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Get to know us
Find out more about the agencies offering the Singapore Sustainability Scholarship.
Formed on 1 July 2002, the PUB is a statutory board under As the lead agency for
National Environment Agency the Ministry of Sustainability food-related matters, SFA’s
(NEA) is the leading public and the Environment. It is the mission is to ensure and
organisation responsible for national water agency managing secure a supply of safe food
ensuring a clean and green Singapore’s water supply, water for Singapore. SFA works
environment, and the sustainable catchment and used water in an hand-in-hand with the industry
development of Singapore. integrated way. PUB has ensured and consumers to grow our
Its key roles are to protect a diversified and sustainable three “food baskets” – diversify
Singapore's resources from supply of water for Singapore import sources, grow local and
pollution, maintain a high level of with the Four National Taps grow overseas – as well as
public health and provide timely (local catchment water, ensure food safety from
meteorological information. imported water, NEWater and farm-to-fork.
desalinated water).
NEA also develops and SFA also partners food
spearheads environmental PUB calls on everyone to play businesses to strengthen
initiatives and programmes a part in conserving water, capabilities, tap on technologies
through its partnership with keeping our waterways clean to raise productivity, undertake
the People, Public and Private and caring for Singapore’s research to develop new lines
sectors. It is committed to precious water resources. If we of business and catalyse
motivating every individual to all do our little bit, there will be industry transformation to
care for the environment as enough water for all our needs – ensure food security.
a way of life, in order to sustain for commerce and industry,
a quality living environment for for living, for life.
present and future generations.
Hone your expertise
We welcome passionate individuals who are interested in pursuing the following disciplines:
NEA PUB SFA
ENGINEERING ENGINEERING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
• Civil/Mechanical/Chemical/ • Civil/Mechanical/Chemical/ • Agricultural Sciences
Environmental/Electrical Environmental/Electrical • Aquaculture
• Biological Sciences/
SCIENCES SCIENCES Life Sciences
• Chemistry
• Chemistry/Physics/Biology • Chemistry/Biology • Food Science/
• Environmental Sciences • Environmental Sciences Food Technology
• Life Sciences • Microbiology
• Geophysics • Toxicology
• Earth Sciences
• Meteorology
• Mathematics
Individuals from other related disciplines not listed above are welcome to apply.
