Recipients of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Scholarship

Recipients of The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Scholarship

24 Jul 2017

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 322 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; Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Government Whip, Chan Chun Sing; Minister for Social and Family Development, Tan Chuan-Jin; Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant-General Perry Lim; Permanent Secretary (Defence Development), Neo Kian Hong; 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; and CEO of Central Provident Fund Board, Ng Chee Peng.

There are seven recipients for The SAF Scholarship this year. They are (in alphabetical order):

Post-Secondary/ Pre- Name Service Course University Institution OCT Daryl Kow Economics, University Air Force Raffles Institution Kai Jun College London OCT Jason Rohan International Relations, Army Raffles Institution Cheong Zhi Jian Brown University

OCT Lionel Oh International Relations, Tufts Air Force National Junior College Wei Hao University Liberal Arts (International MID Loh Jia Yi Navy Hwa Chong Institution Studies), Bryn Mawr College MID Satesh Anglo-Chinese School War Studies and History, Kumar S/O Navy (Independent) King’s College London Sukumar MID Tan Yun Economics, University of Navy Raffles Institution Yee California, Los Angeles Mechanical Engineering, OCT Tommy Poa Army River Valley High School University of California, Ming Chuan Berkeley

Recipients of the Public Service Commission Scholarship (Engineering) - Defence and Security

The Public Service Commission (PSC) Scholarship (Engineering) was launched in the 2017 scholarship exercise. In partnership with three engineering clusters in the Public Service, namely Defence and Security, Information and Communications Technology & Smart Systems, and Infrastructure & Environment, the scholarship aims to develop and groom individuals for leadership positions in the engineering and technology sectors. The Defence and Security cluster looks at the design, operation and maintenance of our national security infrastructure. There are four recipients for the PSC Scholarship (Engineering) - Defence and Security in this inaugural year of the scholarship. They are (in alphabetical order): Post-Secondary/ Pre- Name Course University Institution Caleb Chiam Raffles Institution Computer Science, Cornell University Ong Ray Yi Raffles Institution Engineering, University of Cambridge Mechanical Engineering, National Quah Yan Hsien River Valley High School University of Singapore Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Soon Qing Rong Ngee Ann Polytechnic Technological University

Recipients of the SAF Merit Scholarship

The SAF Merit Scholarship is awarded to individuals with academic excellence and dynamic leadership qualities. There are 446 SAF Merit Scholarship recipients to date.

Past SAF Merit Scholarship award holders include former Chief of Air Force, Major-General Hoo Cher Mou and former Chief of Army, Major-General Ravinder Singh.

There are 15 recipients for SAF Merit Scholarship this year. They are (in alphabetical order): Post-Secondary/ Pre-University Name Service Course Institution LTA Aaron Marc Departing for studies in Army Catholic Junior College Chong Kia Wee 2018 Arts and Social 2LT Ashwath Navy Serangoon Junior College Sciences, National Chauhan University of Singapore Politics and LTA Billy Chia Navy Singapore Polytechnic International Studies, Ming Hao University of Warwick 2LT Cheong Zhi Economics, University Army Hwa Chong Institution Bing Mervyn College London 2LT Chia Kuan Economics, University Air Force Victoria Junior College Yang Isaac College London OCT Chong Mei Departing for studies in Tze, Jacqueline Army St Joseph’s Institution 2018 Ann LTA Darryl Departing for studies in Air Force Hwa Chong Institution Hwang Jun Siang 2018 OCT Lee Xian, Biomedical Sciences, Army St Joseph’s Institution Kerryn King’s College London ME4A Leow Ying History, University Joint Pioneer Junior College Kai, Bryan College London LTA Lim Ming Social Policy, Navy Victoria Junior College De, Jed University of Bristol OCT Looi International Relations, Air Force Raffles Institution DuanYing, Denise Tufts University LTA Muhammad Departing for studies in Army Raffles Institution Alfian Bin Aman 2018 Chemical Engineering, LTA Raphael Walworth Barbour American Army University of California, Chew Wen Jie International School in Israel Berkeley LTA Samuel Goh Departing for studies in Air Force Raffles Institution Wen Yaw 2018 MID Thean Xu Zi Departing for studies in Navy National Junior College Hilary 2018

Recipients of the SAF Engineering Scholarship

The SAF Merit Scholarship is awarded to individuals with academic excellence and dynamic leadership qualities. There are 446 SAF Merit Scholarship recipients to date.

Past SAF Merit Scholarship award holders include former Chief of Air Force, Major-General Hoo Cher Mou and former Chief of Army, Major-General Ravinder Singh.

Recipients of the SAF Engineering Scholarship

The SAF Engineering Scholarship is awarded to aspiring engineers-to-be 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 five recipients of the SAF Engineering Scholarship to date.

There are two recipients for SAF Engineering Scholarship this year. They are (in alphabetical order): Post-Secondary/ Pre- Name Service Course University Institution ME4T Pang Shi Air Force Hwa Chong Institution Departing for studies in 2018 Quan Mechanical Engineering, ME4T Sebastian Army Hwa Chong Institution National University of Tan Jun Jie Singapore

Recipients of the Defence Merit Scholarship

The Defence Merit Scholarship is awarded by MINDEF 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 95 Defence Merit Scholarship recipients to date.

There are six recipients for Defence Merit Scholarship this year. They are (in alphabetical order): Post-Secondary/ Pre- Name Course University Institution Collin Teo Jun Kai Raffles Institution Departing for studies in 2019 International Relations, The University Goh Rui Yu, Adeline Hwa Chong Institution of Edinburgh Political Science and Economics, John Ng Ting Si, Teresa Hwa Chong Institution Hopkins University Political Science, Columbia University Tan Rhe-Anne Raffles Institution and Sciences Po Wu Jing Xiang, James Hwa Chong Institution Departing for studies in 2018 International Relations and History, Yeong Qian Hui Hwa Chong Institution London School of Economics and Political Science

Recipients of the DSTA Scholarship

Established in 2000, the DSTA Scholarship offers scholars the opportunity to pursue undergraduate studies of their choice in science and engineering at renowned universities worldwide.

There are 29 recipients for DSTA Scholarship this year. They are (in alphabetical order): Post-Secondary/ Pre- Name Course University Institution Mechanical Engineering, National University Aoh Jia Rui Raffles Institution of Singapore Bervyn Pang Pei Mechanical Engineering, National University Temasek Junior College Yi of Singapore Brendan Wong Anglo-Chinese School Mechanical Engineering, National University Zhi Jie (Independent) of Singapore Chelsea Chia Jia Computer Science, National University of National Junior College Hwa Singapore Computer Science, National University of Chew Yong Soon Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore Chua Kee Han, NUS High School of Engineering Science, National University of Daryl Mathematics and Science Singapore Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Chua Yong Chun Singapore Polytechnic Technological University Claudia Kho Hui Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Raffles Institution Ying R Mellon University Emil Yong Kai Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore Polytechnic Wen Singapore Computer Science and Business Administration Goh Yang Yu, River Valley High School (Accountancy), National University of Terence Singapore Ho Yong Jin, Raffles Institution Physics, National University of Singapore Merrick Computer Science, National University of Jack Chen Yu Jie Hwa Chong Institution Singapore Jansen Jarret Sta Raffles Institution Mathematics, University of Oxford Maria Jee Kai Yen Raffles Institution Physics, Cornell University NUS High School of Mechanical Engineering, National University Lau Yan Han Mathematics and Science of Singapore Electrical Engineering, National University of Lee Shiyi Michael National Junior College Singapore Leon Zhi-Wei NUS High School of Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University Nathaniel Mathematics and Science

Lim Fei Yu, Electronic and Information Engineering, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Zenas Imperial College London Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College Lim Siew Han Victoria Junior College London Nicholas Chong Dunman High School Physics, National University of Singapore Jie Le Anglo-Chinese School Ong Chin Han Engineering, University of Cambridge (Independent) Ong Yong Jie Mechanical Engineering, National University Temasek Junior College Kelvin of Singapore Natural Sciences (Physics), University of Pan You Qi Yuki Victoria Junior College Cambridge Sean Lo Raffles Institution Mathematics, Imperial College London Electrical Engineering, National University of Tan Jin Jie National Junior College Singapore River Valley High Computer Science, National University of Teh Wen Yi School Singapore Computer Science, National University of Teo Wei Zheng Hwa Chong Institution Singapore NUS High School of Mechanical Engineering, National University Wong Yu Hin Mathematics and Science of Singapore Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial Yoke Kai Wen Hwa Chong Institution College London

News Release:

- 63 Award Recipients, Six Prestigious Scholarships, One Defence Community (MINDEF_20170724001.pdf)