Pre-Employment Grant (PEG)
About the PEG:
The PEG has been designed as a financial incentive recruitment scheme to attract more Singaporean students studying Medicine overseas to return to Singapore for work after they graduate.
The grant will be offered mid-course and cover up to 60% of the remaining years of tuition fees, capped at $50,000 per year up to a maximum grant of $150,000.
Singaporean students studying in an overseas medical school recognised by the Singapore Medical Council will be eligible to apply.
The selection will be based on merit. Students should possess good grades in their medical studies, especially in their clinical training years. Students are also required to undergo an oral interview with Senior Clinicians from the restructured hospitals and MOH Holdings.
Recipients of the grant will be required to serve in the hospital clusters for a minimum period.
Medicine:
Students receiving a one-year grant will serve in the hospital clusters for three years, while those receiving a two-year and three-year grant will serve for four years. The service period will include the one-year Housemanship which is served locally.
Application requirements:
PDF copies of the following documents are required for the application:
Applicants must be:
Applicants are required to appoint 2 Sureties. The nominees will need to fulfil the following criteria in order to qualify as a Surety:
The selection will be made, based on a set of criteria that includes, among other factors, the applicant's grades. All applicants are required to attend an oral interview. For the United Kingdom and Ireland, applications will open for 4 weeks starting in July. Interviews will be conducted in September.
Information regarding 2020 Medicine applications will be published in June 2020. For the latest information please click here.
For more information please contact: [email protected].
The PEG has been designed as a financial incentive recruitment scheme to attract more Singaporean students studying Medicine overseas to return to Singapore for work after they graduate.
The grant will be offered mid-course and cover up to 60% of the remaining years of tuition fees, capped at $50,000 per year up to a maximum grant of $150,000.
Singaporean students studying in an overseas medical school recognised by the Singapore Medical Council will be eligible to apply.
The selection will be based on merit. Students should possess good grades in their medical studies, especially in their clinical training years. Students are also required to undergo an oral interview with Senior Clinicians from the restructured hospitals and MOH Holdings.
Recipients of the grant will be required to serve in the hospital clusters for a minimum period.
Medicine:
Students receiving a one-year grant will serve in the hospital clusters for three years, while those receiving a two-year and three-year grant will serve for four years. The service period will include the one-year Housemanship which is served locally.
Application requirements:
PDF copies of the following documents are required for the application:
- 'A' Level / IB Certificate (or equivalent)
- University Transcripts (for applicants on graduate entry course)
- BDS / MBBS results up to the most recent year of study
- Copy of NRIC or passport
- Passport sized photograph not more than 2MB
Applicants must be:
- 4 year programme: Students going onto 3rd or 4th year
- 5 year programme: Students going onto 4th or 5th year
- 6 year programme: Students going onto 4th, 5th or 6th year
Applicants are required to appoint 2 Sureties. The nominees will need to fulfil the following criteria in order to qualify as a Surety:
- Singapore citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident;
- Above 21 years old and below 65 years of age;
- Gainfully employed and not a bankrupt;
- Not been a party to another existing Scholarship / Bursary / Study Loan Agreement; and is residing permanently in Singapore
The selection will be made, based on a set of criteria that includes, among other factors, the applicant's grades. All applicants are required to attend an oral interview. For the United Kingdom and Ireland, applications will open for 4 weeks starting in July. Interviews will be conducted in September.
Information regarding 2020 Medicine applications will be published in June 2020. For the latest information please click here.
For more information please contact: [email protected].