The Defence Scholarships and Profiles of Scholarship Recipients
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Fact Sheet: The Defence Scholarships and Profiles of Scholarship Recipients 20 Jul 2018 A) Recipients of The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Scholarship Introduced in 1971, The SAF Scholarship, formerly known as SAF Overseas Scholarship (SAFOS), is a prestigious scholarship second only to the President's Scholarship. There are 331 recipients of The SAF Scholarship to date. Past SAF scholars include Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean, Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin; Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing, Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Melvyn Ong, Permanent Secretary (Smart Nation and Digital Government) and Chairman of Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) Ng Chee Khern, CEO of National Environment Agency Ronnie Tay, CEO of Central Provident Fund Board Ng Chee Peng, CEO of Changi Airport Group Lee Seow Hiang, and President and Group CEO of CapitaLand Group Lim Ming Yan. There are nine recipients for The SAF Scholarship this year. They are (in alphabetical order): Post-Secondary/ Name Service Pre-University Course Institution MID Audrey Tey Ee RSN Victoria Junior College Departing for studies in 2019 Teng 1 OCT Chia Guole River Valley High Natural Sciences, University of RSAF Eugene School Cambridge Economics, London School of 2LT Jerome Boon Yan RSAF Raffles Institution Economics Heng and Political Science OCT Keefe Ng Wee Army Hwa Chong Institution Departing for studies in 2019 Siong LTA Lau Yew Quan, RSN Victoria Junior College War Studies, King's College London Edmund Anglo-Chinese School OCT Leck Kirk Shen RSAF Departing for studies in 2019 (Independent) Economics and Geography, OCT Phua Jue Yu Jade Army Hwa Chong Institution University College London OCT Sharmaine Koh Army Hwa Chong Institution History and Politics, Yale University Mingli MID Sim Rui-Ming, RSN Raffles Institution Departing for studies in 2019 Ethan B) Recipients of the Public Service Commission Scholarship (Engineering) – Defence and Security Launched in 2017, the Public Service Commission (PSC) Scholarship (Engineering) aims to develop and groom individuals for leadership positions in the engineering and technology sectors. Scholarship holders will be assigned to an agency in one of the three engineering clusters in the Public Service, namely Defence and Security, Information and Communications Technology & Smart Systems, and Infrastructure & Environment. The Defence and Security cluster looks at the design, operation and maintenance of our national security infrastructure. There are 10 recipients of PSC Scholarship (Engineering) – Defence and Security to date. There are six recipients for the PSC Scholarship (Engineering) – Defence and Security this year. They are (in alphabetical order): Post-Secondary/ Name Pre-University Course Institution Clara Keng Hui Raffles Institution Engineering, Stanford University Lin Engineering, Singapore University Fong Yu Fan Victoria Junior College of Technology and Design Anglo-Chinese Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Joshua Lim Yueh School Imperial College London (Independent) 2 Mechanical Engineering and Society Lai Zi Iun National Junior College and Urban Systems, Nanyang Technological University Electrical Engineering and Computer Tan I-En, Adriel Raffles Institution Science, University of California, Berkeley Wong Hui Ning Computing (Artificial Intelligence), Raffles Institution Avril Imperial College London C) Recipients of the SAF Merit Scholarship The SAF Merit Scholarship is awarded to individuals with academic excellence and dynamic leadership qualities. There are 462 SAF Merit Scholarship recipients to date. There are 16 recipients for the SAF Merit Scholarship this year. They are (in alphabetical order): Post-Secondary/ Name Service Pre-University Institution Course MID Chan Che See RSN Raffles Institution Military History, University of Kent LTA Chan Zi Hua Darrell Army St. Andrew's Junior College Departing for studies in 2019 2LT Hardy Shein Nyein Computer Science, RSN Singapore Polytechnic Chan National University of Singapore LTA Kew Yi Hong Army Temasek Polytechnic Departing for studies in 2019 LTA Lee Zhong Kian Mechanical Engineering, Army Raffles Institution Chester University College London LTA Leung Hoi Hing, Army Raffles Institution Departing for studies in 2019 Alexander LTA Loh Jian Cong Army Hwa Chong Institution Liberal Arts, Brown University MID Natasha Wong Yun RSN Temasek Junior College Economics, University of Warwick Theng Aeronautical Engineering, 2LT Neo Shi Zhang RSN Hwa Chong Institution Imperial College London 2LT Ng Jin Jie RSN Nanyang Junior College Departing for studies in 2019 LTA Quincy Wong Pek International Relations, RSAF Raffles Institution Yang King's College London Psychology, OCT Rachel Loh Xuan Li RSAF Victoria Junior College University College London MID Tan Minh Harn RSN Victoria Junior College Departing for studies in 2019 Andrea Chemistry, Imperial College LTA Tan Shiau Army National Junior College London Anglo-Chinese School Mechanical Engineering, LTA Woo Qi Hua Army (Independent) Imperial College London 3 Anglo-Chinese School Human Sciences, University of LTA Zachary Lim En Wei RSAF (Independent) Oxford D) Recipients of the SAF Engineering Scholarship The SAF Engineering Scholarship is awarded to aspiring engineers who will be joining the SAF as Military Experts. These scholars will form the next generation of leaders in our engineering corps who will catalyse the next phase of development of the SAF. As military engineers, they will assume a range of challenging engineering appointments in MINDEF/SAF. There are also opportunities for them to be rotated to the wider defence technology ecosystem to build up engineering expertise and gain exposure in cutting-edge defence technologies. There are 10 recipients of the SAF Engineering Scholarship to date. There are five recipients for the SAF Engineering Scholarship this year. They are (in alphabetical order): Post-Secondary/ Name Service Pre-University Course Institution ME4(T) Ooi Xiao Shan, Aerospace Engineering, RSAF Victoria Junior College Joanna Tess The University of Manchester Electronic and Electrical ME4(A) Quah Yu Xuan RSN Raffles Institution Engineering, Edward University of Edinburgh Engineering (Electronic and ME4(A) Tan Pin Ray RSN Victoria Junior College Electrical), University College London ME4(A) Tay Wen Jie, Mechanical Engineering, Army Raffles Institution Andrew The University of Manchester ME4(T) Tsoi Chee RSAF Hwa Chong Institution Departing for studies in 2019 Chung E) Recipients of the Defence Merit Scholarship The Defence Merit Scholarship is awarded to selected individuals with the calibre to chart Singapore's future. Recipients will be groomed to be a leader, a major contributor to defence policies and more. There are 105 Defence Merit Scholarship recipients to date. 4 There are 10 recipients for the Defence Merit Scholarship this year. They are (in alphabetical order): Post-Secondary/ Name Course Pre-University Institution Chan Kar Mun Raffles Institution Law, University College London (Zeng Jiawen) Experimental Psychology, Denis Lan Chung Lim Hwa Chong Institution University of Oxford Gabriel Chu Jiayu Hwa Chong Institution Departing for studies in 2020 Biological Science, Keloth Sonia Nair National Junior College Nanyang Technological University Kieran Lee Tsao Yen Hwa Chong Institution Departing for studies in 2020 Pre Economics, University of Lee Cher Ning, Nicole Hwa Chong Institution California, Los Angeles International Relations and History, Ong Yan Lin, Hwa Chong Institution London School of Economics Cheyenne and Political Science Poon Kay Chun Political Science, Victoria Junior College Lexton National University of Singapore Chemistry, University of California, Tan Jing Ying, Denise School of the Arts Singapore Los Angeles Wee Shin Hon Ryan Hwa Chong Institution Departing for studies in 2020 F) Recipients of the SAF Medicine Scholarship and SAF Local Dentistry Scholarship The SAF Medicine Scholarship and SAF Local Dentistry Scholarship are awarded to those who aspire to serve as military medical professionals. Recipients will embark on a career as a medical officer in the SAF Medical Corps. There are 175 SAF Medicine Scholarship and eight SAF Local Dentistry Scholarship recipients to date. There are seven recipients for the SAF Medicine Scholarship this year. They are (in alphabetical order): Post-Secondary/ Name Service Pre-University Course Institution Medicine, OCT Ang Ding Neng Army Anderson Junior College National University of Singapore Medicine, OCT Ho Cheng En Army Raffles Institution National University of Singapore 5 Medicine, 2LT Jean Luc Hun Army Tampines Junior College National University of Cheng Kang Singapore Medicine, OCT Maxz Ho Jian Army Hwa Chong Institution National University of Chen Singapore Medicine, OCT Ng Cheng-Ann, Army Hwa Chong Institution National University of Winston Singapore Medicine, OCT Oh Hui Xin Army Raffles Institution Nanyang Technological University Medicine, Anglo-Chinese School OCT Seow Jie Cong Army National University of (Independent) Singapore There is one recipient for the SAF Local Dentistry Scholarship this year, and he is: Post-Secondary/ Name Service Pre-University Course Institution Dentistry, 2LT Chee Rui Qin, Army Raffles Institution National University of Colin Singapore G) Recipients of the DSTA Scholarships Established in 2000, the DSTA Scholarship is awarded to budding engineers and scientists