Eligible junior officers can look forward to be given sponsorship opportunities to pursue full-time undergraduate degree studies locally or abroad after a minimum of 5 years in service if they have been assessed to perform well and possess potential to assume responsibilities at the Senior Officer level.
Upon successful completion of the degree programme, officers will be emplaced on the Senior Officer scheme of service.
Please see list of Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQs) below for more information on the programme.
1. Qn: What is this New Full-Time Degree Sponsorship Programme all about?
Ans: The New Full-Time Degree Sponsorship Programme is a degree sponsorship programme which provides sponsorship to good performing HUS/ICA Junior Officers to pursue their full-time undergraduate studies locally or abroad.
2. Qn: What are the benefits of the New Full-Time Degree Sponsorship Programme?
Ans: Some of the benefits, not restricted to those below, are as follows:-
- Be allowed to pursue their degree studies on a full-time basis;
- Be able to draw half salary whilst studying;
- Be able to choose to study in the universities locally or overseas;
- Be given full sponsorship to study in NUS, NTU, SMU or SIM OR
- Be given up to S$25,000 in total course fees for overseas pursuits; and
- Be emplaced on the senior officer scheme of service upon successful completion of degree studies.
3. Qn: Which universities can I enrol in as part of the New Full-Time Degree Sponsorship Programme?
Ans: Officers may enrol in any of the following:-
- National University of Singapore (NUS)
- National Technological University (NTU)
- Singapore Management University (SMU)
- Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)
- Approved courses at overseas universities
4. Qn: What courses can I read in the university?
Ans: Officers may pursue a bachelor degree in any discipline, except architecture, medicine and dentistry, in NUS, NTU and SMU. For SIM and approved overseas universities, the courses of study must be relevant to the Home Team Departments.