Singapore Tourism Board (STB) Scholarship
The STB Scholarship is established to nurture outstanding students who demonstrate academic excellence, high intellectual capacity, sound character and strong leadership potential and who share the vision to shape Singapore into powerful tourism hub attracting visitors, talents and businesses from across the world. The STB Scholarship is offered to students pursuing Diploma in Hospitality & Tourism Management, Diploma in Leisure & Resort Management, and Diploma in Culinary & Catering Management.
Eligibility
Applicants for the STB scholarship must:
Be Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents;
Passionate about pursuing a career in the vibrant tourism industry
Have a good co-curricular activities record;
Have good academic records in Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level and
Have at least a minimum of 3.5 GPA score for the first semester of the Freshman year
Terms and Conditions
The scholarship shall cover the student’s school fees, compulsory fees and an allowance of S$6,000.00 per academic year
The scholarship covers the entire duration of the diploma studies (3 years) on condition that students maintain a minimum semester GPA of 3.5.
Upon graduation, scholars are to secure employment from and remained employed on a full time basis for a minimum period of 3 years by a tourism related company in Singapore.
Full details outlining terms and conditions of this scholarship will be provided to successful candidates.
Application Procedures
Application timelines and procedure will be made known to students during the study semester.
Skal Singapore launches Paul Armstrong scholarship New
In an attempt to rejuvenate itself and change the image that it's a "retired men's" club, and in recognition of the talent crunch facing Singapore's hotel industry, the Skal Club of Singapore has launched the Paul Armstrong Scholarship.
The club has raised about S$37,000 to fund three deserving students through Temasek Polytechnic's five-year hospitality course.
Mr Paul Armstrong was one of the early members of the Singapore Skal who rose to become World President.
"To associate such a scholarship with the name of Paul Armstrong is an inspired decision. Paul has risen through the ranks of Skal to the highest position possible internationally. To do so was not easy and often involved personal sacrifice," said Mr Richard Hawkins, himself a past World Skal President, at a lunch to launch the scholarship.
Mr Hawkins, who runs Hawk Rent-A-Car, said: "The establishment of a tourism scholarship by our Singapore Club is an affirmation of the fact that we are a Club that moves with the times and not simply an excuse for a good lunch with friends."
Mr Armstrong, who was at the lunch, said he was deeply moved and honoured by the initiative.
Mr Patrick Fiat, who sits on the club's executive committee, said that the scholarship was only the first move towards more active involvement of the club in reaching out to the youths.
"We will look at how we can extend the scholarship to more students and more institutions. We want not only to make Skal more relevant to the young but also make tourism an attractive and rewarding career for today's youths."
The three students will be chosen based on both academic qualifications and need, he said, and will start classes this September.
(Source: http://www.stbpassport.com/newsbites_sept08_s6.aspx)
