Study Grants for UniSIM Students

Debated in Parliament on 21 Oct 2013.

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Christopher de Souza asked if the Ministry of Education can assist Singaporean students at UniSIM or SIM-administered qualifications with grants, awards, or concessionary loans, and if existing programs can be enhanced.
Heng Swee Keat explained that UniSIM, unlike SIM Global Education, receives MOE subsidies for part-time undergraduate programs similar to NUS and NTU, and Singapore Citizen students can use their Post-Secondary Education Account funds for fees.
MOE has extended the Bursary Scheme to UniSIM for part-time undergraduates with household incomes of $1,700 per capita or below, and introduced Tuition Fee Loans covering up to 90% of subsidised fees, with Study Loans for the remaining 10% for those with incomes up to $2,400 per capita.

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Christopher de Souza

Mr Christopher de Souza asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry is able to assist Singaporean students studying at UniSIM or studying for qualifications administered by SIM with grants, educational awards or concessionary student loans and whether any existing programmes can be enhanced to assist these students achieve their educational goals.

Heng Swee Keat

SIM University (UniSIM) offers a range of part-time degree programmes catered primarily to working professionals and other adult learners. It is one of two entities owned by the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), the other being SIM Global Education, which is a separate private education institution offering programmes leading to degrees awarded

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by overseas universities.

SIM Global Education, like most other private education institutions, is self-funded and does not receive Government funding. For UniSIM, however, MOE has provided subsidies for its part-time undergraduate degree programmes since 2008. These subsidies are similar to those provided by MOE to the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) for their part-time degree programmes. Singapore Citizen (SC) students can also utilise the funds in their Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) accounts for the payment of fees at UniSIM.

To provide further assistance to those who may need additional aid for their part-time degree study at UniSIM, MOE has also extended the MOE Bursary Scheme to UniSIM this year. This scheme is open to part-time SC undergraduate students with monthly per capita household income of $1,700 and below. From July, part-time SC undergraduate students at UniSIM can also apply for the Tuition Fee Loan, which covers up to 90% of the subsidised fees payable. Students with monthly per capita household income of $2,400 and below will also be eligible for the means-tested Study Loan, which covers the remaining 10% of the subsidised fees not covered by the Tuition Fee Loan. Both loans are interest-free during the period of study.

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Christopher de Souza asked if the Ministry of Education can assist Singaporean students at UniSIM or SIM-administered qualifications with grants, awards, or concessionary loans, and if existing programs can be enhanced.
Heng Swee Keat explained that UniSIM, unlike SIM Global Education, receives MOE subsidies for part-time undergraduate programs similar to NUS and NTU, and Singapore Citizen students can use their Post-Secondary Education Account funds for fees.
MOE has extended the Bursary Scheme to UniSIM for part-time undergraduates with household incomes of $1,700 per capita or below, and introduced Tuition Fee Loans covering up to 90% of subsidised fees, with Study Loans for the remaining 10% for those with incomes up to $2,400 per capita.

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Study Grants for UniSIM Students

Debated in Parliament on 21 Oct 2013.

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Christopher de Souza asked if the Ministry of Education can assist Singaporean students at UniSIM or SIM-administered qualifications with grants, awards, or concessionary loans, and if existing programs can be enhanced.
Heng Swee Keat explained that UniSIM, unlike SIM Global Education, receives MOE subsidies for part-time undergraduate programs similar to NUS and NTU, and Singapore Citizen students can use their Post-Secondary Education Account funds for fees.
MOE has extended the Bursary Scheme to UniSIM for part-time undergraduates with household incomes of $1,700 per capita or below, and introduced Tuition Fee Loans covering up to 90% of subsidised fees, with Study Loans for the remaining 10% for those with incomes up to $2,400 per capita.

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by overseas universities.

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Christopher de Souza asked if the Ministry of Education can assist Singaporean students at UniSIM or SIM-administered qualifications with grants, awards, or concessionary loans, and if existing programs can be enhanced.
Heng Swee Keat explained that UniSIM, unlike SIM Global Education, receives MOE subsidies for part-time undergraduate programs similar to NUS and NTU, and Singapore Citizen students can use their Post-Secondary Education Account funds for fees.
MOE has extended the Bursary Scheme to UniSIM for part-time undergraduates with household incomes of $1,700 per capita or below, and introduced Tuition Fee Loans covering up to 90% of subsidised fees, with Study Loans for the remaining 10% for those with incomes up to $2,400 per capita.

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