International Graduate Award Scholarship for International Students at NTU (Fully-Funded), 2017/2018

Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) Scholarship for international applicants seeking admission to pursue a full-time PHD programme at NTU in August 2017.

Application Deadline:for August 2017 intake is 1st January 2017

Offered annually?Yes

Eligible Countries:International Students

To be taken at (country): National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore

Eligible Field of Study: PhD in Science, Engineering and Research

About Scholarship: The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration between the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to offer PhD training to be carried out in English at your chosen lab at A*STAR Research Institutes, NUS or NTU. Students will be supervised by distinguished and world-renowned researchers in these labs. Upon successful completion, students will be conferred a PhD degree by either NUS or NTU.

Type: Full time PhD Research Scholarship

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

·         The scholarship is open to all international students

·         Excellent academic results to be in the top 20% of your cohort

·         Graduate with a passion for research and excellent academic results

·         Good skills in written and spoken English

·         Good reports from two academic referees

Number of Scholarships: up to 240

Value of Scholarship

·         Attractive monthly stipend over 4 years of PhD studies, which can support you comfortably. The stipend amount is SGD 24,000 annually, to be increased to SGD 30,000 after passing Qualifying Examination.

·         Full support for tuition fees for 4 years of PhD studies.

·         One-time SGD 1,000 Settling-in Allowance

·         One-time Airfare Grant of SGD 1,500

Duration of Scholarship: For the duration of the programme

How to Apply: Hard copies of the following supporting documents must be submitted to the SINGA Office:

Compulsory:

·         A copy of your Identity Card or Passport

·         Certified true copies of university transcript(s), one in English translation and the other in the original language

·         Certified true copies of degree scroll(s) or a letter or certification from the university on your candidature if your degree scroll has not yet been conferred.

·         Two Academic Referees’ Recommendation

·         Two recent passport-sized photographs

Not compulsory but good to include (if any):

·         A certified true copy of TOEFL / IELTS results

·         A certified true copy of SAT I & II / GRE / GATE results

·         Certified true copies of awards / prizes and certificates

·         List of publications

·         List of patents filed

If you need more Information about this scholarship, kindly visit the Scholarship Webpage

Sponsors: Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Important Notes: Only short-listed candidates will be notified within 10 weeks from the application closing date.