DesignSingapore Scholarship – Applications Open From 14 Feb to 4 Apr 2025

• Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents;
• Completed National Service (if you are male);
• Successfully gained admission to a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate* design-related programme in a reputable institution in Singapore or overseas.

*Applicants with at least three years of professional working experience would be considered more favourably.

The Dsg Scholarship provides support for a wide range of design disciplines. This includes but is not limited to classical fields of design like industrial and product design and visual communication, newer design fields like design research and service design, as well as fields like design curation. As the scholarship actively contributes to advancing the future of design in Singapore, programmes that intersect with emerging fields in sustainability, digital technologies, and/or care will be advantageous.

I’ve always aspired to push the boundaries of traditional architecture discipline. Pursuing the field of experimental architecture and digital technology for my Masters can be unnerving. The DesignSingapore Scholarship played a massive part in shaping my confidence to voyage into this challenging yet exciting new territory of architecture.

— Mohammed Syafiq bin Hassan Jubri
A 2014 Dsg Scholar and Architect in Heatherwick Studio

We support your design journey and development holistically. Beyond financial sponsorships – covering tuition fees and allowances for pre-studies, travel, and annual living – you will become a DesignSingapore Associate and gain access to opportunities to grow professionally. These include:

• Assignments to contribute to DesignSingapore Council (Dsg) projects and initiatives.
• Potential internships with companies through introductions facilitated by Dsg.
• Membership into the DesignSingapore Associates Network, a community of like-minded design talents, comprising past and present DesignSingapore Scholars, who network and collaborate to promote Singapore’s design industry.

Being a DesignSingapore Scholar has been both a confidence booster and an extremely humbling experience. Having provided me with opportunities to interact with design leaders and aspiring young designers, these connections challenged me to push past my own boundaries, building rigor to seek new questions through design.

— Shawn Ng
A 2017 Dsg Scholar and Lead Designer in Trigger Design

Upon graduation, you must be employed in Singapore on a full-time basis in a design-related role with a Singapore-registered company of your preference. The bond period depends on the sponsorship duration of the chosen programme of study, and whether it is based locally or overseas.

You will be assessed on your:

• Potential to contribute to Singapore’s design sector
• Potential for creativity and leadership
• Achievements, recognition, and experience in design and design thinking
• Portfolio or project case studies (originality of concepts, depth of development, exploration of ideas, competency in execution, technical ability, and range of work and skills)
• Academic results and co-curricular activities track record
• Articulation and persuasion skills
• Transdisciplinary design skills, e.g., technical design, strategy and research, non-technical innovation and management skills.

All applicants must submit their application with the relevant supporting documents through the official application portal for DesignSingapore Scholarship 2025, hosted on the Good Grants platform.

To progress to the next round, applicants must submit the full set of mandatory documents. Applicants will be contacted if there are incomplete documents, or if any further clarifications are needed. Failure to meet the stipulated response deadlines, even if the application window is still open, will result in a disqualification of the application and no extensions and appeals will be entertained.

Shortlisted applicants will attend up to two rounds of selection interviews in the month of May. Successful applicants will be informed via email after all interviews have been completed, and they must attend a scholarship signing session, which usually falls in June or July.

The DesignSingapore Council’s decision on all matters pertaining to the application process, reviews, interviews, and awards is final.

Only shortlisted applicants will be notified. We reserve the right to not disclose why an application is approved or rejected. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.

Submit your documents online via the official application portal for DesignSingapore Scholarship 2025, hosted on the Good Grants platform, along with soft copies of the following documents:

Mandatory

• Portfolio or project case studies**
• Academic records and transcripts
• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of admission to institution
• Information on the proposed programme of study
• Letter of recommendation from two referees specific to the application of this scholarship (Referees cannot be family members or immediate relatives of the applicant). The letter should be addressed to the DesignSingapore Scholarship Secretariat and make a case for your application and how you might contribute to the design sector.

Optional

• Records of co-curricular activities
• Records of awards received

*We only accept applications through the official application portal for DesignSingapore Scholarship 2025 hosted on the Good Grants platform. Submissions via other means, such as email, will not be considered.

**If you do not have a design portfolio, please submit projects or case studies that showcase your design thinking process and outcomes.

Please submit all mandatory documents in the following filename format:

[Full name as per NRIC_Last four characters of NRIC number] Name of document

For example:

• [Mohammed Syafiq Bin Hassan Jubri_123G] Academic records and transcripts
• [Alvin Ho_789H] Information on the proposed programme of study