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Steps to Apply for On-Campus Accommodation

Step 1:  Check out if the eligibility and selection criteria to apply for on-campus accommodation.

Step 2: Find out the available hostel options on the campus.

Step 3:  Get information on hostel rates.

Step 4: Carefully read and understand the ‘terms and conditions’ of the hostel.

Step 5: Register on the University Housing Management System (UHMS) Hostel Application portal

• Pay an application fee of SGD 26.75 via Amex, Master or Visa debit/credit, or eNETs
• Apply for accommodation
• Upon being accepted to stay at NUS for one academic year, pay another acceptance fee of SGD 200 to secure the spot for the second semester

Graduates Eligibility 

• Students enrolled in the full-time programmes are eligible to apply for the on-campus accommodation at NUS
• Part-time students or students who have withdrawn their admission from NUS are not eligible for hostel residence
• Students with any outstanding financial arrears or students who are on Leave of Absence (LOA) are not eligible to apply for or live on the university premises

 All national and international students may find a variety of options to live within and near the university campus.

Options available for all students:

• Residence halls
• Student residences
• Residential colleges

On-Campus Residence Halls for Undergraduates

• Eusoff Hall
• Kent Ridge Hall
• King Edward VII Hall
• Prince George’s Park (PGP) House
• Raffles Hall
• Sheares Hall
• Temasek Hall

Benefits of On-Campus Accommodation

• 70 food and retail outlets
• 7 well-equipped modern libraries
• Wi-Fi and LAN connectivity

Off-Campus Student Residences for Undergraduates

• Prince George’s Park Residences
• UTown Residence

Students with Special Needs —

NUS on-campus accommodation has the facility of special rooms designed for students with special needs. Those who need special attention due to a serious medical condition may indicate at the time of application. This would help the authorities allocate the most appropriate room available for such students.

The university has 17 faculties, departments, and schools spread across 3 main campuses in Singapore. NUS offers the majority of university’s academic, research, and administrative facilities within its main campus in Kent Ridge sprawling across 150 hectares of land. Apart from this, there are 11 international colleges in other countries. The three national campuses are:

• Kent Ridge
• Outram
• Bukit Timah

  Campus Highlights

  Every campus has something unique to offer. Check out the highlights of each of NUS campus:

  Kent Ridge Campus:

  • University Town (UTown) – extension
  • Residential college
  • Academic and recreational facilities
  • Student residence halls
  • Sports facilities
  • Arts and cultural activities

  Outram Campus:

  • Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS)
  • Medical education shaping future practitioners

  Bukit Timah Campus:

  • Law faculty
  • Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

  Overall, NUS has more than 200 student clubs that organise numerous activities promoting student engagement and overall development.

  Events and Activities:

  • Symposiums, talks, forums featuring prominent speakers
  • Bazaars, carnivals, fairs with stalls
  • Exhibitions, performances, concerts, recitals conducted by NUS Centre for Arts and NUS Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music

NUS offers a variety of taught and research courses in the form of degrees programmes and other programmes, such as:

• Concurrent degree programmes
• Minor programmes
• Joint-degree programmes
• Double-major programmes
• Double-degree programmes
• Part-time programmes

Special Undergraduate Programmes

NUS has partnered with over 300 universities spread across more than 40 countries, which allows students to be a part of the Student Exchange Programmes. Apart from the full-time bachelor’s degree programmes, the undergraduate aspirants may choose from the following list of programmes:

• Student Exchange Programme (SEP)
• NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC)
• University Scholars Programme
• University Town College Programme (UTCP)

Courses

Through its 17 faculties, departments and schools, NUS education covers more than 2,000 modules each semester.

Applications to all the courses offered by NUS are done via online application portals of the university. Check out the steps below to see how to fill undergraduate and postgraduate applications on dedicated portals:

Undergraduate Students

International applicants need to follow these steps to apply to an undergraduate programme at NUS:

Step 1: Visit myaces.nus.edu.sg/uasonline2/catD/catDapplform.do and sign up to apply.

Step 2: Enter personal details and contact information.

Step 3: Enter details of academic qualifications.

Step 4: Enter information on university/tertiary education.

Step 5: Enter the information on all outstanding achievements.

Step 6: Insert the programme details and paste the application material in the boxes provided.

Step 7: In this step, input the following:

• Next-of-kin information
• Personal identification number
• Application fee
• Financial aid
• Other information
• Tuition grant

Step 8: Read the declaration carefully.

Step 9: Press 'Continue' to complete the appication

Graduate Students

International applicants need to follow these steps to apply to a graduate programme at NUS:

Step 1: Sign up on the university’s application portal at inetapps.nus.edu.sg/gda2/Applicant.aspx/Account/SignUp.

Step 2: Click on ‘Create New Application’ and choose the following:

• Programme type
• Faculty
• Programme
• Department
• Specialisation (area of study)
• Source of finance
• Specify in case of ‘other source of finance’
• Academic load

Step 3: Read the instructions from the faculty/department/school carefully.

Step 4: Fill up the information as stepping through the application process.

Step 5: The system will perform an application completeness check for the selected programme.

Step 6: Once the above steps are completed, fill up the declaration section.

Step 7: Click on the 'Submit' button in the declaration page to complete the submission.

Step 8: To make an online payment for the application/acceptance fee and view details of your application (e.g. application status and admission status), click ‘View Application/Make Payment/Submit Reply on Offer of Admission’ at the menu on the left.

Step 9: To make changes to basic programme information for an application, click ‘Edit’.

Step 10: To apply to multiple programmes within the same application cycle and to change the order of preference, please click on the ‘Up’ and ‘Down’ links as required.