Julie and George E P Tan Bursary

The Julie and George E P Tan Bursary was established to support financially disadvantaged and deserving undergraduates pursuing either the full-time Nursing or any of the full-time Allied Health  undergraduate degree programmes at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). 

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Are pursuing either the full-time Nursing or any of the full-time Allied Health  undergraduate degree programmes offered by the Institute;  

• Are Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents;  

• Have a household Per Capita Income (PCI) of less than or equal to $1,750. 

Tenure and Benefits of the Bursary:

• Each bursary is valued at $5,000 and is tenable for one (1) academic year. 

• The Bursary shall be used for the recipient’s educational expenses such as tuition fees, course materials, expenses for overseas immersion programmes conducted by the Institute, and fees for other educational activities organised by the Institute. 

• Recipients who have already been awarded the Bursary for one year may apply to receive and be considered for the Bursary in subsequent years. 

• Recipients of this Bursary may accept other bursaries, scholarships, grants or awards concurrently.  

About the Donor

The Bursary is made possible by a gift from the Tan sisters to honour their father Mr George E P Tan, a lawyer and founder of his own solicitors’ office who also actively taught Judo and ballroom dancing, and their mother Mrs Julie Tan, an appointed Justice of the Peace, a dedicated champion of women’s rights and the founder of the first and only credit union for women in Singapore. Both were trained in law. One used the training as a living and the other to improve lives. The donors hope the recipients of the Julie and George E P Tan Bursary will educate themselves, live their lives engagingly and leave a legacy which they can be proud of. Most of all, strive to be the light to their families and the larger society.