Applications for the 2013 ASEAN Scholarships for Vietnam are now open.
The ASEAN Scholarships for Vietnam is tenable for 4 years leading to the award of the Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education ‘Advanced’ (GCE A-Level) (or equivalent) certificate.
The Scholarship is for studies in selected Singapore schools from Secondary Three to Pre-University Two and is renewed annually, subject to the satisfactory performance of the scholar.
Students from Vietnam are nominated by the Vietnam Ministry of Education & Training for the scholarships. Candidates who are not short-listed for the scholarships will be considered for the Merit Awards.

Eligibility
Students must meet the following criteria to be nominated for the scholarship:
Nationals of Vietnam
Born between 1996 – 1998
Completed certificate of Lower Secondary Education in a Gifted Education School
Performed consistently well in their examinations
Be proficient in English

Important Dates
Any dates given below are tentative and are subject to changes.

Candidates short-listed for the selection test/interview will be notified a week before the selection test/interview dates. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be notified.
For enquiries on scholarship applications, please contact the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training and the Singapore Embassy in Hanoi.

Test and Interview City
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City

Terms and Conditions
Allowance of S$2,200 (Secondary) / $2,400 (Pre-University) per annum with hostel accommodation
Settling-in allowance of S$400 (once only)
Economy class air passage to Singapore and back to home country upon completion of scholarship term
Waiver of school fees (excluding miscellaneous fees)
Waiver of GCE O-Level and A-Level (or equivalent) examination fees (once only, if applicable)
Subsidised medical benefits and accident insurance cover
Bridging course (if applicable, in Singapore before start of course)
There is no bond attached to the scholarship
Source: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/scholarships/asean/vietnam/

ASEAN Graduate Scholarship
The ASEAN Graduate Scholarship is offered to the bright students who have achieved success in the field of academics and have made their parents and institutions proud of them.
Stated below are the terms and conditions of the ASEAN Graduate Scholarship, which are:
A one-time book allowance of S$500.00.
A monthly stipend of S$1, 350.00.
Micellaneous fees, compulsory fees, health insurance and other expenses as well as allowances. The cost that is required to travel to the nation/island/ country of Singapore from the homeland. Cost of the business study mission that has been undertaken within the time limit of the completion of the study for which scholarship has been granted. The cost required for flying back home after the completion of the study. No kind of bond is attached to the scholarship. Deferment of the period of scholarship is not allowed and in such cases the scholarship would be passed on to other eligible candidates.
The other factors associated with the ASEAN Graduate Scholarship are:
Only citizens of those countries who are a member of the ASEAN (Association of South East Asia Nations) are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
Those candidates who have been already granted other scholarships offered by this nation cannot apply.
The students/candidates must have the backing of a good academic record, should be able to write and converse in English fluently and must have work experience of two years.
The candidates who at the initial level were not acquainted with the language of English have to score highly at the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or at the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
With the application form the documents that one is required to submit are the:
Birth certificate or the passport as it mentions the date of birth.
A document that would prove the students' nationality.
Certificates or mark sheets of school, colleges and universities and of institutions that the students have been a part of.
The result of the TOEFL or the ITES and this applies for candidates who are required to sit for these tests.
Documents that would prove the fact that the candidate has worked for two years.
The applicants are required to pay the application fee that varies depending on the course of study along with the application form and it is non refundable.
Given below are the instructions regarding the applying for the scholarship, which are:
The application form should be submitted online.
The applicants must get a print out of the Transcript Request Form as well as the Referre's Report Form from its own web page. The former should be send to the applicant's referees and the latter should be sent to the authority of the institution or the university from which the student has graduated. Required documents should be send by post. Check that the top left hand corner of the envelope mentions, "ASEAN Graduate Scholarship."
The students would get informed about the fact that the form as well as the documents has been received.
Incomplete forms as well as forms without the necessary documents would not be accepted.
Source: http://www.focussingapore.com

A* STAR Graduate Scholarship (AGS)
The A* STAR Graduate Scholarship (AGS) provides for PhD studies in various exciting fields of research. Scholars are supervised throughout their course of study. The AGS comprises two schemes, the AGS (Local) and AGS (Overseas). Areas covered under both programmes include Biomedical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering.
AGS (Local)
The AGS (Local) scholarship scheme is a collaboration between A*STAR Graduate Academy (A*GA) and the Graduate Schools of NUS and NTU, with the PhD degree awarded by either universities. It offers a "4+2" scholarship - comprising a four-year PhD study tenable at either NUS or NTU, and a two-year post-doctoral fellowship (PDF)* at a top overseas university or research laboratory in the scholar's chosen field.
The AGS The AGS (Overseas) scholarship scheme is a collaboration between A*STAR and an overseas university, with the PhD degree awarded by the overseas university. Currently, A*STAR has arrangements with Imperial College London, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, University of Dundee, Scotland and Carnegie Mellon University.
The scholarships are open to nationals of ASEAN countries.
Source: www.focussingapore.com

ASEAN Secondary Scholarships
ASEAN Scholarship for Vietnam
The scholarship is for studies in selected Singapore schools from Secondary Three to Pre-University Two and is renewed annually, subject to the satisfactory performance of the scholar. Applicants must be nationals of Vietnam, between 14 to 16 years of age, with a completed certificate of Lower Secondary Education in a Gifted Education School, performed consistently well in their examinations and be proficient in English.
Source: www.focussingapore.com

Nanyang Fellow Scholarship
The nation of Singapore offers the promising students of this nation as well as of the other nations irrespective of religion, caste and creed scholarships for the advancement of their studies and also to help them to shine in their own fields related to academics. This stance of the nation/country/island of Singapore, that is the offering of scholarships have invoked the desire amongst the students of the other nations to settle for this nation for higher studies.
As far as the Nanyang Fellow Scholarship is concerned, it is offered to the international candidates who are especially interested to pursue a full time career in MBA at the Nanyang Technological University.
Mentioned below are some facts that are linked to the Nanyang Fellows Scholarship and they are:
The candidates should be supported by excellent results at the graduate level.
The age of the candidates applying for this scholarship should be between 33 - 45 years of age.
The students or the candidates should have work experience of 10 years after the completion of the post graduation and out of ten years, the candidate should spend five years in managerial services.
The candidate should possess good leadership qualities.
If a student wants to apply for this scholarship then he /she is required to get nominated by the head of the organization or a company. The necessary documents should be submitted along with form along with the application fee.
The students should be careful regarding the filling up of the application form as the slightest mistake may result in the cancellation of the application form.
Source: www.focussingapore.com

NTU-MBA Scholarship
The nation of Singapore have always encouraged students who have a promising and a bright future and the scholarship, with which the students are awarded bears evidence to this fact. The bright students of the other nations are welcomed with open arms by this nation and are offered scholarships so that these students are able to make a name for themselves.
As far as the NTU-MBA Scholarship is concerned, it could be said that it is open for all students who want to pursue a MBA degree, however the local residents as well as the students who have succeeded in wining other scholarships of Singapore are deterred from applying for this scholarship.
The candidates are selected on the basis of their academic achievements and the other factor that counts is the financial background of the candidates or the applicants. The striking feature of this scholarship is that it covers the tuition fees up to S$23,00 Another important aspect that is associated with this scholarship is that the students or the applicants or the candidates who have been awarded with this scholarship may be called to provide help or to assist or provide assistance to the people who are involved with some kind of research work or the people who have associated or have indulged themselves with administrative work in the best way possible.

SIM International Scholarship
The nation of Singapore makes the best possible efforts to provide the students with the best opportunity to continue with their studies in the best universities of this nation by offering scholarships in various courses. The SIM was established in the year 1964 by the Singapore Development Board and it is one of the oldest educational institutions of this nation. It has attained global recognition for its various innovative course and various kinds of academic prorammes at the graduate, diploma, postgradute and the certificate levels as well as high international teaching standards.
Seminars, conference and meetings are an integral part of the SIM (Singapore Institution Management). It has a partnership with the international universities that are eight in number and are well known all over the world.
The SIM International Scholarship is open for students of all nationalities and is awarded to students at the undergraduate, postgraduate, certificate as well as at the diploma level to provide them with the golden opportunity to excel in their field of study. The two most important factors associated with this scholarship is that the candidate cannot change his/her chosen field of study and it is the performance of the candidates, on the basis of which the his/her scholarship would be renewed. This scholarship covers the tuition fee, examination fees, bears the cost of travel from the homeland to the nation of Singapore and also from Singapore to the homeland after the completion of the course of study and also provides for other allowances as well as expenses. SIM (Singapore Institute of Management) has achieved the Singapore Quality Class for best Private Education Organization
Source: www.focussingapore.com