Let infocomm launch you to the forefront of the future
Infocomm’s multitude of fields, such as digital media, games development, security and networking, and mobile technology, reflects its ever-increasing influence on the way we live today — and tomorrow. With so many possibilities, a career in infocomm will definitely take you places — the future being the first stop.
Realise your dreams of leadership
With infocomm, the future is a mere touch away. And with the National Infocomm Scholarship (NIS), your dream of shaping and leading it becomes possible. To develop your abilities to their fullest potential, the NIS provides you with both the prestige of a government scholarship and valuable private sector work exposure, through a partnership with top names in the infocomm industry
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The NIS 2009
We awarded the National Infocomm Scholarship (or NIS in short) to 26 bright young individuals this year. These national infocomm scholars will be nurtured into infocomm professionals and leaders to meet industry demands and contribute to Singapore’s economy.
The NIS, offered by the Infocomm Development of Authority of Singapore (IDA) and various leading organisations, presents national infocomm scholars with the opportunity to gain valuable work experience, industry-relevant mentorship and employment at any of the 26 supporting organisations from both the private and public sectors. These leading multi-national corporations (MNCs), local companies and government agencies provide scholars with early industry exposure, where they will be attached to the sponsoring companies during the course of study.
Through the early industry exposure, the scholars will be able to combine the infocomm knowledge learnt in the companies and classroom to address real work-related issues while enhancing and accelerating their industry-readiness. To accelerate the NIS scholars’ early entry into the workforce, 6 of the 26 NIS scholars will be pursuing the fast-track bachelor-masters degree programmes.
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Benefits of the National Infocomm Scholarship (NIS)
With the National Infocomm Scholarship, great benefits await you en route to becoming an infocomm leader
Local and overseas job attachments with the best in the industry
You’ll have the opportunity to understudy with leading infocomm vendor and user organisations, and be at the forefront of the latest industry developments. What’s more, a 6-month attachment to a participating company at its overseas office will help you gain a wider exposure to different working cultures and a broader perspective of the industry. These experiences will prove invaluable as you begin your journey as an infocomm professional, poised to make a difference in the infocomm world
Job placements with leading organisations to put you on course to becoming an infocomm leader
There’s no better way to kickstart your journey than with the best in the business. You’ll learn the finer points of leadership from the captains of industry, and eventually become one yourself. Every day will be an opportunity to shape the future.
Fast-track bachelor-masters degree programmes with local and reputable overseas universities
The NIS’s Flagship Infocomm Master's Scholarship Programme will give you the chance to study at both local and top overseas universities like Carnegie Mellon University, Brown University and Georgia Institute of Technology. And also allows you to acquire two prestigious degrees i.e. Bachelor and Master in the time it takes to get one.
Short bond period to give you greater freedom in charting your career path
A short bond period of 4 to 5 years maximum means that you’ll have the freedom to seek fresh challenges and realise your untapped potential. After all, being an infocomm leader will open up many doors, where a universe of opportunities awaits.
Talent Management Programme
Since 2008, the NIS Talent Management Programme (or TMP for short) has been further strengthened. The aim of the TMP is to ensure that the scholars are plugged into the latest infocomm developments and have the opportunities to upgrade themselves with industry-relevant skills while they are studying. Under this programme, scholars can choose to attend approved extra-curricular development courses, besides the NIS education, to enhance their professional capabilities. IDA is committed to sponsoring up to S$7,000 for each scholar, over the next two years till 2010. The development courses seek to provide vendor-specific expertise, business domain knowledge, client management, business communication and soft skills.
Specific examples include:
- ITIL V3 Foundation;
- Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD);
- Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Database Administrator;
- Red Hat Certified Engineer; and
- Sun Certified Java Developer.
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Types of Scholarship
With the National Infocomm Scholarship, there’s more than one route to becoming an infocomm leader
If you seek a scholarship that offers you greater choice, scope and flexibility during your course of study, NIS is the one for you. With 3 scholarship categories, each brimming with possibilities, you can carve a unique and exciting route to becoming an infocomm leader.
The 3 scholarship categories are:
- Full Scholarship: Enables you to pursue a Bachelor degree at a top overseas or local university. Scholars with outstanding results will be further sponsored for a one year local post-graduate study.*
(*application for postgraduate study is subject to the approval of the participating organisation and IDA)
- Partial Scholarship: Awarded to outstanding 3rd year local undergraduates pursuing an infocomm related degree at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) or Singapore Management University (SMU) for their final year of studies.
- Flagship Infocomm Master’s Scholarship: Awarded to outstanding “A” level and Polytechnic students who will pursue one of the Flagship Infocomm Master’s programmes below:
- SMU-Carnegie Mellon Fast Track Programme;
- NUS-Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Centre (ETC) Programme in Interactive Digital Media; or
- NTU-Georgia Institute of Technology Integrated Programmes;
- National University Of Singapore (NUS) And Brown University (BROWN) In Computational Biology; or
- National University of Singapore and Cambridge University in Information System and Management
- More details coming to you soon!
See below for more details on the Flagship Infocomm Master’s Scholarship programmes.
All the above scholarships come with up to 6 months of overseas or local work attachment with the sponsoring organisation.
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Flagship Infocomm Master’s Scholarship Programmes
Singapore Management University-Carnegie Mellon University (SMU-CMU) Fast Track Programme
This programme allows you to pursue your studies at both SMU and CMU. You will be able to graduate within 4 to 4.5 years with both a Bachelor of Science (Information Systems Management) degree from SMU and a Master's degree in IT from CMU.
Under the undergraduate degree, you will spend the first 2 years in Singapore at SMU’s School of Information Systems, taking a mix of IT and Business courses as well as Liberal Arts Foundation courses in the highly innovative approach to business-oriented IT education.
You will then spend the 3rd year at CMU in Pittsburgh, taking a mix of IT, Business and Liberal Arts courses in order to satisfy the requirements of CMU’s Bachelor of Science (Information Systems Management) degree.
You will then commence on the Master’s programme at CMU in the 4th year. An attractive aspect of this SMU–CMU collaboration is that you can opt for one of seven different IT-related specialisations:
(a) Master’s of Science in Information Systems Management
(b) Master’s of Science in Information Technology (Software Engineering)
(c) Master’s of Science in Information Technology (Very Large Scale Systems)
(d) Master’s of Science in Information Technology (E-Business)
(e) Master’s of Science in Information Networking
(f) Master’s of Science in Information Security Policy and Management
(g) Master’s of Science in Information Security, Technology and Management
The first four of these Master’s programmes can be completed in three academic semesters over a 12-month period. If you select these programmes, you will complete both the SMU Bachelor and the CMU Master in 4 years. The other three programmes, focusing on Networking and Information Security, require four academic semesters over a 16-month period. If you opt for these, you will complete both the SMU Bachelor and CMU Master in 4.5 years.
National University Of Singapore-Carnegie Mellon University (NUS-CMU) Entertainment Technology Centre (ETC) in Interactive Digital Media
This programme allows you to pursue your studies at both NUS and CMU. You will be able to graduate in 5 years with both a Bachelor of Computing (Media and Communication) Degree from NUS and Master of Science (Entertainment Technology) from CMU.
Under the undergraduate degree programme, you will spend the first 3.5 years in Singapore at NUS School of Computing, specialising in Media and Communications Technology.
The Master’s programme will commence at ETC in the 4th year. At ETC, you will receive training in fundamentals related to Digital Media and Entertainment (DME) Technologies. In addition, you will also have the opportunity to undertake real-world projects with leading ETC researchers and companies from the DME industry.
Nanyang Technological University-Georgia Institute of Technology (NTU-Georgia Tech) Integrated Programmes
These programmes will allow you to pursue your studies at both NTU and Georgia Tech, where you will be able to graduate within 4 to 4.5 years. Students can either pursue a Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering/Computer Science) degree from NTU and a Master of Science (Computer Science) from Georgia Tech, or a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) from NTU and Master of Science (Electrical and Computer Engineering) from Georgia Tech. These programmes will allow you to spend 3 years at NTU and another 1 to 1.5 years at Georgia Tech.
During the first 3 years, you will acquire a broad-based foundation in infocomm, ranging from Robotics to Computer Game Programming to Integrated Circuits Design, together with electives in Business, Management and Humanities.
At Georgia Tech, you will further hone your infocomm expertise, with courses ranging from Intelligent Systems to Human-Computer Interactions to Digital and Wireless Communications. The diversity and flexibility of the curriculum provide a comprehensive all-rounded education and prepare you for diverse career opportunities in the industry on graduation. National University of Singapore (NUS) and Brown University (BROWN) in Computational Biology
This programme allows you to pursue your studies at both NUS and Brown. You will graduate in five years with both a Bachelor of Computing in Computational Biology degree from NUS and a Scientiae Magister in Computational Biology (which is the equivalent a Master’s degree) from BROWN.
You will spend the first three and a half years in Singapore at NUS School of Computing, pursuing an undergraduate course in Computing specialising in Computational Biology. For the added edge of industry experience, you will be encouraged to intern with a company in a related field.
You will spend your fifth year with the Department of Computer Science in BROWN. The Department has an excellent reputation for innovative education and research, and for the tight interaction of theory and practice.
Your training will put you in good stead as an expert driving Singapore’s developing biotechnology industries, with your know-how which will span therapeutics, diagnostics, translational medicine, and fundamental research.
For more info, pls visit http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergradprog/u-bcompcb_brown.html
National University of Singapore and Cambridge University in Information System and Management
More details coming to you soon!
For more info, pls visit http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergradprog/degree.shtml#CDP
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Infocomm Security Specialisation
In a digital global economy, information assets are becoming as important as, if not more important than, physical assets. As cyber threats such as malware, hackers and cyber criminals become more sophisticated, infocomm security is now an evolving challenge. The right infocomm security professional is needed to help businesses and organisations mitigate the risks from cyber threats - a professional that is grounded in the sound principles of infocomm solutions and who also has the acumen to maintain a delicate balance between security and business needs.
In Singapore, infocomm security professionals are high in demand. The Government has driven the implementation of two Infocomm Security Masterplans to enhance Singapore's position as a secure and trusted hub, and Singapore was ranked 1st out of 55 economies in the 2008 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook survey for the degree to which cyber security is being addressed by corporations.
The NIS for Infocomm Security programme allows scholars to pursue their university studies in the area of infocomm security. Upon graduation, scholars will work as an infocomm security professional with our designated NIS partners.
Below is a list of renowned universities which offer infocomm security degrees:
In 2009, a total of seven NIS partners participated in the Infocomm Security programme:
- BT Frontline Pte Ltd
- CSIT
- e-Cop Pte Ltd
- IDA
- Singapore Power Ltd
- Singtel Ltd
- Symantec Singapore Pte Ltd
List of recommended universities
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Purdue University
- University of California, Davis
- Cambridge University
- Royal Holloway, University of London
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Service Science, Management and Engineering (SSME) Programme
The SSME programme was developed by IBM to integrate multiple disciplines such as computer science, engineering, management and operations research, and educates students in a strong mix of technical, business and people skills. Students of SSME will learn to design and implement industry applications in multiple disciplines. This will help to address the need among organisations and businesses for multi-disciplinary infocomm professionals, thereby helping them to create competitive advantages in service delivery through the use of infocomm technology.
For a start, IBM is collaborating with Institutes of Higher Learning to integrate SSME into the undergraduate curricula of the university faculties as follows:
- NTU School of Computer Engineering – Bachelor of Engineering(Computer Science/Computer Engineering)
- NUS School of Computing – Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science/Information Systems)
- SMU School of Information Systems – Bachelor of Science (Information Systems Management)
The universities will announce details of the SSME curricula in March 2008 when students enrol for their courses for the academic year starting August 2008.
In Academic Year 2008/09, NUS School of Computing introduced a SSME specialisation for undergraduate students majoring in Information Systems. The University continues to explore joint research opportunities on service science.
In addition, SMU’s School of Information Systems offers SSME as a specialisation track within the Advanced Business Technology second major. More information on the specialisation track can be found at http://www.sis.smu.edu.sg/programme/SSME/.
NTU’s School of Computer Engineering is also introducing service orientation into its Computer Science programme. Leveraging on existing inter-disciplinary courses and building upon its tradition of practice-emphasis, SSME concepts, principles and issues will be taught throughout the 4-year curriculum.
The collaboration aims to develop a new breed of service scientists and service entrepreneurs who understand service systems, are trained to enable efficient and systematic approaches to service delivery, and serve as catalysts for service innovation in organisations and for various industry sectors.
SSME-trained graduates will likely enter the workforce as solution designers, consultants, engineers, scientists, and managers. After gaining practical experience across multiple industry sectors and with rapidly evolving technology tools and solutions that transform businesses and institutions, they will then go on to be successful entrepreneurs, executives, researchers, and practitioners, with a solid grounding in theory and best practices in designing high-value service solutions.
To catalyse the development of multi-disciplinary professionals through infocomm and service science, IDA, together with Avaya Singapore Pte Ltd, DBS Bank Ltd, IBM Singapore, Singapore Computer Systems Limited (SCS) and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd are sponsoring students who are keen to pursue infocomm and SSME-related courses through the National Infocomm Scholarship (NIS). The Scholarship aims to identify and nurture a group of talented students for a career in infocomm. The six organisations will sponsor up to 38 scholarships for 2008.
For more information on the IBM SSME Initiative, visit: http://www.ibm.com/university/ssme.
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Scholarship Coverage
NIS offers extensive Programme support during your course of study:
- Tuition and other compulsory university fees
- Annual allowances
- Hostel fees
- One-time settling-in, living allowances and return airfare for overseas attachment
- Warm clothing allowance
- Medical insurance and visa fees, etc.
- Computer allowance
For partial scholarships, items a, b, & c will only be offered in the final academic year. Course of Study
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computing
- Communications and Media
- Computational Biology
- Electronic Commerce
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Economics (applicable for candidates who intend to be placed with IDA only)
- Information Systems
- Information Systems Management
- Law (applicable for candidates who intend to be placed with IDA only)
Service Commitment
You will be required to serve a bond with a participating organisation of:
- 5 years for Overseas Full Scholarship;
- 4 years for the Flagship Infocomm Master’s Scholarship;
- 3 years for Local Full Scholarship;
- 1 year for Partial Scholarship.
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Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Be a Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident
- Foreigners may apply but are required to become a Singapore Permanent Resident upon completion of studies
- Have good Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) records
- Possess strong interest in infocomm careers
- For Full Scholarship - possess outstanding “A” Level or Polytechnic results.
- For Partial Scholarship: be an undergraduate advancing to the final year of studies in an infocomm-related degree at NTU, NUS or SMU
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Application Procedure
Applications are now open. You can apply for the National Infocomm Scholarship here. Send in your application before the deadline on 31 March 2010.
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Participating Organisations
If you dream of shaping the future, the National Infocomm Scholarship can help you fulfill your dream. Together with top names in the infocomm industry, the NIS allows you to work and learn from the best in the business. With an overseas or local work attachment of up to 6 months in one of the participating companies, you’ll get the chance to learn directly from the best, and be the best!
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Enquiries
For enquires, please email: ida_nis@ida.gov.sg
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