The FIREfly is a human resource collaboration among statutory boards under the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). The objective is to strengthen our capabilities in attracting, developing and retaining talent - essentially, to nurture future leaders to help drive Singapore's economic development. FIREfly will provide an exciting gateway to career opportunities spanning six of Singapore's most innovative economic agencies, whose activities range from trade and industry, research, science and technology, tourism, enterprise and industrial development.

As part of FIREfly, agencies including DOS, EDB, EMA, IE Singapore, JTC, MTI, SPRING Singapore, and STB, will be offering scholarships under the FIREfly brandname. This coming together under the FIREfly Scholarship Programme has 4 main objectives:

Talent Attraction - we want to attract the best and brightest to join us in our economic development and technology enhancement mission for Singapore;

Talent Development - we want to nurture the outstanding talents to their fullest potential by sending them to the best schools with the best programmes, as well as through organisation attachments and internships;

Talent Networking - we want to strengthen our linkages and networks by allowing our officers to network across agencies through possible chances for secondment after starting working in the sponsor agency for a couple of years;

Talent Shaping - we want to ensure that our officers are groomed and developed to become leaders in our organisations.

FIREfly, at this moment, is established mainly for human resource and career development tailored for officers in all the participating agencies. Operationally, the FIREfly agencies will remain independent and autonomous.

Sponsor Agency - you apply for a FIREfly scholarship, stating the agency you are most interested in working with. In the application form, you would be asked to rank your agency of preference. Please think through carefully your career aspirations, personality, area of study and the agency you would like to be working in - then, indicate your preference. All applications would be processed centrally by a FIREfly scholarship committee. At the point of offer, you would be assigned your sponsor agency based on your stated preference and our assessment of the best fit for you. Upon completion of your studies, you will embark on your career and will be serving your bond in your sponsor agency.

Academic Disciplines - you could choose to do a degree programme in Engineering, Applied Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Economics, International Relations, Hospitality and Travel Industry Management, Real Estate, Business Administration, Law and any other courses relevant to the FIREfly agencies. You would be sent to any of the top universities in USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Japan, China, India and Singapore.

Undergraduate to Postgraduate - the sponsorship would adequately cover your undergraduate studies. If you perform very well, you could look forward to further sponsorship for postgraduate studies - Masters and PhD (for Biomedical Sciences only).

Broad Exposure - you would gain broad exposure through the exchange and internship programmes that would be part of the scholarship arrangements. Examples would be - taking an undergraduate degree in the US, and going on a 6 months exchange programme to Italy; or taking a dual degree programme, whereby you complete an undergraduate in USA or Europe and Masters in China.

Flexibility - you will have the flexibility in structuring your academic studies. With your sponsor agency's approval, you could choose to do double degree combinations (example, Economics and Political Science double degrees) Major and Minor combinations (example, Chemical Engineering major and Economics minor), Major and Foreign Language combinations (example, Mechanical Engineering degree, with a French language minor)

Foreign language - you would be urged to take up a foreign language course while at the university. You could choose to become proficient in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Hindi, Bahasa Indonesia or any other language relevant to the business needs of the FIREfly agencies.

Upon graduation, you may be considered for secondment e.g. to other FIREfly agencies and rotation, overseas posting and international internships based on your performance, career aspirations and organisational needs.

Overseas Posting - you could look forward to overseas postings as Centre Directors to North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

International Internships - you could also be considered for international internships, including staff internships in world-class MNCs, research institutes or government corporations lasting between 3 to 9 months.

Scholarship Coverage - the overseas scholarship would cover the following:

	actual cost of tuition, examination and other related fees throughout your study programme;
	monthly living allowance
	annual book allowance
	airfare (1 way trip at commencement of your study programme, 2 way airfare for your vacation attachment, 1 way airfare at completion of your course)
	warm clothing allowance
	installation allowance (one time at the start of your study programme)
	medical insurance required by the university
	excess baggage allowance (for return trip at completion of your studies)
	language study fees, where applicable
	an interest-free computer loan, repayble once you have commenced work

Local scholarship would cover an annual allowance of $5,750, plus tuition fees and hostel fees (if necessary).

Scholars' Service Commitment - based on the duration and location of your studies, you would serve a contractual service period varying from 4 to 6 years with the sponsor organisation or within the FIREfly agencies.

As you can see from the above and the other webpages at this website, opportunities within the FIREfly network would be challenging and fulfilling. As a FIREfly scholar and officer, you would help engineer the economic and technological development of Singapore in enterprising and innovative ways.

There are a lot of promising young individuals around but if you think you are a bright sparkle amidst the glow, we invite you to join us. The world of FIREfly awaits you ...

Click here to apply online through the BrightSparks scholarship portal.