Singapore Research Scholarship for International Students

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

State University

Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Management University

Area

Asia-Pacific

Host Country

Singapore

Deadline

01 Jun 2023

Study level

Postgraduate

Opportunity type

Scholarships , PhD , Fellowships

Specialities

Engineering

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Introduction:

Singapore International Graduate Award 2023-2024 is a merit-based award for all international students who have extraordinary academic records. SINGA program 2023-24 attracts the outstanding minds of the world to continue their PhD in the best institutions in Singapore. All the graduates can pursue their PhD in the field of science and technology under this international fully-funded scholarship opportunity in one of the world’s most academically advanced countries. This international graduate award is a full-time research scholarship in which the fellows will be monitored by top-class supervisors and peers which helps the fellows to gain excellence in their respective research work and fields.

Singapore International Graduate Award 2023-2024 (SINGA):

Host Labs: A*STAR Research Institutes, NTU, NUS, or SUTD.
Offered By: The scholarship is offered by the Agency for Science, Technology, Research, Singapore.
Course Level: PhD/Doctorate
Course Duration: 4 Years.

Benefits of SINGA Award 2023-2024:

SINGA covers the full tuition fees of the awardees.
The fellows will get a monthly stipend of S$ 2,000.
The monthly stipend will be increased to S$ 2500 after qualifying for the first examination.
The fellow will receive a one-time airfare grant of up to S$ 1500.
The fellows will receive a one-time settlement grant of S$ 1000.
The settling-in allowance will be provided for up to S$ 1,000.

Eligibility Criteria of Singapore International Graduate Award 2023:

The applicants must be international students.
The applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree.
The applicants must have excellent academic results.
The applicant must be proficient in the English language.
SINGA needs no specific certificate for English Language Proficiency as it can be assessed during the interview. However, English Language Certificate can be a requirement of the individual university.
Singaporean nationals or candidates who already have completed tertiary education in Singapore can not apply.
The applicants who wish to apply for the master’s program are not eligible.
Only the candidates who want to pursue their Ph.D. in science and engineering are eligible.
PhD courses for social sciences, humanities, economics, etc are not eligible.

How to Apply for Singapore International Graduate Award 2023:

The candidates have to submit all the necessary documents online.
The candidates have to select the research projects by browsing the projects from “Go to Research Areas”.
The referees have to send the reference letters directly to SINGA.
The application process will start once at least two reference letters will be received by SINGA.
Soft copies of the required documents must be uploaded to the online application.
Applicants who are applying through the SINGA portal are not required to apply on university portals separately.
Try to submit your application at least two weeks before the deadline because once the application is submitted your referees relieve an email and they are 7 days to complete and send the reference letters.
The candidates have to elaborate their research proposals in the application forms.
The candidate can submit more than one or up to 3 research proposals.
There is no need to contact the supervisor in order to apply for SINGA.
The candidates can apply in any field of interest for PhD and there is no compulsion to follow the major in bachelor.