SINGA Funding: Tuition Plus a Monthly Stipend
Official coverage language names tuition, a monthly stipend, an airfare grant and a settling-in allowance — but no Singapore-dollar figure in the live sources. Confirm current amounts on A*STAR, not on blogs.
ScholarshipUnion Editorial
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Updated Oct 6, 2026
What official materials name
The 2023 SINGA brochure says successful applicants receive the following support for up to four years:
- Full coverage of tuition fees. Confirm the current wording.
- A monthly stipend. Named, but the amount is not quoted here. Confirm the live figure on A*STAR or your award letter.
- A one-time airfare grant. Confirm whether it is still offered and at what cap.
- A one-time settling-in allowance. Confirm the current amount on A*STAR.
The brochure does not print the stipend figure on that page, and this guide will not fill the gap from a third-party site.
Aggregator sites print a monthly stipend figure for SINGA, but as of 6 October 2026 no live A*STAR or university page we could open publishes the current SINGA rate. When A*STAR republishes the SINGA page, its number is the one to use.
Do not mix in the AGS table
The live AGS page publishes monthly allowances by citizenship and track — for international students, S$3,600 on the STEM track and S$5,000 on the specialised tracks. Those numbers are for AGS, not SINGA. A*STAR's general scholarships FAQ also says scholars receive a competitive monthly allowance besides full tuition and points you to each award's coverage section — and SINGA's dedicated coverage section was still not live on 6 October 2026.
An official A*STAR Research alumni interview mentions conference support as part of that scholar's SINGA experience. That is one account, not a published rate card. Confirm conference rules on the current official page or award letter.
Costs that are not the stipend
The official ICA page for Institutes of Higher Learning lists a non-refundable S$45 processing fee. That is ICA, not A*STAR stipend policy.
Host universities manage rooms. The SINGA materials checked for this guide do not publish a rent figure.
Official pages checked for this guide do not describe SINGA family allowances. Do not assume a partner is funded.
The AGS FAQ says A*STAR does not pay consumables or research fees for that award. Do not copy that sentence onto SINGA unless A*STAR says it.
Funding confirmation checklist
Tick only what you have verified on an official A*STAR page or award letter.
Progress: 0% (0 of 6). A planning tool, not an official A*STAR decision. Rates change
Confirm current SINGA coverage on the official site.