Advisory for 2024 Newly Enrolled Students (Important)
To access Financial Assistance, Scholarship System (FAST) for Bursary application, new students are required to complete Step 1 to 3. Complete step 4 for laptop configuration for access to RP intranet, RP LEO and RP SA.
Step 1: Download SNApp
Step 2: Acknowledge IT Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Step 3: Reset Password
Step 4: Laptop Configuration
For Guide on Self-Configuration and Onboarding (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 for use in RP".
- For IT related queries:
AY2024 RP Laptop Assistance
Newly enrolled students will be advised at a later date, via RP email, on the application procedures for laptop assistance, if assessed to be eligible for the scheme.
The RP Laptop Assistance provides a one-time subsidy of up to $1,000 per candidature to eligible Singapore Citizen students for their laptop purchase. This is a reimbursement scheme. Students should purchase a laptop model that meets the minimum technical specifications of their diplomas but avoid extravagance.
Application Period |
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May 2024 - Dec 2024
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Application Process
- Students are required to first apply for government-funded bursary, in order for RP to assess the student's eligibility for the laptop assistance.
- After the bursary application has been processed, eligible Year 1/PFP students will receive an email for their laptop assistance within 1 month of the outcome of their bursary application.
- Eligible Year 1/DFP students will be provided a link to apply for laptop assistance and upload their purchase receipt.
Note: Students may purchase a laptop before receiving the outcome of their bursary application, but are reminded that eligibility for laptop assistance is based on the income assessment from their bursary application.
Eligibility Criteria
- First year or PFP students*
- Student must be awarded HECB Tier 1/Tier 2 or DFP Bursary* of the current academic year before applying for the laptop assistance scheme
- Singaporean full-time (Diploma or PFP) student subsidised under MOE Tuition Grant
- Not a previous recipient of RP laptop assistance
Income Criteria | Reimbursement Amount |
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Gross Per Capita Income (PCI) ≤ $1,100 or Gross Household Income (GHI) ≤ $4,400
Income corresponding to one of these bursary tiers: - Higher Education Community Bursary Tier 1 (HECB Tier 1) - Higher Education Community Bursary Tier 2 (HECB Tier 2) - Diploma Foundation Programme Bursary (DFPB)* | Up to $1,000 |
NOTE: *PFP students who are not recipients of DFP Bursary, but have applied for bursary and are assessed by HOMES to have a GHI of $4,400 and below OR PCI of $1,100 or below, will be eligible for laptop assistance.