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Organization : The Association of Banks in Singapore
Scholarship Name : Dr. Goh Keng Swee Scholarship 2019
Applicable For : Students who are citizens/passport holders of India
Application Last Date : 15 March 2019
Website : https://abs.org.sg/dr-goh-keng-swee-scholarship

ABS Dr. Goh Keng Swee Scholarship

The Dr Goh Keng Swee (GKS) Scholarship is a private sector scholarship administered by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS).

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The Dr GKS Scholarship Fund was set up by the financial community in Singapore in honour of the former Deputy Prime Minister, who fostered Singapore’s economic development and growth as a reputable international financial centre.

Eligibility

The Dr GKS Scholarship is open to students who are citizens/passport holders of Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, PRC, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. Singapore citizens and PRs are not eligible to apply for the Dr GKS Scholarship.

Applicants should
** Concurrently apply for admission to NUS, NTU, SMU or SUTD. Most courses (except for specialised courses like Medicine) will be considered. Applicants should adhere to the university’s admission Last Dates and guidelines;

** Demonstrate leadership qualities and possess good academic and co-curricular activities (CCA) achievements;

** Have sat for, or made private arrangements to sit for the SAT; (for more information on SAT and registration for the test, please refer to the College Board website)

Application Procedure

Just follow the below steps to apply for the Dr. Goh Keng Swee Scholarship 2019.

Steps :
Step 1 : Go to the following link

Apply Online : www.pscgateway.gov.sg/app/gks/account/uidsignin.

Step 2 : Fill the application form with the required fields.
Step 3 : Finally click on “Submit” button to complete the application.
Step 4 : After complete your registration you will get a confirmation message.

Note :
** Shortlisted applicants will be required to take an online personality profiling test in Mar/Apr 2018.
** Applicants selected to attend the final interview are encouraged to travel to Singapore in end–May 2019

Duration & Terms of Awards

The scholarship supports a maximum of 4 years of undergraduate study (including Honours).

It provides the following :
** Tuition and other compulsory fees;
** Airfare (to Singapore and return to home country upon completion of study);
** Annual maintenance allowance of SGD6500;
** Hostel allowance based on institution of study; and
** Settling-in allowance (one-off expense) of SGD200 upon arrival in Singapore.

The scholarship award will be reviewed annually and is subjected to satisfactory performance and academic results.

Scholarship Bond

Successful candidates will be required to work for 3 years upon the completion of their studies in either
** An approved company in Singapore; or
** An approved Singapore-based company in their home country

The deployment of scholarship holders to serve their bonds will be determined by the Dr GKS Scholarship Fund.

Application Last Date

The 2018 Dr GKS Scholarship application will commence on 1 November 2018 and end on 15 March 2019 at 23:59, Singapore time (UTC+08:00).

Helpdesk

For enquiries, please refer to the FAQs or send your questions to GKS_Scholarships [AT] abs.org.sg.