MENDAKI | Assistance

Introduction

The School Assistance Scheme (SAS) is an education subsidy provided for Malay/Muslims students from disadvantaged families who are attending MENDAKI-funded tuition programmes.

It aims to complement existing schemes provided at the national level such as MOE’s Financial Assistance Scheme. We encourage you to apply for the national financial schemes to get more comprehensive support in your children’s education journey. Please find the list of the schemes at https://www.mendaki.org.sg/assistance_landing/education-trust-fund-school-assistance-scheme-etf-sas/.

Eligibility Criteria

Student must be a Malay/Muslim Singaporean or Permanent Resident.
Registered in the MENDAKI Tuition Programme (MTP).
Income eligibility that fits at least one of the criteria below:

Received MOE’s FAS or MUIS’ PROMAS (2022 or 2023), or
Received MSF’s ComCare (2022 or 2023), or
Received MUIS’ Zakat (2022 or 2023), or
Have gross monthly Per Capita Income (PCI) ≤ $750

Application
Only one application is needed per family (i.e. if the parent has multiple children, the parent needs to apply once only).

To apply, please prepare the following documents:

Applicant’s NRIC (front and back) (as the parent/guardian)
Approval letter of at least one of these schemes (2022 or 2023):

MOE’s FAS or MUIS’ PROMAS, or
MSF’s ComCare, or
MUIS’ Zakat, or

If approval letter is not available, please provide income documents for the purpose of PCI computation.
(a) All your household members’ latest income statements / payslips / CPF contribution statement (last 3 months) / Notice of Assessment. If Applicant has MyInfo, Applicant does not need to submit income statement.
AND
(b) Divorce/Death Certificate (if applicable).

Processing

MENDAKI will process and consider all applications
Applications take between 2 and 4 weeks to process provided all necessary documents have been submitted.
MENDAKI reserves the right to:
- Reject application which does not meet the eligibility criteria and/or is incomplete.
- Request for additional supporting documents

Disbursement
Disbursement of SAS will be carried in two parts (table below). Only students who obtained at least 85% attendance in MTS/CTP will qualify for the 2^nd disbursement.

Level/Quantum	Primary ($100)	Secondary ($100)
1^st Disbursement (January 2023) Primary $50 \| Secondary $50	Transport Credit – $50	Transport Credit – $50
2^nd Disbursement (July 2023) Primary $50 \| Secondary $50 (Subject to attaining 85% of attendance in MTS/CTP)	Transport Credit – $50	Transport Credit – $50