Talent@MaritimeSingapore

Scope

• Intern must be Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident working in a maritime-related business entity*
• Interns must be enrolled in any programme or course in a local publicly-funded Institute of Higher Learning (IHL)**
• Internship must be well-structured and enable interns to gain knowledge and experience in maritime businesses. It may be conducted in Singapore, overseas office(s), client office(s) and/or onboard ships.
• Interns that are participating in the MPA Global Internship Award (GIA) are not eligible for additional MCF Funding under the MCF Talent@Maritime Singapore - Industry Attachment for the same internship.
  

• Institute of Technical Education (Central, West, East)

• Polytechnics (NP, NYP, RP, SP, TP)

• Autonomous Universities (NTU, NUS, SIT, SMU, SUSS, SUTD)  

Duration of internship

4 to 24 weeks

How much

MCF Funding: Monthly top-up over and above any internship allowance from the industry attachment company

• ITE: S$100/month
• Polytechnic: S$200/month
• University: S$400/month

How to apply (for students)

• Students must apply through their relevant IHL faculty in charge of internships and attachments
• Upon completion of the internship, a report must be submitted to the IHL

• IHLs must submit the Application Form for claims on behalf of the students via the Business Grants Portal (BGP) within 3 months from the completion of each student’s internship.
• A Corppass account is needed to perform transactions on BGP. Please refer to this guide if you need any help in creating an account. IHLs are required to acknowledge and accept the Conditions of Participation, which terms and conditions shall govern the application, award and disbursement of the MCF Funding.
• You may refer to FAQs (https://go.gov.sg/bgp-faq) or contact BGP Helpdesk (https://go.gov.sg/bgp-contactus) if you are facing technical issues. For MCF-related queries, please contact us at mcf@mpa.gov.sg.

Other information

• Disbursement of the MCF Funding will be made to the student through the IHL

Scope

• Companies applying for funding support must be maritime-related entities registered or incorporated in Singapore. They must not be receiving any other form of financial assistance from another government body for the same attachment.
• Trainee must be a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
• Training attachment should be in the form of on-the-job attachment to the overseas offices of the company or related business associates/clients or onboard ships
• The attachment must be well-structured and enable trainees to gain knowledge and experience in maritime businesses

Duration of attachment

At least 5 working days to 1 year

How much

50%* co-funding of qualifying costs, i.e. economy return airfare and subsistence allowance, subject to a cap

How to apply

Companies should submit their MCF application via Business Grants Portal (BGP). You will need to sign in to your Corppass account to transact on BGP. If you do not have a Corppass account yet, please refer to this guide if you need any help in creating an account. 

You may also refer to FAQs or contact BGP Helpdesk if you are facing technical issues. For MCF-related queries, please contact us at mcf@mpa.gov.sg.

How to claim

Companies are to submit their claim via BGP within 3 months of completion of the attachment. 

Other information

• Trainee will be required to serve the company for a period equal to the duration of the attachment
• Funding will be provided to companies on reimbursement basis, upon completion of the attachment

Scope

• Maritime-related business entities registered/incorporated in Singapore, with plans to kickstart a new Management Associate Programme in the company
• Targeted at promising local (Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident) employees working in maritime companies
• The Management Associate Programme must be a comprehensive structured programme with specific milestones, incorporating job rotations across departments. 
  •  Programmes commencing on or after 1 January 2024 must incorporate 1 compulsory stint in a digitalisation or decarbonisation function / initiative*.
    *This requirement will be removed for SMEs and maritime service providers for applications submitted on or after 1 Apr 2026.
  • For applications submitted by non-SME shipowners/operators on or after 1 Apr 2026, the programme must incorporate 1 compulsory stint in an operations or technical function. This can be fulfilled with the compulsory stint in a digitalisation or decarbonisation function / initiative.     
• Trainee may be based in Singapore or overseas during the duration of support 

Duration

Up to 2 years

How much

50% co-funding of monthly basic salary, subject to a cap

50%* co-funding of economy return airfare and subsistence allowance, subject to a cap, for overseas stint to selected countries**

*70% for overseas attachments to ASEAN countries for applications submitted on or before 31 Mar 2026

**The restriction of countries for overseas stints will be removed for applications submitted on or after 1 Apr 2026

How to apply

Companies should submit their MCF application via Business Grants Portal (BGP). You will need to sign in to your Corppass account to transact on BGP. If you do not have a Corppass account yet, please refer to this guide if you need any help in creating an account.

 You may also refer to FAQs or contact BGP Helpdesk if you are facing technical issues. For MCF-related queries, please contact us at mcf@mpa.gov.sg.

How to claim

For applications approved prior to the transition to BGP, companies may continue to submit your claim and supporting documents (i.e. yearly progress report, copies of monthly pay slips and where applicable, boarding passes, copies of invoices for airfare, proof of payments) to mcf@mpa.gov.sg, no later than 3 months after the 1-year mark and/or the last day of the qualifying period.

Other information

Funding will be provided to companies on yearly reimbursement basis