The social service sector offers a variety of scholarship for undergraduates, mid-career entrants and personnel in the sector. These include:

Social Work Associate Training Sponsorship

The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), together with NCSS, introduced training sponsorship for students in the Diploma in Social Sciences (Social Work) course to provide opportunity for young talents to join the social service sector as Social Work Associates and to provide professional services to people in need in the community.

More information is available.

Social Service Scholarship

The Social Service Scholarship supports undergraduate and postgraduate studies locally in the areas of social work and other social service-related disciplines.

Social Work Training Scholarship

MCYS, together with NCSS, introduced this scholarship for the study of social work. The funding supports the undergraduates who have declared social work as their major subject at the National University of Singapore.

To apply, log on to www.brightsparks.com.sg.

Scholar Management Programme

All NCSS scholars benefit from a Scholar Management Programme. Scholars are kept engaged and connected through the Scholar Management Programme with mentoring, networking, visits to VWOs and job postings. These provide opportunities for scholars to be kept abreast with the on-goings of the social service sector through the various platforms.

Lien Foundation Scholarship for Social Service Leaders

The Lien Foundation since 2002, has partnered NCSS to provide scholarships to those who wish to develop a career in the social service sector. The Foundation has committed $1.2 million over the next four years for both graduate and postgraduate studies in management and specialist fields.

APB Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities

The APB Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities is a multi-disciplinary scholarship that allows the pursuit of undergraduate studies in a Singapore university. It recognises the academic excellence of students who are physically disabled or are hearing, visually or speech impaired. For more information, please visit www.cel.sg.