Introduction

With infocomm, the future is a mere touch away and with the National Infocomm Scholarship (NIS), your dream of shaping and leading it becomes possible. To develop your abilities to their fullest potential, the NIS provides you with both the prestige of a government scholarship and valuable exposure to private sector work, through a partnership with the top names in the industry.

The National Infocomm Scholarship offers you more than one route to becoming an infocomm leader. If you seek a scholarship that offers you greater choice, scope and flexibility during your course of study, NIS is the one for you. With 4 scholarship categories, each brimming with possibilities, you can carve a unique and exciting route to becoming an infocomm leader.

Programme Description

With the National Infocomm Scholarship, there's more than one route to becoming an infocomm leader.

If you seek a scholarship that offers you greater choice, scope and flexibility during your course of study, NIS is the one for you. With 4 scholarship categories, each brimming with possibilities, you can carve a unique and exciting route to becoming an infocomm leader.

The 4 scholarship categories are:

• Flagship Infocomm Masters Scholarship : Eight Flagship Infocomm Masters programmes are offered under the NIS. In collaboration with renowned local universities and overseas universities, the programme provides you with a choice of top quality courses to pursue an infocomm education and career. Graduates will be awarded both Bachelors and Masters degrees from the respective universities.
  
  
• Full Overseas Scholarship : Get closer to your dream career by pursuing a Bachelors degree at renowned overseas universities. Scholars with outstanding results will be further sponsored for post-graduate study*.
  
  
• Full Local Scholarship : Write your future by pursuing a Bachelors degree locally. Scholars with outstanding results will be further sponsored for post-graduate study*.
  
  
• Mid-Term Local/Overseas Scholarship ^NEW : Grab the chance to embark on a spectrum of opportunities with NIS for outstanding undergraduates enrolled in an infocomm-related degree at a top local/overseas university.
  
  *: Application for postgraduate study is subjected to the approval of IDA and NIS partner organisations
  
  

Talent Management Programme

From 2008, the NIS Talent Management Programme (or TMP for short) has been further strengthened. The aim of the TMP is to ensure that the scholars are plugged into the latest infocomm developments and have the opportunities to upgrade themselves with industry-relevant skills while they are studying. Under this programme, the scholars could choose to attend development courses, besides the NIS education, to enhance their professional capabilities. IDA is committed to sponsoring up to S$7,000 for each scholar to take up courses and certifications. The development courses seek to provide vendor-specific expertise, business domain knowledge, client management, business communication and soft skills. Specific examples include:

• ITIL V3 Foundation;
• Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD);
• Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Database Administrator;
• Red Hat Certified Engineer; and
• Sun Certified Java Developer.
  
  

Benefits

With the National Infocomm Scholarship, great benefits await you en route to becoming an infocomm leader.

• Local and overseas job attachments with the best in the industry
  
  You will have the opportunity to understudy with leading infocomm companies and infocomm-user organisations, and be at the forefront of the latest industry developments. What's more, the opportunity to serve up to 6-months of attachment with to a participating company at its local/overseas office will help you gain a wider exposure to different working cultures and a broader perspective of the industry. These experiences will prove invaluable as you begin your journey as an infocomm professional, poised to make a difference in the infocomm world.
  
  
• Job placements with leading companies to put you on course to becoming an infocomm leader
  
  There is no better way to kick-start your journey than with the best in the business. You'll learn the finer points of leadership from the captains of industry, and eventually become one yourself. Every day will be an opportunity to shape the future.
  
  
• Fast track Bachelors-Masters Programmes with local and reputable overseas universities
  
  The NIS's Flagship Infocomm Masters Programmes will give you the chance to study at top overseas universities like Carnegie Mellon University and Georgia Institute of Technology and also allows you to acquire two prestigious degrees i.e. Bachelor and Master in the time it takes to get one.
  
  
• Short bond period to give you greater freedom in charting your career path
  
  A short bond period of 4 to 5 years maximum means that you will have the freedom to seek fresh challenges and realise your untapped potential. After all, being an infocomm leader will open up many doors, where a universe of opportunities await.
  
  

Programme Support

• NIS offers extensive programme support during your course of study:
  
  a. Tuition and other compulsory university fees
  b. Annual living allowance one-time computer allowance
  c. Hostel fees
  d. One-time settling-in, attachment allowances and return airfare for overseas attachment
  e. Warm clothing allowance
  f. Medical insurance and visa fees, etc.

• Course of Study
  
  a. Business and IT (e.g. Business Information Technology, Computational Finance, Computational Biology, etc)
  b. Computer Engineering
  c. Computer Science
  d. Computing
  e. Digital Media
  f. Electronic Commerce
  g. Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  h. Economics (applicable for candidates who intend to be placed with IDA only)
  i. Financial IT/Informatics
  j. Information Systems
  k. Information Systems
  l. Law (applicable for candidates who intend to be placed with IDA only).
  m. Other infocomm-related courses

• Service Commitment
  
  You will be required to serve a bond with a participating company or as an infocomm professional in Singapore for:

  a. 5 years for Full Overseas Scholarship;
  b. 3 years for Full Local Scholarship;
  c. 4 years for the Flagship Infocomm Master's Scholarship; or
  d. 1 - 4 years for Mid-Term Local/Overseas Scholarship (dependant on the duration of sponsorship).
  
  

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

• Be a Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident (Foreigners may apply but are required to become a Singapore Permanent Resident if selected).
• Have a good Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) record.
• Possess a strong interest in a career in the infocomm industry.
• For Full Scholarship - possess outstanding "A" Level or Polytechnic results.
• For Mid-Term Local/Overseas Scholarship - existing undergraduate pursuing an infocomm-related degree at a top local/overseas university.

For Application Procedure and More Information

Application opens from Sept to March annually.

Please visit www.infocommtalent.sg/nis for more information.

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