Overview of NAC Arts Scholarship
The NAC Arts Scholarship aims to nurture outstanding individuals to contribute to the arts and cultural development in Singapore. As future leaders of the arts and culture sector, Scholars will be game changers to push artistic boundaries and lead the sector to create positive impact for the Singapore community through the arts.
From 2025, the NAC Arts Scholarship in partnership with President’s Challenge, offers greater access to arts education, including uplifting young artistic talents from less advantaged backgrounds – enabling them to pursue their career aspirations in the arts. As such, additional consideration may be given to applicants who demonstrate financial need.
All Singaporeans and Permanent Residents are welcome to apply for the NAC Arts Scholarship. Please click below for more information on each scheme:
The NAC Arts Scholarship (Degree) is offered for full-time arts and arts-related degree programmes at reputable universities or arts institutions in Singapore or overseas. NAC’s priority areas for degree programmes include (but are not limited to):
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Creative & Performance Arts and Technology Choreography Composing Conducting Creative Producing Creative Writing Curating Dramaturgy Literary Translation / Language Studies Performance (Ballet, Contemporary, Traditional Dance) Traditional Visual Arts (Chinese Painting, Calligraphy, Batik) |
Arts Management Arts Management and Entrepreneurship
Arts Education & Applied Arts Arts for Young Audiences Arts Pedagogy (Early Childhood, Special Education) Community Arts (Arts for Social Outcomes, Arts for Wellbeing, Arts Access and Inclusion) |
Technical and Specialist Services Production and Stage Management Production Design (i.e. stage, lighting, costume and sound design)
Research, Documentation and Writing Arts Criticism and Writing Arts Research and Analytics, Programme Evaluation in the Arts, Cultural Economics Asian Art History |
Applicants pursuing University of the Arts (UAS) programmes should apply for the NAC-UAS Arts Scholarship through the UAS website.
Upon completion of their studies, scholars can look forward to further development opportunities. NAC partners arts and culture organisations to provide opportunities for scholars to be hosted, where they will gain exposure to skillsets beyond their immediate areas of training, receive support through mentorship and career guidance and broaden their networks.
The NAC Arts Scholarship (Diploma) will support the following pre-tertiary/diploma arts and arts-related programmes at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE) and School of The Arts Singapore (SOTA):
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Diploma in Audio Production Diploma in Dance Diploma in Music Diploma in Performance Diploma in Theatre Production and Management Diploma in Fine Arts | Diploma in Dance Diploma in Music Diploma in Music Teaching Diploma in Theatre (English Drama) Diploma in Theatre (Mandarin Drama) Diploma in Arts Management Diploma in Fine Art Diploma in Art Teaching | Six-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) or the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (IBCP) at the following entry-points:
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For enquiries, please reach out to the respective institutions:
| NAFA | admissions@nafa.edu.sg |
| LASALLE | scholarshipandbursary@lasalle.edu.sg |
| SOTA | enquiries@sota.edu.sg |
Please drop an email to nac_scholarship@nac.gov.sg if you have any queries on the NAC Arts Scholarship.