The Singapore International Graduate Award

About

The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration between the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). PhD training will be carried out in English at your chosen lab at A*STAR Research Institutes, NTU or NUS. 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 NTU or NUS.

Research areas under the PhD Programme fall broadly under two categories:
Biomedical Sciences; and
Engineering and Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Scholarship

- Attractive monthly stipend over 4 years of PhD studies, which can support you comfortably. The stipend amount is SGD 24,000 (EUR 13,650) annually, to be increased to SGD 30,000 (EUR 17,000) 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.

Eligibility

- Open to all international students;
- Graduates with a passion for research and excellent academic results;
- Good skills in written and spoken English;
- Good reports from academic referees.

Application

The application deadline for January 2015 intake is 1 June 2014.

Apply online.

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