Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy (TTFS)

The Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy (TTFS) Scheme,  introduced in 1991, is an education subsidy for Malay students that covers their tuition fees at local government tertiary institutions. TTFS was established through an annual government grant to MENDAKI.

Since 1 January 2011, students with Malay / Indonesian Extract as their first component race of a double-barrelled race (i.e., Malay-Indian or Malay-Chinese) are also eligible for the scheme.

Application period

Eligibility criteria

To qualify for the TTFS Scheme, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:

1. Singapore Citizen, or Singapore Permanent Resident with at least one parent who is a Singapore Citizen
2. Student’s race or the first component of a double-barrelled race is Malay / Indonesian Extract, including: Acehnese, Ambonese, Banjarese, Batak, Boyanese, Bugis, Butonese, Dayak, Dusun, Iban, Indonesian, Javanese, Kadazan, Kelabit, Makasarese, Melanau, Minangkabau, Murut, Sumatran and Sundanese.
3. Monthly household per capita income (PCI) does not exceed $2,000
4. Student is receiving the MOE Tuition Grant
5. Student is pursuing their first full-time diploma or degree at a local government tertiary institution:
   1. Diploma Level:
      1. Building Construction Authority Academy(Diploma courses only)
      2. ITE (Technical Diploma / Technical Engineering Diploma only)
      3. Polytechnics: Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic
      4. LASALLE College of the Arts(LASALLE) and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts(NAFA) (selected courses eligible for MOE Tuition Grant only)
   2. Degree Level:
      1. Universities: Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore Management University, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore University of Technology & Design
      2. LASALLE and NAFA (selected courses eligible for MOE Tuition Grant only)

Note: LASALLE and NAFA are constituent colleges of the University of the Arts Singapore.

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