Introduction

The Integrated Infocomm Scholarship (IIS) is now open to outstanding 'O' level students to pursue polytechnic-cum-university studies in digital media and infocomm-related courses.

This unique scholarship programme will take you through your infocomm studies at both the polytechnic and university levels. Along the way, the programme will also benefit you in many ways, such as providing you the opportunity for valuable industry attachments to major infocomm corporations locally and overseas.

Scholarship Coverage

The scope of the IIS programme covers 2 main areas - infocomm studies at the polytechnic level and at the university level.

(I) Polytechnic Level

• Full polytechnic tuition fees at a local polytechnic for digital media and infocomm-related courses
• 1 overseas and / or multiple local attachment(s) of up to 6 months in digital media and infocomm-related jobs during your course of study, covering the following:
  • Monthly attachment allowance
  • Settling-in allowance (for overseas attachment only)
  • Warm clothing allowance (for overseas attachment only)
  • Insurance & medical checkup (as required)
  • Economy-class return airfare (for overseas attachment only)
• Annual allowance
• One-off computer allowance

(II) University Level

IIS scholars will have 2 possible options to pursue digital media and infocomm-related degree courses at university level.

Option 1 - Continue under IIS

• Full university tuition fees at a local university at National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) or Singapore Management University (SMU) for digital media and infocomm-related degree courses
• Local internship opportunities in an digital media and infocomm-related job of up to 6 months during course of study, including monthly attachment allowances
• Funding to attend developmental courses
• Annual allowance
• One-off computer allowance

Option 2 - Apply for National Infocomm Scholarship (NIS)

Alternatively, IIS scholars can also apply for the NIS programme for sponsorship of their university studies. If IIS scholars are successfully selected for NIS, the terms and conditions of NIS will apply accordingly.

Eligibility Criteria

• Be a Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident
• Possess outstanding "O" Level results
• Have a good Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) record
• Possess a strong interest in the infocomm industry

Terms & Conditions

Successful applicants will be required to:

• Read an digital media and infocomm-related course at any of one of the 5 polytechnics in Singapore
• Read & graduate with an digital media and infocomm-related degree at university level thereafter
• The following conditions will apply if applicants take up IIS:

Scholarship	Bond Service	Performance Requirements
IIS - Polytechnic Level	3 year bond Scholars will be legally bonded to IDA and will serve their bond in the infocomm industry, undertaking an infocomm-related job approved by IDA. IDA will facilitate job-matching opportunities upon graduation from university.	Upon graduation from polytechnic, scholars must gain admission into a local university to read & graduate with an infocomm-related degree.
IIS - University Level		Graduate with a GPA of 3.8 or Cap 4.0 or at least a 2nd upper honours.

Course of Study

Students accepted for the following polytechnic courses of study will be eligible to apply for the IIS programme:

Polytechnic	School	Course
Singapore Polytechnic	School of Digital Media and Infocomm Technology	Business Information Technology
		Infocomm Security Management
		Information Technology
		Interactive Media
		Music & Audio Technology
	School of Business	Financial Informatics
	School of Design	Games Design & Development
Ngee Ann Polytechnic	School of Business and Accountancy	Business Information Technology
	School of Engineering	Network Systems & Security
	School of Infocomm Technology	Financial Informatics
		Information Technology
		Multimedia & Animation
Temasek Polytechnic	Temasek Business School	Business Information Technology
	Temasek Informatics & IT School	Business Intelligence and Analytics
		Cyber & Digital Security
		Digital Forensics
		Financial Business Informatics
		Game & Entertainment Technology
		Information Technology
		Interactive Media Informatics
		Mobile & Network Services
Nanyang Polytechnic	School of Interactive Digital Media	Digital Entertainment Technology (Games)
		Digital Visual Effects
	School of Information Technology	Business Enterprise IT
		Business Informatics
		Business Intelligence and Analytics
		Engineering Informatics
		Financial Informatics
		Information Security
		Information Technology
Republic Polytechnic	School of Information and Communications Technology	Information Technology
		Information Technology Service Management
		Interactive & Digital Media
		Business Applications
		Business Information Systems
		Mobile Software Development

For Application Procedure and More Information

Application is now open until 1st March 2013. Please visit www.infocommtalent.sg/iis for more information.

Enquiries

For enquiries, please email: [email protected] .

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