Medical/Dental Undergraduate Agreement
Medical and dental education is highly subsidised by the Government of Singapore. All students regardless of nationality who are accepted into the medicine/ dental courses in the National University of Singapore/ Nanyang Technological University/ Duke-NUS Medical School, are required to sign the medical/ dental Tuition Grant Agreement (known as the “Agreement” henceforth) with the Government of Singapore, administered by MOH Holdings (MOHH).
Under the Agreement, medical and dental graduates shall serve in the local public healthcare sector for a specified number of years after graduation (known as “service obligation”). The table below shows the service obligation period for the different courses. For medical graduates, the service obligation period shall commence only after students have successfully completed the internship postgraduate year 1 (“PGY1”) and are successfully registered with Singapore Medical Council (SMC) as practicing doctors.
For dental graduates, the service bond obligation period shall commence when students commence employment in the local healthcare sector.
| Courses | Length of Course | Singapore Citizen | Non-Singapore Citizens (Singapore Permanent Resident or International Students) |
| Medical courses at NUS and NTU | 5 years | 5 years | 6 years |
| Medical Course at Duke-NUS | 4 years | 4 years | 5 years |
| Dental Course at NUS | 4 years | 4 years | 5 years |
If the Agreement is terminated prematurely either during the course or before the student completes the service obligation period, the student will be liable for liquidated damages (“LD”) payable in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
Students and sureties should familiarise themselves with the terms and conditions before they sign the Agreement.
MOHH will contact and arrange for all first year NUS and NTU medical/ dental students to sign the Agreements by end July of the admission year, before they commence their courses. MOHH will separately contact Duke-NUS medical students to sign the Agreements by early July of the admission year before course commencement. If students fail to sign the Agreement by the stipulated time frame, students will be liable to pay full school fees (without government subsidies) for the duration of the course.
Sample Copy of Agreement
Sample copies of the Agreements for students admitted to the various medical / dental courses can be downloaded here:
Qualifying Criteria for Sureties and Supporting Documents to prepare
For the signing of the Agreement, two persons are required to stand as sureties for each student. These two persons have to meet the qualifying criteria to serve as sureties.
Before signing the Agreement, students will need to provide MOHH with information about themselves, their parents/guardians and their sureties by completing an online Particulars Form. MOHH will contact you to submit the required information and supporting documents.
Please refer to this document for the qualifying criteria and supporting documents needed for persons to serve as sureties (Qualifying Conditions To Serve As Surety)
Banker’s Guarantee in lieu of Sureties
Students may consider using a Banker's Guarantee in lieu of the two sureties. Students will need to arrange for a Banker's Guarantee with any of the following banks in Singapore to cover the full LD quantum.
- United Overseas Bank
- DBS Bank
- OCBC Bank
- Standard Chartered Bank
FAQs on Medical Agreement
Please refer to the (FAQs_May 2022) for more information.