Hi guys! I'm new to this forum and I have some unanswered
question about studying abroad and scholarships and I believe the
answers can be found by fellow Singaporeans here.. Okay I would
like to study abroad in Japan... But I don't know about
scholarships, how to obtain and apply for it, what the
requirements are, and will I have to go through NS first?
If I have to go through NS then I probably might only go to Japan
to work there but that'll be later... I don't know why but I like
Japan for some reason.. So yeah I need advising...
go to brightspark scholarship portals. (go google brightsparks
if you dunoe wad is it)
most of the scholarship boards requires A levels. you can apply
now for early cycle with ur prelims result, or wait till A levels
result is release. usually the regular cycle deadline ends 2 weeks
after the release of result.
as for the requirements, the general guideline is that you must
have around 3 H2 A grades. or at least a AAB. GP to be B and above.
and usually they would expect A for PW and MTL.
after meeting the academic requirement, you need to have a good
portfolio. you need to display "leadership qualities and
outstanding achievements" in school, which means being at least an
exco member in your CCA, and you need to have some achievements.
e.g. win something in a contest, competition while representing
your school.
if you meet the above 2 criteria for academic and non-academic
achievements, you will be shortlisted for an interview with the
respective organisation you applied a scholarship with. everything
will then depend on your performance at the interview.