Bursary

Dear Students

• Student who meets the eligible criteria may apply for bursary and receive ONE bursary in each academic year of study.

• TO NOTE (IMPORTANT) : ITE will be onboarding HOMES (Household Means Eligibility System) from 1 Apr 2026. With this implementation, students will no longer need to submit income documents during the bursary application process. Instead, applications will be automatically means-tested under HOMES to determine eligibility for the appropriate bursary type and amount. HOMES retrieves household income information from government data sources (e.g. CPFB, IRAS, ICA) and applies an algorithm to determine the most appropriate income source. No further documents will be required. There will be no manual computation by ITE. 

• Past applications for 2026 will be processed as usual until 13 March 2026. Applications that are still pending document submission after this date will be automatically included and processed under HOMES from 13 March 2026 onwards under phase 2. 

• Please note that you DO NOT need to resubmit the bursary application. If you were awarded a bursary in the 1st year of study, you will be auto-awarded the bursary in the 2nd/3rd year of the same course of study, except for Diploma students. Please note the the award quantum will be subjected to annual income review under HOMES.

• Please refer to the information below on criteria and application procedures, or SOS at this Site on how to solve commonly faced issue when applying for bursary.

DEADLINE

• Students may apply for bursary via Student Portal between 1 Apr 2026 and 29 May 2026 for Phase 2 bursary processing.

Student Login > iStudent > Student Centre > Student Homepage > Financial Assistance > Apply for Financial Assistance > Bursary/Financial Assistance > Next

• If you applied bursary by 29 May, you can check the award status in end-Jul via 

Student > Student Centre > Student Homepage > Financial Assistance > View FAS Award Summary

• Bursary will be credited to your PayNow/GIRO account between end Jul and mid Aug 2025.

• You should register your NRIC to your PayNow account if you have not done so.

• If you missed the deadline in phase 1 and 2, you may still proceed to submit your bursary application via Student Portal and will be processed under HOMES system. No self declaration and further documents are required. Your application will be processed under Phase 3 processing in 2026.

APPLY AT STUDENT PORTAL

CRITERIA

1. Singapore Citizen (SC) student in a full-time ITE course

2. Students must not be on sponsorship or full scholarship

3. Gross Monthly Household Income (GHI) ≤  $12,000 or Gross Monthly Household Per Capita Income (PCI) ≤  $3,000

VERIFICATION OF APPLICATION

• Applications will be automatically means-tested under HOMES to determine eligibility for the appropriate bursary type and amount. HOMES retrieves household income information from government data sources (e.g. CPFB, IRAS, ICA) and applies an algorithm to determine the most appropriate income source. No further documents will be required since there will be no manual computation by ITE. 

• Staff will contact the student in the event that clarifications are required. Please ensure the contact number(s) and email address(es) at ITE Student Portal are up-to-date.

Application with Other Income Sources

• Applicants are required to provide details of all family members living in the same household, including their main income and any additional income sources. 

• You are required to upload one supporting income document for each of the working family member. For those with additional income sources, relevant documents reflecting these earnings must also be provided. The accepted document in PDF/JPEG formats are:

• Latest Income Tax Assessment Statement

• CPF Statement of recent 12 months (You may refer to this link on how to retrieve CPF statement).

• Payslips (past 12 months)

• Other supporting documents showing additional income (past 12 months)

• Staff will contact the student in the event that information/document provided is not sufficient. Please ensure the contact number(s) and email address(es) at ITE Student Portal are up-to-date.

BURSARY AWARDED BASED ON INCOME TIER

The Ministry of Education (MOE) has revised the income eligibility criteria and also increased the quanta of government bursaries for full-time ITE students from AY2026.

You will receive a bursary (through PayNow  registered to NRIC number) based on your family's Gross Monthly Household Income (GHI) or Gross Monthly Household Per Capita Income (PCI) based on the lower tier.

• Tier 1: For GHI ≤ $4,000 or PCI ≤ $1,000, student will receive the Higher Education Community Bursary (HECB) of $1,850

• Tier 2: For $4,000< GHI ≤ $5,500 or $1,000 < PCI ≤ $1,375, student will receive the Higher Education Community Bursary (HECB) of $1,400

• Tier 3: For $5,500 < GHI ≤ $9,000 or $1,375 < PCI ≤ $2,250, student will receive the Higher Education Bursary (HEB) of $700

• Tier 4: For $9,000 < GHI ≤ $12,000 or $2,250 < PCI ≤ $3,000, student will receive the Higher Education Bursary (HEB) of $490

Please note that above revised income criteria and bursary quantum is only applicable for NEW application in AY 2026. For existing students who have received bursary in AY2025, you will receive the same bursary type and amount as per last year.