Balancing academics and sports hasn't been easy for Team Singapore fencer Juliet Heng, who is enrolled in the Business Studies course at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic via a through-train programme with the Singapore Sports School. The 19-year-old even took a gap year in 2023 for a break - but things will certainly look up if she gets awarded the new...
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong announced various enhanced initiatives to support athletes at an engagement session on Aug 21.Balancing academics and sports hasn't been easy for Team Singapore fencer Juliet Heng, who is enrolled in the Business Studies course at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic via a through-train programme with the Singapore Sports School.
From Sept 1, all athletes pursuing their undergraduate studies or commencing higher education next year can apply for the spexEducation Undergraduate Scholarship, one that will cover expenses such as tuition fees and course materials. "Competing full-time at the highest levels means that athletes and para-athletes forgo their opportunity to accumulate savings, including CPF...This affects their ability to purchase housing, support their healthcare needs, and save for their retirement," highlighted the minister.
These initiatives to support national athletes are a bid to make sports an attractive and viable career path for Singaporeans.
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