MOE Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS)
Find out if your child qualifies for the MOE Financial Assistance Scheme, which covers school fees, books, uniforms, meals, and transport for eligible Singaporean students.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the MOE FAS is to help financially needy Singaporean students in Government and Government-aided schools to meet basic schooling expenses.
For primary and secondary school students, the MOE FAS fully covers the cost of school and standard miscellaneous fees, textbooks and school uniform, as well as meal and transport subsidies.
For more details on MOE FAS income eligibility criteria and benefits, please click the link to MOE website.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Student must be a Singapore citizen enrolled in a Government and meets either one of the following criteria:
a. Gross household income (GHI) as at the time of application does not exceed $4,000 per month; or
b. Household per capita income (PCI) as at the time of application does not exceed $1000 per month.
PCI = Monthly GHI / No. of members in the same household
SUBMISSION
Parents/guardians can apply for 2027 MOE FAS via the new Student Finance System (SFS) e-Services portal using Singpass, through:
Parents Gateway app (Services -> Financial Assistance) or
Website at https://studentfinance.moe.gov.sg (opens in new tab)
NOTE
If your child is a ComCare recipient, you need not submit the application for MOE FAS as MOE FAS will be auto-granted to ComCare beneficiaries.
Parents/Guardians only need to submit 1 application form even if the children are studying in different government and government-aided schools, independent schools, specialised schools, and specialised independent schools (NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, and School of Science and Technology). The outcome of the application will be made known in the SFS e-Services portal.
If your child is studying in special education school, School of the Arts or Singapore Sports School, please check with their school on the mode of application.
For Primary 6 students going to Secondary 1 in 2027, Primary 6 students can apply for MOE FAS at their primary school for Secondary 1 next year.
Parents/Guardians who need help in applying for 2027 MOE FAS can refer to the self-help guide available in SFS or approach the school.
