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Last Updated: 29 Jul 2024

Edusave awards and scholarships

1. Overview

The Edusave awards and scholarships are categorised into academic and non-academic awards:

Academic awards

  • Edusave Scholarship (ES) for students from government and government-aided primary schools and secondary schools, and specialised schools
  • Edusave Merit Bursary (EMB)
  • Edusave Good Progress Award (GPA)
  • Edusave Scholarship for Independent Schools (ESIS)

Non-academic awards

  • Edusave Award for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service (EAGLES)
  • Edusave Character Award (ECHA)
  • Edusave Skills Award (ESA) for students from specialised schools, ITE or polytechnics.
  • Your child is only eligible for 1 Edusave academic award, that is ES, EMB or GPA.
  • If your child receives the EMB after being awarded the GPA, they will receive a top-up of award monies to match the amount for the EMB.

Select your child's school type to find details of the awards:

Primary school

Edusave Character Award

Up to 2% of students in each school who demonstrated exemplary character and outstanding personal qualities through their behaviour and actions.

Award amount:

  • Primary 1 to 3: $200
  • Primary 4 to 6: $350

Edusave Scholarship

Students who are within the top 10% of their school’s level and course in terms of academic performance, and have demonstrated good conduct.

Award amount:

  • Primary 5 to 6: $350

Edusave Award for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service (EAGLES)

Up to 5% of Primary 1 to 3 students from each school who have demonstrated good conduct, and 21st Century Competencies1 in a consistent and exemplary manner.

1These competencies are in the outer ring of the Framework for 21st Century Competencies and Student Outcomes (21CC Framework). They are Critical, Adaptive and Inventive Thinking; Communication, Collaboration and Information Skills; Civic, Global and Cross-Cultural Literacy. Find out more about the 21CC Framework.

Up to 15% of Primary 4 to 6 students from each school who have demonstrated good conduct, and one or more of the following: (i) leadership qualities, (ii) service to community and schools, (iii) excellence in non-academic activities or (iv) 21st Century Competencies in a consistent and exemplary manner.

Award amount:

  • Primary 1 to 3: $200
  • Primary 4 to 6: $250

Edusave Merit Bursary (EMB)

Primary 1 and 2

Students who have consistently demonstrated positive learning dispositions in the course of the year, have demonstrated good conduct and whose monthly household income does not exceed $7500 (or per capita income does not exceed $1,875).

Other levels

Students who are within the top 25% of their school’s level and course in terms of academic performance, have demonstrated good conduct and whose monthly household income does not exceed $7500 (or per capita income does not exceed $1,875).

Award amount:

  • Primary 1 to 3: $200
  • Primary 4 to 6: $250

Edusave Good Progress Award (GPA)

Primary 2 and Primary 3

Students who do not qualify for Edusave Merit Bursary, but showed the greatest improvement in learning disposition in the course of the year and have demonstrated good conduct.

Other levels

Students who are within the top 10% of their school’s level and course in terms of improvement in academic performance and have demonstrated good conduct.

Award amount:

  • Primary 2 to 3: $100
  • Primary 4 to 6: $150
Secondary and specialised schools

Previously, secondary students' eligibility for the Edusave Scholarship (ES), Edusave Merit Bursary (EMB) and Good Progress Award (GPA) was determined by students' ranks within their level and stream ([i.e. Express, Normal (Academic), and Normal (Technical)].

With the removal of streams under Full Subject-Based Banding, the eligibility of students from the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort for the aforementioned awards will be determined based on their overall performance across different subjects, taking into account their performance in individual subjects relative to their peers taking the subject at the same subject level.

Edusave Character Award

Up to 2% of students in each school who have demonstrated exemplary character and outstanding personal qualities through their behaviour and actions.

Award amount:

  • Secondary or specialised school: $500

Edusave Skills Award

Up to 5% of students in the penultimate year and 15% of students in the graduating cohort from each course who have demonstrated excellent professional and soft skills throughout their course of study, and good conduct.

Award amount:

  • Specialised school, Crest Secondary School, Spectra Secondary School: $500

Edusave Scholarship for government, government-aided and specialised schools

Students who are within the top 10% of their school’s level and course in terms of academic performance, and have demonstrated good conduct.

Award amount:

  • Secondary or specialised school: $500
Find out about Edusave scholarships for Independent Schools (ESIS).

Edusave Award for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service (EAGLES)

Up to 15% of students from each secondary school1 who have demonstrated good conduct, and one or more of the following: (i) leadership qualities, (ii) service to community and schools, (iii) excellence in non-academic activities or, (iv) 21st Century Competencies2 in a consistent and exemplary manner.

1EAGLES in 21CC will not be extended to Crest Secondary School, Spectra Secondary School and Specialised Schools as the enhancements to the Edusave Skills Award (ESA) in these schools will recognise similar competencies.

2 These competencies are in the outer ring of the Framework for 21st Century Competencies and Student Outcomes (21CC Framework). They are Critical, Adaptive and Inventive Thinking; Communication, Collaboration and Information Skills; Civic, Global and Cross-Cultural Literacy. Find out more about the 21CC Framework.

Up to 10% of students from each specialised school, Crest Secondary and Spectra Secondary School who have demonstrated good conduct, and one or more of the following: (i) leadership qualities, (ii) service to community and schools or (iii) excellence in non-academic activities.

Award amount:

  • Secondary school: $350
  • Specialised school, Crest Secondary School, Spectra Secondary School:$500

Edusave Merit Bursary (EMB)

Students who are within the top 25% of their school’s level and course in terms of academic performance, have demonstrated good conduct and whose monthly household income does not exceed $7500 (or per capita income does not exceed $1,875).

Award amount:

  • Secondary school: $350
  • Specialised school: $500

Edusave Good Progress Award (GPA)

Students who are within the top 10% of their school’s level and course in terms of improvement in academic performance and have demonstrated good conduct.

Award amount:

  • Secondary school: $200
  • Specialised school: $400
Special education schools

Edusave Achievement Award

Students in special education schools who meet the school-based criteria for the award.

The award amount varies across schools. Check with your child's school for details such as how your child would receive the award monies.

Junior colleges and Millennia Institute

Edusave Character Award

Up to 2% of students in each school who have demonstrated exemplary character and outstanding personal qualities through their behaviour and actions.

Award amount:

  • Junior college or Millennia Institute: $500

Edusave Award for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service (EAGLES)

Up to 15% of students from each school who have demonstrated good conduct, and one or more of the following: (i) leadership qualities, (ii) service to community and schools, (iii) excellence in non-academic activities or (iv) 21st Century Competencies1 in a consistent and exemplary manner.

1These competencies are in the outer ring of the Framework for 21st Century Competencies and Student Outcomes (21CC Framework). They are Critical, Adaptive and Inventive Thinking; Communication, Collaboration and Information Skills; Civic, Global and Cross-Cultural Literacy. Find out more about the 21CC Framework.

Award amount:

  • Junior College or Millennia Institute: $400

Edusave Merit Bursary (EMB)

Students who are within the top 25% of their school’s level and course in terms of academic performance, have demonstrated good conduct and whose monthly household income does not exceed $7,500 (or per capita income does not exceed $1,875).

Award amount:

  • Junior college or Millennia Institute: $400

Edusave Good Progress Award (GPA)

Students who are within the top 10% of their school’s level and course in terms of improvement in academic performance and have demonstrated good conduct.

Award amount:

  • Junior college or Millennia Institute: $250
ITE and polytechnics

Edusave Character Award

Up to 2% of students from ITE who have demonstrated exemplary character and outstanding personal qualities through their behaviour and actions.

  • ITE: $500

Edusave Skills Award

Up to 5% of students in the penultimate year and 15% of students in the graduating cohort from each course who have demonstrated excellent professional and LifeSkills1 throughout their course of study, and good conduct.

Award amount:

  • ITE or polytechnic: $500

1 ITE and polytechnics aim to help students develop a set of 10 LifeSkills competencies building on the 21st Century Competencies in school. These include: Innovation, Curiosity and Independent Learning, Critical Thinking, Personal Values and Professional Ethics, Self-Awareness and Mental Resilience, Personal Effectiveness, Interpersonal and Collaboration Skills, Communication and Engagement Skills, Global Perspectives, and Responsibility to the Community, Nation and the World; role as a Global Citizen.

Edusave Award for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service (EAGLES)

Up to 10% of students from ITE who have demonstrated good conduct, and one or more of the following: (i) leadership qualities, (ii) service to community and schools or (iii) excellence in non-academic activities.

Award amount:

  • ITE: $500

Edusave Merit Bursary (EMB)

Students who are within the top 25% of their institution’s level and course in terms of academic performance, have demonstrated good conduct and whose monthly household income does not exceed $7,500 (or per capita income does not exceed $1,875).

Award amount:

  • ITE or polytechnic: $500

Edusave Good Progress Award (GPA)

Students who are within the top 10% of their institution’s level and course in terms of improvement in academic performance and have demonstrated good conduct.

Award amount:

  • ITE or polytechnic: $400
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