Republic Polytechnic (RP) provides students with bursaries to help with education and/or living expenses. Apart from government-funded bursaries, RP, together with our philanthropic partners, offers a host of other bursaries.
The bursaries RP offers fall under two broad categories, namely:
- Government Funded
- Private Donors
General Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time Diploma students
- Singapore Citizen
- For Government-Funded Bursary: Gross Monthly Household Per Capita Income (PCI) ≤ $2,500 or Gross Monthly Household Income (GHI) ≤ $10,000
- For Diploma Foundation Programme Bursary: PCI ≤ $750 or GHI ≤ $3,000
- Not a recipient of a full scholarship that covers tuition fees and provides an annual or monthly living allowance
Income Criteria
Government Funded Bursary |
Income Range |
Quantum Per Academic Year |
Diploma Foundation Programme Bursary (DFPB)
Higher Education Community Bursary Tier 1 (HECB Tier 1)
|
$0 ≤ PCI ≤ $750
or
$0 ≤ GHI ≤ $3,000 |
$1,300 (For PFP students awarded DFPB)
$2,950
|
Higher Education Community Bursary Tier 2 (HECB Tier 2) |
$751 ≤ PCI ≤ $1,100
or
$3,001 ≤ GHI ≤ $4,400 |
$2,600 |
Higher Education Bursary Tier 1 (HEB Tier 1) |
$1,101 ≤ PCI ≤ $1,875 or
$4,401 ≤ GHI ≤ $7,500 |
$2,000 |
Higher Education Bursary Tier 2 (HEB Tier 2) |
$1,876 ≤ PCI ≤ $2,500
or
$7,501 ≤ GHI ≤ $10,000 |
$900 |
Assessment of Eligibility for Bursary
-
The Household Means Eligibility System (HOMES) is used to assess an applicant's family income for bursary application.
- Consent is required by HOMES for the extraction of income and household information from various government sources (e.g. CPF, IRAS, ICA etc.) for income assessment.
- HOMES Ops officer will contact an applicant if there are changes in the applicant's household structure and/or employment of family members.
Note:
- For private bursaries, there may be other eligibility criteria specified by the sponsor.
- Students who receive Mendaki Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy (TTFS) are eligible to apply for government-funded bursary.
Advisory on Bursary Application for Newly Enrolled Students (Full-Time Diploma and PFP Students) (Important)
To access Financial Assistance, Scholarship System (FAST) for bursary application, new students are required to complete Step 1 to Step 3.
Complete Step 4 for laptop configuration for access to RP intranet, RP LEO and RP OASIS systems.
Step 1: Download RP Connect app.
Step 2: Acknowledge IT Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). Students are required to do this step to activate their accounts.
Step 3: Reset Password.
Step 4: Laptop Configuration.
For Guide on Onboarding and Self-Configuration (Guide A): click here
- Perform the configuration when you receive an email from Help-IT@rp.edu.sg with the following subject "Preparation of laptop use in RP".
- For IT related queries, email Help-IT@rp.edu.sg or call 66971500 (Daily: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm).
To calculate your household income and determine the government bursary that you may qualify for, you can chat with our Financial Assistance Eligibility Chatbot below.