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Overview
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Major and General Grants |
Scholarships & Bursaries | Special Schemes |
Important Information |
Grants Application Procedures | The Arts Creation Fund (ACF) | International Artist Residency Programme |
FAQs
With the aim of catering to specific artistic pursuits,
the National Arts Council offers the Special Account
Scheme and Foreign Artistic Talent Scheme to individual
artists and arts groups.
For more details, please
click on any of the following.
An approved IPC must be a charity. Organisations which are
conferred the approved IPC status are authorised to
receive tax-deductible donations.
To know on how to apply for charity/IPC status, please
visit the
Charity Portal (www.charities.gov.sg).
All charities and IPCs under the arts and heritage sector
are now being administered by Ministry of Information,
Communication and The Arts Charity Unit. For more
information please contact
MICA_Charity_Unit@mica.gov.sg
For queries on cheques, tax deduction request forms,
payment advice and tax-deductible receipts, please contact
This Scheme is jointly administered by the Singapore
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and the National
Arts Council (NAC). It aims to assist eligible foreign
artistic talents with outstanding achievement in their
fields to apply for Singapore Permanent Residence (PR)
Status. ICA possesses the authority to make the final
decision on all PR applications.
Eligibility
The Scheme does not cover the entertainment, journalism,
broadcasting or film industry.
Foreign talents who are first-class (exceptional
achievement and high recognition) practitioners in the
following fields are eligible for the Scheme :
- Dance
- Music
- Theatre
- Literary arts
- Visual arts
- Technical professionals in related arts
To be eligible for this Scheme, foreign talents should
have achieved the following
pertaining to their art practice:
- Outstanding track records (eg. active engagements in acclaimed
performances, exhibitions and so forth)
- Excellent reputation at home or abroad (eg. winning awards/recognition in
prominent competitions)
- Involvement in Singapore arts scene and has future plans to actively
practise art in Singapore
- At least 3 years of formal training/education (degree, diploma or
professional certificate)
- At least 6 years of active work experience that excludes activities in the
course of obtaining formal training/education
Successful applicants are required to take up full-time employment in Singapore in order to be granted full PR status. A foreign artist who is granted Singapore PR under the Scheme will enjoy the same status and benefits as a Singapore artist. He/she will be eligible to apply to NAC for grants, to be nominated for Arts Awards and to represent Singapore in overseas arts events.
Direct Application to ICA
A foreign artist who has worked in the arts in Singapore for 2-3 years and
would like to apply for PR but does not satisfy the
criteria of the above Scheme could consider making a
direct application to ICA which has a different set of
criteria (www.ica.gov.sg).
Application Steps
- Preliminary Assessment
Applicants are to email/post a completed
online application form* and curriculum vitae, to NAC for preliminary
assessment. Applicants will be notified within 30 days of the assessment
result.
*Please note that only applications through our online official
application form will be processed. For preliminary assessment, please do
not forward any other materials by post/email.
- After Preliminary Assessment
- If preliminary assessment is successful, the applicant will be asked to submit a detailed resume with supporting materials to NAC.
- All submissions must be in English and materials in any other languages must be translated to English.
- A copy of the PR application form will be sent to the applicant if he/she is found suitable. This assessment may take up to 3 months.
- Upon receiving the completed form from the applicant, NAC will recommend the applicant to the ICA for approval.
- ICA possesses the authority to make the final decision on all PR applications.
For more information, contact any of the following Arts cluster managers:
The National Arts Council launched the Violin Loan Scheme in January 2000. The Scheme aims to support Singapore's violinists who have the potential and commitment to pursue an international solo music career with the use of a fine instrument, so as to contribute to the international advancement of Singapore violinists.
The Scheme owns a J.B. Guadagnini of Milan, c.1750.
For more information, please contact
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