SINGAPORE – Promising students from lower-income households can now apply for a bond-free scholarship to pursue full-time degree programmes in the languages, linguistics and the humanities at local universities.
The Lim Kim San Memorial Scholarship opened for application on Feb 27 and will close on April 30.
SPH Foundation, which funds the award, introduced an extra financial eligibility criterion in 2026 to ensure more targeted support for students from these households who require greater financial assistance.
Interested applicants must be Singapore citizens whose monthly household per capita income does not exceed $1,250, in addition to the existing criterion of a monthly household income that is not more than $5,000.
The scholarship was established in 2006 in honour of the late Lim Kim San and has benefited close to 200 students over the past two decades.





