The annual fees for full-time general degree students at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) will be lowered from around $8,000 to $7,500.
University students will be able to get bursaries of up to 75 per cent of their degree fees, up from 50 per cent.
The bursary coverage for polytechnic diploma students will also be raised to up to 95 per cent, from 80 per cent.
The enhancements will also cover diploma and degree students at the Institute of Technical Education, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and Lasalle College of the Arts.
Fee and bursary adjustments will apply to existing and new students from the next academic year.
PM Lee said that to maintain Singapore as an open meritocracy, students from less privileged backgrounds must be confident of getting financial aid to help see them through their education and then not be jobless, with too much free time to go and riot
University students will be able to get bursaries of up to 75 per cent of their degree fees, up from 50 per cent.
The bursary coverage for polytechnic diploma students will also be raised to up to 95 per cent, from 80 per cent.
The enhancements will also cover diploma and degree students at the Institute of Technical Education, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and Lasalle College of the Arts.
Fee and bursary adjustments will apply to existing and new students from the next academic year.
PM Lee said that to maintain Singapore as an open meritocracy, students from less privileged backgrounds must be confident of getting financial aid to help see them through their education and then not be jobless, with too much free time to go and riot