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MINDEF/SAF Scholarships

A MINDEF/SAF Scholarship offers a world-class education and paves the way for leadership roles in MINDEF and the SAF. Choose from options such as The SAF Scholarship, SAF Merit Scholarship, SAF Engineering Scholarship, Defence Merit Scholarship and more.

Last updated 29 August 2025

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SAF Young Leaders Award
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Scholarships

Ready to serve with purpose and make an impact? Explore the range of scholarships below, where you’ll also find application details and FAQs for each:

The SAF Scholarship

Lead our people. Secure our future.

PSC Scholarship (Engineering) - Defence & Security

Lead defence innovations, deepen your expertise.

SAF Merit Scholarship

Develop your expertise. Fulfil your aspiration.

SAF Engineering Scholarship

Innovate with technology. Engineer our future.

Defence Merit Scholarship

Strategise our defence. Shape our future.

SAF Young Leaders Award

The SAF Young Leaders Award recognises outstanding students with strong leadership potential. It offers early exposure to MINDEF/SAF through programmes, scholarship talks and engagement activities.

SAF Young Leaders Award

Find out more and apply here.

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Brochures & Infographics

Two MINDEF/SAF Scholarship brochures with uniformed military personnel depicted on cover.

Uniformed Scholarship [PDF, 3.4 MB]

Brochure

Two MINDEF/SAF Scholarships flyers; people, charts, and text: Transcend Limits Transform Defence.

Non-uniformed Scholarship [PDF, 8.2 MB]

Brochure

Informational graphic about SAF Military Scholarship application process, with illustrated timeline.

Application process for a Military Scholarship [PDF, 1.6 MB]

Infographic

Informational graphic about SAF Military Scholarship application process, with illustrated timeline.

Application process for a Non-Military Scholarship [PDF, 1.7 MB]

Infographic

Contact MINDEF Scholarship Centre

Talk to us to find out more about our range of premier MINDEF/SAF scholarships and careers.

For enquiries, email: scholarship@defence.gov.sg