| Courses / Disciplines: | Higher Nitec in Early Childhood Education |
| Universities / Institutions: | ITE College Central |
| Value & Benefits: | • Full Course Sponsorship • One-off learning resource grant of S$1,000 for study-related expenses • Monthly allowance of S$500 • Annual Professional Development Fund of up to S$1,000 per year for approved Early Childhood-related supplementary courses |
| Requirements: | • Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident at point of application. • Full-time students undergoing Higher Nitec in Early Childhood Education at ITE • All first-and second-year Higher NITEC in Early Childhood Education students are eligible to apply • Not concurrently serving a bond and/or holding any other scholarship/bursary or other forms of funding • Have keen interest to start their career in a pre-school immediately after graduation |
| Bond Duration: | 1-year bond to the Early Childhood sector for each year of support |
| Courses / Disciplines: | Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education - Teaching (DECCE-T) |
| Universities / Institutions: | Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic |
| Value & Benefits: | • Full Course Sponsorship • One-off learning resource grant of S$1,050 for study-related expenses • Monthly allowance of S$800 • Annual Professional Development Fund of up to S$1,000 per year for approved Early Childhood-related supplementary courses |
| Requirements: | • Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident at point of application. • Full-time students undergoing an Early Childhood diploma course at either Ngee Ann Polytechnic or Temasek Polytechnic. • All first-, second- and third-year Early Childhood diploma Polytechnic students are eligible to apply. • Not concurrently serving a bond and/or holding any other scholarship/bursary or other forms of funding. • Have keen interest to start their career in a pre-school immediately after graduation. |
| Bond Duration: | 1-year bond to the Early Childhood sector for each year of support |
| Courses / Disciplines: | Master of Education (M Ed EC) |
| Universities / Institutions: | National Institute of Education |
| Value & Benefits: | • 100% course fee • S$2,000 Learning Resource Allowance • S$2,500 Centre Subsidy • S$2,000 Study Bonus (to be given upon successful course completion) |
| Requirements: | • Be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident and above at the point of application • Be an ECDA-certified L2 teacher/supervisor/principal and currently employed in a kindergarten / child care centre, with at least 4 years of pre-school teaching experence. • Have a good Bachelor’s degree. • Have at least 5 GCE ‘O’ Level credits including a B4 in EL1(or acceptable alternatives*). • Be strongly recommended by the kindergarten/child care centre management. • Not concurrently serving a bond and/or holding any other scholarship, bursary or other forms of funding. • Must have applied to the programme before applying for Scholarships. • Must have been accepted into the programme. * Please refer to ECTAC Related Matters |
| Bond Duration: | 2 years in Early Childhood sector |
| Courses / Disciplines: | Bachelor of Early Childhood Education with Management (BECEM) |
| Universities / Institutions: | SIM University |
| Value & Benefits: | • 100% course fee • S$2,000 Learning Resource Allowance • S$2,500 Centre Subsidy • S$2,000 Study Bonus (to be given upon successful course completion) |
| Requirements: | • Be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident aged 21 and above at the point of application. • Be an ECDA-certified L2 teacher/supervisor/principal and currently employed in a kindergarten / child care centre with at least 2 years of pre-school teaching experience. • Have at least 5 GCE ‘O’ Level credits including a B4 in EL1 (or acceptable alternatives*) • Be strongly recommended by the kindergarten/child care centre management. • Not concurrently holding any other scholarship, bursary or other forms of funding. • Must have applied to the programme before applying for Scholarship. • Must be accepted into the programme. * Please refer to ECTAC Related Matters |
| Bond Duration: | 2 years in Early Childhood sector |
| Courses / Disciplines: | Bachelor of Early Childhood and Chinese Language Education (BECCE) |
| Universities / Institutions: | SIM University |
| Value & Benefits: | • 100% course fee • S$2,000 Learning Resource Allowance • S$2,500 Centre Subsidy • S$2,000 Study Bonus (to be given upon successful course completion) |
| Requirements: | • Be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident aged 21 and above at the point of application. • Be an ECDA-certified L2 teacher/supervisor/principal and currently employed in a kindergarten / child care centre with 2 years of pre-school teaching experience. • Have at least 5 GCE ‘O’ Level credits including a B4 in Higher Chinese or A2 in Chinese Language. • Be strongly recommended by the kindergarten/child care centre management. • Not concurrently serving bond and or holding any other scholarship, bursary or other forms of funding. • Must have applied to the programme before applying for Scholarship • Must be accepted into the programme |
| Bond Duration: | 2 years in Early Childhood sector |
| Courses / Disciplines: | Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education (BSc ECE) |
| Universities / Institutions: | Singapore Institute of Technology |
| Value & Benefits: | • 100% course fee • S$2,000 Learning Resource Allowance • S$600 monthly Training Allowance • 100% Sponsorship (up to a cap of $10,000) for Overseas Immersion Programme |
| Requirements: | • Be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident at point of application. • Not concurrently serving bond and/or holding any other scholarship, bursary or other forms of funding. • Have at least 5 GCE ‘O’ Level credits including a B4 in EL1 (or acceptable alternatives*). • Must have applied to the programme before applying for Scholarship. • Must be accepted into the programme to be awarded a Scholarship. • Must have completed one of the following programmes with a CGPA of at least 3.00 in his/her ECE Diploma course: - Diploma in Early Childhood Education, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. - Diploma in Child Psychology and Early Education, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. - Diploma in Early Childhood Studies, Temasek Polytechnic. * Please refer to ECTAC Related Matters |
| Bond Duration: | 3 years in Early Childhood sector |
| Courses / Disciplines: | • Any courses relevant to EDB (except Law, Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy), including but not limited to Engineering, Science and Economics • Option to pursue studies up to a Master's degree |
| Universities / Institutions: | Top universities in the US, UK and France, Germany, Japan and China (FGJC) |
| Value & Benefits: | • Tuition and related fees • Installation allowance • Monthly living allowance • Annual book / warm clothing allowance • Airfares and medical insurance • Excess baggage allowance • Language study fees • Language immersion and study abroad programmes • Computer grant |
| Requirements: | • Excellent GCE 'A' Level results or equivalent (including International Baccalaureate and NUS High Diploma) • Outstanding CCA record • Exemplary character and conduct • Passion to dream, design and deliver solutions that create value for Singapore |
| Bond Duration: | 5 years (FGJC) 6 years (US/UK) |
