About 3,300 needy undergraduates set to benefit as NUS ramps up financial aid


Starting from the new academic year in August, NUS will top up existing government bursaries to fully fund tuition fees for these students. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): All full-time Singaporean undergraduates enrolled in the National University of Singapore (NUS) will not need to pay tuition fees if they come from homes with per capita income of up to S$1,000.

Starting from the new academic year in August 2022, NUS will top up existing government bursaries to fully fund tuition fees for these students.

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