Education Options at a glance

Further Education for Registered Nurses

Degree in Nursing (Post registration)




Education Options at a glance

To become	You need to study for	At	Minimum entry requirement
Enrolled Nurse	Nitec in Nursing	Institute of Technical Education, College East	'N' Levels
Registered Nurse	Diploma in Nursing/Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing)	School of Health Sciences,Nanyang Polytechnic	'O' Levels
		Parkway College of Nursing and Allied Health
		School of Health Sciences, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
	Accelerated Diploma in  Nursing	School of Health Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic	Diploma/Degree graduates(with working experience)
	Degree in  Nursing	National University of Singapore	'A' Levels
		Overseas full-time Degree courses

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Further Education for Registered Nurses

Advanced Diploma / Higher Diploma	School of Health Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic	Registered Nurse
Degree in Nursing (Post Registration)	Local part-time degree courses	Registered Nurse
	Overseas full-time degree courses
Master of Nursing	National University of Singapore	Registered Nurse with Advanced Diploma and Degree
	Other overseas universities

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Degree in Nursing (Post registration)
There are a number of overseas universities offering Bachelor of Nursing (Post-registration) degrees in Singapore. The Singapore Nursing Board accredits nursing courses to ensure that they meet the minimum standards required for our local setting. So far, the Singapore Nursing Board has accredited the Bachelor of Nursing (Post-registration) courses conducted by the following institutions:

- University of Sydney with Singapore Institute of Management

- Griffith University and Human Capital Educational Group

- La Trobe University with Singapore Nurses Association

- Curtin University of Technology with CSM Academy

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SCHOLARSHIP GUIDE

Scholarships for Registered Nurses

Organisation	Ministry of Health
Title of scholarship	MOH Health Science Scholarship
Course/ Disciplines	Diagnostic Radiography, Dietetics, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Prosthetics/ Orthotics, Radiation Therapy, Speech Therapy
Universities/ Institutions	Overseas Universities with relevant programmes, e.g. UK, Australian universities
Value	Full scholarship allowance, return airfare, tuition fees, compulsory fees, maintenance allowance, warm clothing allowance, baggage and clinical placement allowances
Requirements	Citizenship requirements Singapore Citizen or Singapore PR Academic requirements GCE A level science students with good GCE O and A level results. No H3 paper required. Top Polytechnic graduates in the relevant disciplines. Other requirements Possess good co-curricular (CCA) record.
Bond Period	6 years to be served out in restructured hospitals / institutions
Application Mode	Apply through PSC

Organisation	National Healthcare Group & SingHealth
Title of scholarship	NUS Local Nursing Degree Scholarship/Sponsorship
Universities/ Institutions	National University of Singapore
Value	Monthly Allowance and Tuition Fees
Requirements	Citizenship requirements Singapore Citizen or Singapore PR Academic requirements GCE A level science students with good GCE O and A level results. No S paper required. Possess good co-curricular (CCA) record. Successful applicants for the scholarship will be required to meet the minimum admission criteria of National University of Singapore and maintain a minimum grade average throughout the course
Bond Period	3 years (4 years for Honours) to be served out in hospitals/ institutions
Application Mode	Apply directly to National Healthcare Group or SingHealth

Organisation	National Healthcare Group & SingHealth
Title of scholarship	Allied Health & Nursing Scholarship
Course/ Disciplines	Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Radiation Therapy, Diagnostic Radiography
Universities/ Institutions	1st 3 years in Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP). Final year in University of Sydney (Allied Health courses) or La Trobe University (Nursing course)
Value	Allowance for the 1st 3 years are $900, $950 and $1000 respectively. Full scholarship allowance, return airfare, tuition fees, compulsory fees, main-tenance allowance, warm clothing allowance, baggage and clinical placement allowances
Requirements	Citizenship requirements Singapore Citizen or Singapore PR Academic requirements GCE A level science students with good GCE O and A level results. No S paper required. Other requirements Possess good co-curricular (CCA) record
Bond Period	4 years to be served out in hospitals/ institutions in the 2 clusters
Application Mode	Apply directly to National Healthcare Group or SingHealth

Organisation	National Healthcare Group, SingHealth, Community Hospitals, Private Hospitals
Title of scholarship	Nursing Bursary
Course/ Disciplines	Registered Nurse
Universities/ Institutions	NYP
Value	For those with GCE O Level, a monthly allowance of $850 in the 1st year, $900 in the 2nd year, and $950 in the 3rd year. For those with GCE A Level, a monthly allowance of $900, $950 and $1000 in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year respectively.
Requirements	Good GCE O or A level results
Bond Period	3 years to be served out in hospitals/ institutions in the 2 clusters
Application Mode	Apply directly to the hospitals or institutions in National Healthcare Group, SingHealth, community and private hospitals

Scholarships for Enrolled Nurses

Organisation	National Healthcare Group, SingHealth, Community Hospitals, Private Hospitals
Title of scholarship	Nursing Bursary
Course/ Disciplines	Enrolled Nurse
Universities/ Institutions	Institute of Technical Education (ITE)
Value	For those with GCE N Level, monthly allowance of $670 in the 1st year, and $700 in the 2nd year. For those with GCE O level, monthly allowance of $700 in the 1st year, and $730 in the 2nd year.
Requirements	Good GCE N or O level results
Bond Period	2 years to be served with sponsoring hospitals/ institutions
Application Mode	Apply directly to the hospitals or institutions in National Healthcare Group, SingHealth, community and private hospitals

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