Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship
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The Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship (SAFOS), is a scholarship by the Public Service Commission (Singapore)
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The SAFOS is second in prestige to the President's Scholarship. Singaporean males have to serve two years of National Service upon completion of their GCE A level or International Baccalaureate examinations. The SAFOS scholarships are given to outstanding officer cadets with excellent A level/IB results, impressive co-curricular activities and outstanding Officer Cadet School performance. They are culled from the Scholar Delta Company in Singapore Armed Forces Officer Cadet School (Singapore)
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After they are selected through rigorous rounds of interviews, scholars disrupt from Officer Cadet School, to begin their undergraduate studies overseas, typically in the United Kingdom
or United States
, depending on the commencement of the school term of the countries.
Upon graduation, SAFOS scholars have a different tour of duty from the rest of the officers as they are exposed to a broader view of the organisation, the Government and have experience in various civilian ministries in Singapore.
SAFOS scholars are groomed for the highest levels of command and management in the SAF and beyond. They generally do another post-graduate degree in Master of Business Administration or Master in Public Policy overseas in the middle of their careers to prepare themselves for appointments beyond the Singapore Armed Forces
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Past SAFOS scholars include Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
, Lee Hsien Yang
, BG George Yeo, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean
, Ministers Lim Hng Kiang, Lim Swee Say, Chan Chun Sing, Tan Chuan Jin, former head of civil service Peter Ho, chief executive of Changi Airport Group Lee Seow Hiang, Permanent Secretaries Desmond Kuek, Tan Yong Soon.
Public Service Commission (Singapore)
The Public Service Commission , Singapore , is constituted under Part IX of the Constitution of Singapore and its constitutional role is to appoint, confirm, promote, transfer, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over public officers in Singapore.The PSC also retains two key...
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The SAFOS is second in prestige to the President's Scholarship. Singaporean males have to serve two years of National Service upon completion of their GCE A level or International Baccalaureate examinations. The SAFOS scholarships are given to outstanding officer cadets with excellent A level/IB results, impressive co-curricular activities and outstanding Officer Cadet School performance. They are culled from the Scholar Delta Company in Singapore Armed Forces Officer Cadet School (Singapore)
Officer Cadet School (Singapore)
Officer Cadet School is one of the several training establishments within the SAFTI Military Institute camp complex. Its role is to train officers of all three services of the Singapore Armed Forces...
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After they are selected through rigorous rounds of interviews, scholars disrupt from Officer Cadet School, to begin their undergraduate studies overseas, typically in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
or United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, depending on the commencement of the school term of the countries.
Upon graduation, SAFOS scholars have a different tour of duty from the rest of the officers as they are exposed to a broader view of the organisation, the Government and have experience in various civilian ministries in Singapore.
SAFOS scholars are groomed for the highest levels of command and management in the SAF and beyond. They generally do another post-graduate degree in Master of Business Administration or Master in Public Policy overseas in the middle of their careers to prepare themselves for appointments beyond the Singapore Armed Forces
Singapore Armed Forces
The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...
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Past SAFOS scholars include Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. He is married to Ho Ching, who is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings. He is the eldest son of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew....
, Lee Hsien Yang
Lee Hsien Yang
Lee Hsien Yang is the second son of Singapore's first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew. He is currently the Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Fraser and Neave Limited and chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore ....
, BG George Yeo, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean
Teo Chee Hean
Teo Chee Hean is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Home Affairs and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security, and a Member of Parliament for the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group...
, Ministers Lim Hng Kiang, Lim Swee Say, Chan Chun Sing, Tan Chuan Jin, former head of civil service Peter Ho, chief executive of Changi Airport Group Lee Seow Hiang, Permanent Secretaries Desmond Kuek, Tan Yong Soon.