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Leverage funding schemes and initiatives
to support your continuing education.
NUS Lifelong Learning (L3) - Funding
SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) offers subsidies of up to 70% on SkillsFuture-approved courses for Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents. Additional subsidies of up to 90% for Singapore citizens above 40 years of age, and up to 95% for Long-Term Unemployed and Persons with Disabilities, may apply.
Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above may enjoy subsidies of up to 90% of course fees.
All self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use available funds in their SkillsFuture Credit account to pay programme fees, stackable with other subsidies.
NTUC union members enjoy up to 50% unfunded course fee support, capped annually at $250 each year for courses supported under UTAP (Union Training Assistance Programme). Terms and Conditions apply.
*Unfunded course fee refers to the balance course fee payable after applicable government subsidies. This excludes material fees, registration fees, misc. fees etc.
Eligible individuals may apply for training allowance of up to $6 per hour, and cash awards.
Self- and company-sponsored individuals may apply for funding for accredited training under the Skills Framework for Financial Services.Funding covers 50% of direct training cost (up to 70% for Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above), capped at $3,000 per course.
Employers may apply for monetary support to offset manpower downtime when sending employees for training.
Company-sponsored individuals may apply for funding for financial-sector specific training not accredited under the Skills Framework. Funding covers 30% for Singapore Citizens/ and PRs, and 70% for Singapore Citizens above aged 40.
Structured on-the-job training under IMDA’s TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) to equip and place fresh to mid-career professionals with in-demand tech and media skills with eligible companies.
Additional support for NUS Alumni
All NUS alumni* will receive one eVoucher, which can be used to redeem one full-fee, non-SSG funded course.
NUS will provide incoming alumni with a 20% tuition fee rebate on selected Masters by Coursework programmes that are not under government subsidy.
* You are an NUS alumnus if you have graduated from the National University of Singapore, or one of its five predecessor institutions i.e. King Edward VII College of Medicine, Raffles College, University of Malaya, Nanyang University and University of Singapore. All graduates awarded with an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, or graduate diploma are accorded alumni status.
