From Potential to Purpose: Supporting Specialised Learning Pathways
Nurturing Talent and Improving Access
At a Glance
Programme Snapshot
Since 2011, TF has supported specialised learning pathways in the Arts, Sports and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Through scholarships and study awards offered in partnership with educational institutions, TF helps high-performing students pursue rigorous training and meaningful futures in fields that shape Singapore’s cultural, sporting and innovation landscape.
FUNDING
S$4.6M
Since 2018
Issue in Focus
Specialised fields in the Arts, Sports and STEM attract smaller student cohorts, often due to financial, structural or informational barriers. Talented students may hesitate to pursue these pathways without support, limiting the diversity of expertise and leadership that Singapore needs to remain vibrant, creative and competitive.
Pioneered three specialised school scholarships in Singapore
Since 2011
What This Enables
TF scholarships and study awards open doors for students to deepen their craft, develop discipline-specific excellence and build confidence in pursuing long-term pathways in these fields. By bridging access and opportunity, TF helps nurture a broader and more diverse pool of future artists, athletes, scientists and innovators who contribute to Singapore’s growth and cultural richness.
More than 2,800 total scholarships and study award recipients
Since 2018
IMPACT
More than 80 per cent of the graduating cohort who received STEM scholarships in FY24/25 pursued STEM-related studies in university and contributed in/through their STEM areas
100 per cent of sports scholarship recipients in FY24/25 made it to the National or National Youth team
Featured Recipient
Jacob Teo, alumnus of NUS High School of Math & Science, Recipient of NUS High School Tay Eng Soon Scholarship (2013-18)
Graduated MIT with a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics, and works at a top AI startup in Silicon Valley
Featured Recipient
Juliet Heng, pursuing Business Studies at Singapore Sports School and Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Recipient of Temasek Foundation Scholarship for Sports (2024-25) and E.W. Barker Scholarship (2020-21)
Won her first SEA Games sabre gold on debut in 2023. Followed up in 2025 with another gold and a team silver and also claimed a historic Asian Championships silver and an Istanbul Satellite bronze. Her long-term goal is to represent Singapore in the Olympics
PARTNERS
In support of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals