{"id":561,"date":"2020-02-23T22:23:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T14:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/escholars\/?page_id=561"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T02:38:05","slug":"residential-programmes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/descholars\/faqs\/residential-programmes\/","title":{"rendered":"Residential programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-faqs\"><li id=\"menu-item-13675\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/escholars\/faqs\/admission\/\">Admissions and what to do before entering the programme<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13680\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/escholars\/faqs\/mentorship\/\">Mentorship<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13684\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/escholars\/faqs\/ug-credits\/\">Undergraduate credits, Performance &amp; exit<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13683\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/escholars\/faqs\/scholarship-reimbursement\/\">Scholarship &amp; Reimbursement<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13679\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/escholars\/faqs\/graduate\/\">Graduate phase<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13676\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/escholars\/faqs\/e-scholars-and-concurrent-programmes\/\">E-Scholars and other concurrent programmes<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13681\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/escholars\/faqs\/noc\/\">NUS Overseas College (NOC) programme<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13682\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/escholars\/faqs\/residential-programmes\/\">Residential programmes<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13677\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/escholars\/faqs\/general\/\">General<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t<h2>\n\t\tFAQ\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tResidential programmes\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>What is a &#8220;residential programme&#8221;? Is it like staying in a hall or a campus dorm?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t<p>A residential programme combines an academic programme with\u00a0 a residential component. A hall is a place to stay on campus. A residential college is also a place to stay on campus, but, on top of that, it offers an academic programme in the form of credit-bearing courses that students take within the college. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/nusbulletin\/ay202324\/programmes\/residential-college-programmes\/university-town-college-programme\/\">University Town College Programme<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/nusbulletin\/ay202223\/programmes\/residential-college-programmes\/ridge-view-residential-college-programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ridgeview Residential College Programme<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/nuscollege.nus.edu.sg\/\">NUS College<\/a>\u00a0are examples of such programmes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>If I am interested in on-campus housing, should I apply regardless of my D&amp;E-Scholars application?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t<p>Yes. You should apply for on-campus housing if interested. The application outcome for D&amp;E-Scholars will be after the on-campus housing application deadline.<\/p>\n<p>You may check for details at the following :-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/osa.nus.edu.sg\/accommodation\/hostel-options\/#hostel-options-tab-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Residential Colleges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/osa.nus.edu.sg\/accommodation\/hostel-options\/#hostel-options-tab-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halls of Residence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/osa.nus.edu.sg\/accommodation\/hostel-options\/#hostel-options-tab-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Residences<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>I heard that the colleges at University Town include a compulsory meal plan. Will the meal plan be covered by the D&amp;E-Scholars scholarship?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t<p>Yes, the D&amp;E-Scholars scholarship will cover the meal plan as well as the residential fees.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Can I choose any room type?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t<p>The D&amp;E-Scholars scholarship will cover the cost of any room type. However, please note that the College will allocate the room type based on availability, taking your room type choices in consideration<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>May I choose to stay in a Hall of Residence instead of UTown Residential College?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t<p>Yes. A D&amp;E-Scholar could choose to reside in either a UTown Residential College or a Hall of Residence.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Admissions and what to do before entering the programme Mentorship Undergraduate credits, Performance &amp; exit Scholarship &amp; Reimbursement Graduate phase E-Scholars and other concurrent programmes NUS Overseas College (NOC) programme Residential programmes General FAQ Residential programmes What is a &#8220;residential programme&#8221;? Is it like staying in a hall or a campus dorm? 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