NTUC Care Fund (Education Awards) for Tertiary

The NTUC Care Fund (Youth Education Awards) aims to motivate our lower-income union members’ school-going children in Institutes of Higher Learning (“IHL”) to excel in their studies and level up the playing field.

Eligibility Criteria

Membership

Members who wish to apply for the education award for their child/children (“candidates”) must have at least 6 continuous months of membership at the point of application and must not be in arrears.

Candidate Eligibility

The candidates for the education awards are children of union members who were studying in a full-time course in an eligible IHL (please see table below) in Academic Year (AY) 2023. To be eligible, candidates must be promoted to the next academic level in AY2024 or graduated in AY2023.

Income

Total Monthly Gross Household Income of $3,800 and below, OR
Per Capita Income of $950 and below if Gross Household Income exceeds $3,800.

Please note: Gross income is defined as all income derived from employment/ business, inclusive of overtime and allowances.Member’s family members living in the same household in Singapore excluding domestic helper.

To celebrate our tertiary students’ achievements, Care and Share Department will be having awards ceremonies in the later part of the year.

Dates for Award Ceremonies
Universities	Saturday, 5 Oct 2024
Polytechnics	Saturday, 26 Oct 2024
ITEs	Saturday, 2 Nov 2024

Dates for each education level are subject to changes. Members will receive an invitation to RSVP for the awards ceremony from mid-September onwards.

Documents Required

Income documents are required from member and all family members living in the same household, except family members who are attending school:

Status of member/ family member(s)	Members may choose to pre-fill the following information via MyInfo.	Documents Required
If Employed	CPF Contribution History (past 15 months) Latest Notice of Assessment from IRAS (for Year of Assessment 2023 or 2024, where applicable)	Payslip (of recent 3 months from date of application)
If Self-Employed		Copy of latest Notice of Assessment from IRAS(for Year of Assessment 2023 or 2024, where applicable)
If Unemployed		CPF Contribution History (of recent 3 months from date of application)

For cases where family members have passed the legislated re-employment age at the point of application and are unable to provide income documentation due to mobility issues, unavailability of mobile or laptop devices etc., income documents may not be required from these family members.

For cases where member’s family member(s) are holding a Long-Term Visit Pass (“LTVP”) and are staying in the same household, the family member(s) may be counted as a valid headcount for the computation of the Per Capita Income if they hold a valid LTVP at the point of application. Member are required to submit the LTVP holders’ income documents as well, where applicable.

Additional supporting documents:

Supporting Documents	Where required
Birth Certificates	Dependents attending school in the household For foreign birth certificate, please also submit Certificate of Singapore Citizenship / Re-entry Permit
Proof of residential address	All family members in the household, except member’s immediate family members (spouse / children)
Education Supporting Documents from candidates AY 2023 Results slip/ transcript/ graduation certificate; and 2024 Letter of Certification	Dependents who are the candidates for the education awards
Proof of Bank Account No. of Member	Members (To show the Bank logo, Bank Account Name and Bank Account Number)

Note: Applicant may be required to submit additional supporting document(s) for spouse and child/children for verification and audit purposes.

How To Apply

Application opens from 24 July 2024, 1200hrs to 27 August 2024, 1600hrs.

Members who meet the eligibility criteria may submit their applications via OneCARE at https://ucare.ntuc.org.sg/assistance/.

Note: Members are advised to submit their applications before the closing date as late submission will not be processed.

Quantum

Education Level in AY2023	Quantum
Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Polytechnic, LASALLE (diploma), and NAFA (diploma)	$400
University, LASALLE (degree), and NAFA (degree)	$600

List of Eligible IHLs
Local Institutes of Technical Education (ITE)	ITE College West
	ITE College Central
	ITE College East
Local Polytechnics	Nanyang Polytechnic
	Ngee Ann Polytechnic
	Republic Polytechnic
	Singapore Polytechnic
	Temasek Polytechnic
Local Arts Institutions	LASALLE College of the Arts
Local Arts Institutions	Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Local Universities	Nanyang Technological University
	National University of Singapore
	Singapore Institute of Technology
	Singapore Management University
	Singapore University of Social Sciences
	Singapore University of Technology and Design

Terms and Conditions

Please refer to the Terms and Conditions here.

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