AGENCY

  • Public Service Commission

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must:
  • Be a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident who is willing to take up Singapore Citizenship
  • Have strong leadership qualities and potential
  • Have good academic and Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) record
  • Have GCE A Levels, polytechnic diploma with merit or equivalent qualifications e.g. International Baccalaureate or high school diploma, or be undertaking undergraduate studies with at least one semester of university results and not be in the final year of undergraduate study
  • Pursue a law course
  • Possess a strong desire to pursue a career in the Legal Service

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS

Scholarship Type : Undergraduate (Mid-Term)

Course Category : Law

Course of Study : International Law, International Law and Global Security, Law Read more

Country of Study : United Kingdom, Singapore, United States


Details:

The Public Service Commission (PSC) Scholarship (Legal Service) (Mid-Term) is awarded to outstanding young men and women who have a clear interest in a career in the Legal Service.

The scholarship is tenable for undergraduate law studies at both overseas and local universities.

To prepare scholarship holders for a career in the Legal Service, there are a series of developmental programmes during their years of undergraduate study, including internship opportunities. Scholarship holders will also have the option of pursuing a fully-sponsored Master’s degree, if they fulfil the requirements.

Career Progression: 

Upon graduation, scholarship holders will embark on a career in the Singapore Legal Service. They will participate in the administration of justice and be in a position to advance the rule of law in Singapore. The Public Service Leadership Programme (PSLP) is not applicable to them.

VALUE OF AWARD

  • Tuition fees and other approved charges (Tuition and compulsory fees incurred before the award will be back-paid)
  • Maintenance and other allowances
  • Return airfare (if applicable)
  • Sponsorship of PSC development programmes, approved student exchange programmes, summer programmes and CCAs
  • Sponsorship of Master’s degree (if requirements are met)

QUALIFICATION

Bachelor’s Degree

BOND PERIOD

For undergraduate study in English-speaking countries: 6 years
For undergraduate study in non-English speaking countries: 5 years
For undergraduate study in Singapore: 4 years