READY FOR SCHOOL FUND
READY FOR SCHOOL FUND

The Ready for School (RFS) Fund was launched in 2002 to assist students from less privileged families in their educational pursuit. Assistance under the fund comprises the AMP Education Bursary, AMP-2ⁿᵈ Chance STEM Study Award, RFS Youth Enrichment Series, and other socio-educational assistance.

ABOUT

The AMP Education Bursary offers monetary assistance to diploma and degree students from less privileged families of all races. Apart from students from local polytechnics and universities, the bursary also benefits full-time and part-time undergraduates from recognised private education institutions in Singapore.

The bursary seeks to recognise the recipients’ academic achievements, alleviate their financial load and be a source of motivation for them to strive harder in their higher education. It also hopes to see students through their pursuit of higher levels of education and in future, give back to those in need in the community.

The AMP Education Bursary assists tertiary students who meet the following eligibility criteria:

1. Full-time Diploma

    • Singapore Citizen
    • Gross monthly household income ≤ $3,500 or monthly per capita income (PCI) ≤ $700
    • Must be pursuing diploma at the following schools:
      • Nanyang Polytechnic
      • Ngee Ann Polytechnic
      • Republic Polytechnic
      • Singapore Polytechnic
      • Temasek Polytechnic
      • LASALLE College of the Arts
      • Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts


2. Full-time Bachelor's Degree

    • Singapore Citizen
    • Gross monthly household income ≤ $3,500 or monthly per capita income (PCI) ≤ $700
    • Must be pursuing first undergraduate degree at the following schools:
      • National University of Singapore
      • Nanyang Technological University
      • Singapore Management University
      • Singapore University of Technology and Design
      • Singapore Institute of Technology
      • Singapore University of Social Sciences
      • Other certified private education institutions listed in the Council of Private Education (CPE) website


3. Part-time Bachelor's Degree

    • Gross monthly personal income ≤ $3,500
    • Aged ≤ 40
    • Must be pursuing first undergraduate degree at the following schools:
      • National University of Singapore
      • Nanyang Technological University
      • Singapore Management University
      • Singapore University of Technology and Design
      • Singapore Institute of Technology
      • Singapore University of Social Sciences
      • Other certified private education institutions listed in the Council of Private Education (CPE) website


Each successful applicant will receive financial assistance of $1,000 (for Degree students) or $500 (for Diploma students).

Application for the year is closed.

AMP EDUCATION BURSARY

AMP started a collaboration with Second Chance Properties Ltd in 2017 to introduce the AMP-Salleh Marican Foundation STEM Study Award to encourage Malay/Muslim students who are pursuing their undergraduate studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses, and prepare them to be part of the STEM-related workforce in the future.

The AMP-Salleh Marican Foundation STEM Study Award assists tertiary students who meet the following eligibility criteria:

    • Singapore Citizen
    • Full-time Malay/Muslim undergraduate studying in the following degree programmes at a local university:
      • Data Science & Analytics
      • Systems / Software / Computing Engineering
      • Computer Science / Computing
      • Information Engineering & Media/ Information Security
      • Information & Communication Technology
      • Mathematics / Applied Mathematics
      • Engineering
    • Gross monthly per capita income ≤ $2,000
    • Good academic standing
    • Active co-curricular activities or community service involvement will be advantageous


Each successful applicant will be awarded $2,000 each.

Application for the year is closed.

AMP-SALLEH MARICAN FOUNDATION STEM STUDY AWARD

The RFS Youth Enrichment Series is an extension under the Fund which aims to develop less privileged diploma and degree students holistically by broadening their horizons and developing of new skills to contribute to their overall development.

RFS YOUTH ENRICHMENT SERIES

Under the Fund, school-going children from less privileged households will be provided with socio-educational assistance in the forms of tuition and madrasah classes, school holiday enrichment programmes, transport concessions, as well as payment of examination, childcare, student care or preschool fees. Parents will also attend parenting workshops.

OTHER SOCIO-EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE