Tuition Fees

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees at SMU are highly subsidised by the Singapore Government through the Tuition Grant Scheme. To qualify for the subsidised tuition fees, students would need to be eligible for the Tuition Grant.

Annual Tuition Fees for AY 2013/14 Entering Freshmen
(Regular Term 1 and Term 2)

Special Term Tuition Fees for AY 2013/14 (per course)
 
Special Term (or Term 3) is for additional optional courses.                                                                                           

The subsidised fees shown are without GST which is separately funded by the Singapore Government. The non-subsidised fees are inclusive of GST.

Tuition fees may change from year to year for each new incoming cohort. However, students enrolled in AY2013-2014 will pay fixed fees throughout the normal duration of studies (4 years duration) i.e. this cohort will not be subjected to further fee increases during this period for the Regular Terms.

Current SMU students will not be affected by the AY 2013-14 fees as they will continue to pay the fees that applied to their respective cohort year.

AY 2013-14 entering freshmen who are not eligible for or choose not to apply for the Singapore Government Tuition Grant are required to pay the non-subsidised fees mentioned above.

National Servicemen

National Servicemen, whose enrolment into university is delayed due to their national service obligations in Singapore, will pay the relevant tuition fees in the year of application and offer.

Tuition Grant

Students who are Singapore Citizens (including those holding Government scholarships) are required to complete the Declaration for Tuition Grant Eligibility Form to enable SMU to assess their eligibility for subsidy to study in SMU. Students who did not make a declaration or have received subsidies for a previous course of the same or higher level may be charged the non-subsidised tuition fees.

Permanent Residents and international students who are eligible for and intend to take up the tuition grant must sign a Tuition Grant Agreement, which will require them to work in Singapore-based companies for 3 years upon graduation from SMU. Those who are not eligible, or choose not to apply for the grant, are required to pay the non-subsidised fees. The latter will not be bound by the 3-year work obligation.

For details and Frequently Asked Questions on the tuition grant scheme, click here.

If you have any questions on the tuition grant, please contact the following:

Tuition Grant Unit

Higher Education Division
Ministry of Education
1 North Buona Vista Drive
Singapore 138675
Email : MOE_tgonline@moe.gov.sg

Tuition Grant Eligibility

1. Students with a Bachelor's degree or higher qualification
   
   Students (regardless of nationality) will be eligible to receive tuition grant if they are offered admission into a course at Singapore's publicly-funded tertiary institutions, as long as they do not already hold a qualification of the same or higher level that is attained through subsidy by the Ministry   of Education (MOE) or sponsorship by the Singapore Government.
      
   Singapore citizen students are required to complete the Declaration for Tuition Grant Eligibility Form.    
      
   Non-Singapore citizens, including Permanent Residents, will need to sign the Tuition Grant Agreement which requires them to work in Singapore-based companies for 3 years upon graduation.
    
2. Transfers within SMU or from the other publicly-funded tertiary institutions or re-admitted undergraduate students
    
   Students (regardless of nationality) who transfer or are re-admitted within SMU or are transferred from the other publicly-funded tertiary institutions1 will be eligible for tuition grant up to the maximum course duration of the new course at SMU (that is, 4 years), after subtracting the number of semesters of tuition grant received for the previous degree course.
   Number of semesters of tuition grant eligible for new course = Maximum course duration for new course – Number of semesters of tuition grant received for previous course
    
   ¹SMU, NUS, NTU, SUTD, SIT and approved degree programmes offered by the Polytechnic-Foreign Specialised Institutions (FSIs).
   ²This includes the receipt of a government sponsorship (such as those offered by agencies, Ministries, Public Service Commission and Statutory Boards) for local or overseas study.
   Note : Regulations governing tuition grant matters are subject to change from time to time.