MOE Teaching Award

Ministry of Education Teaching Award (MOE TA) recipients can look forward to a fulfilling career in the Education Service. They will be given opportunities for higher responsibilities according to their abilities. The full time undergraduate studies will be tenable at a local university.

Eligibility

Applicants must come from 1 of the categories below:

• ‘A’ Level or Polytechnic Diploma Holders;
  • Good ‘A’ level/Polytechnic results or equivalent (e.g. International Baccalaureate);
  • ‘A’ Level candidates should offer at least 10 academic units
  • Qualify for entry into a local university; and
  • Good Co-Curricular Activities record.
• Year 1 or Year 2 undergraduates currently pursuing Arts/Social Science or Science courses in the local universities;
  • Preferably reading teaching subjects in the university, although non-teaching subjects¹ may be considered
  • Good university results; and
  • Good Co-Curricular Activities record.
• Year 3 undergraduates pursuing Arts / Social Science or Science courses in the local universities;
  • Good university results;
  • Good Co-Curricular Activities record;
  • Preferably those who qualify for the Honours Programme in AY 2012 / 2013; and
  • Reading teaching subjects in the university, although non-teaching subjects¹ may be considered
• Honours undergraduates or Masters students pursuing Arts / Social Sciences, Science or Engineering in the local universities;
  • Graduating with Honours or Masters in 2012; and
  • Preferably have read a teaching subject during the undergraduate course or have pursued an Engineering undergraduate course. The course pursued in the Honours or Masters Programme can be in a non-teaching subject.

Teaching Subjects

MOE Teaching Award recipients will be trained to teach 2 subjects (i.e. subjects in the curriculum of a secondary school / junior college) at NIE. The subjects include:

• Languages: English and Mother Tongue
• Humanities: Geography, History, Literature
• Arts: Fine Art, Music
• Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics
• Social Sciences: Psychology², Economics
• Mathematics

Value of Award

For GCE ‘A’ Level / Polytechnic Diploma Holders, Year 1 or Year 2 undergraduates

• Tuition fees and other approved charges
• Annual maintenance allowance of S$6,300 (inclusive of book allowance)
• Sponsorship for approved student exchange programme (if requirements are met)
• 50% Sponsorship of approved CCA activities, up to a maximum of 2 reimbursements, capped at S$500

Year 3 undergraduates (for those proceeding for Honours)

• Tuition fees and other approved charges
• Annual maintenance allowance of S$6,300 (inclusive of book allowance) for the Honours year (if the Honours course pursued is in a teaching subject)
• 50% Sponsorship of approved CCA activities, up to a maximum of 2 reimbursements, capped at S$500 (if the Honours course pursued is in a teaching subject)
• S$6,000 paid in 2 tranches (if the undergraduate is proceeding for his/her Honours year of study in the following semester at the point of award)

Honours undergraduates / Masters graduates

• S$6,000 paid in 2 tranches

Length of Bond

Recipients of the MOE Teaching Award are required to serve a 4 year bond, regardless of award category.

Teaching Award Application

Application Period

MOE Teaching Award applications for all current Year 1 to Year 4 undergraduates, Master’s Student and Polytechnic diploma holders and ‘A’ level graduates are now open. All applications must reach MOE by 2 March 2012.

Students who took their GCE ‘A’ level examinations in November 2011 are also welcome to apply for the Teaching Award. For students who took their GCE ‘A’ level examinations in November 2011 the closing date of application will be 10 days after the release of the A level result.

Teaching Award Application Procedures

• Application for ‘A’ level graduates, polytechnic diploma holders, Year 1 and 2 undergraduates (379kb .doc)
• Application for Year 3, undergraduates proceeding for Honours in AY 2012/2013, Honours and Master’s student graduating in 2012

Footnotes:

1. This includes subjects such as Psychology, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Theatre Studies, Communications and New Media, Communication Studies, European Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Business Administration with Accountancy Specialisation and Accountancy. ↩
2. Psychology undergraduates will be assigned primary specialisation training in NIE. ↩