 at the following address:
NAC Scholarship Applications National Arts Council 90 Goodman Road Blk A, #01-01 Singapore 439053
To give your application the best chance of success, you should complete the application form at the Creative Industries Scholarships portal as fully as possible.
Your application will be considered ineligible if:
the course of study does not belong to any of the eligible art forms stated under NAC Arts Scholarship;
the application form is incomplete or not submitted via the prescribed application procedures.
Shortlisted applicants are required to attend one or more interviews, held from April to June in the year of application.
All scholarships will be announced in July and awarded in August. Proof of admission into the institution must be produced upon award of the scholarship.
* Special note on course commencement dates and scholarship application timings:
Applicants who plan to pursue courses that commence in June/July are advised to apply concurrently for the intended course as well as the relevant scholarship. Applicants should be prepared to commence studies, pending confirmation of NAC scholarships.
Applicants who plan to pursue courses that commence in January/February (e.g. courses in Australia) should make their application a year before the commencement of the course.
The National Arts Council reserves the right not to disclose its reasons for approving or disapproving any application.
