Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) 2020-2021

DETALLES DE LA OPORTUNIDAD

Recompensa total

0 $

Asociación

for9a Mina7

Área

Asia-Pacífico

País anfitrión

Singapur

Fecha límite

01 jun. 2020

Nivel de estudio

Doctorado

Tipo de oportunidad

Doctor

Oportunidad de financiación

Financiación completa

Países elegibles

Esta oportunidad está destinada a todos los países

Región elegible

Todas las regiones

The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration between the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).

PhD training will be carried out in English at your chosen lab at A*STAR Research Institutes, NTU, NUS or SUTD. 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, NUS or SUTD.

SINGA fosters a vibrant and culturally diverse research community of international students. You’ll be working in a multi-cultural environment alongside distinguished and world-renowned researchers in state-of-the-art facilities in Singapore.

Programme Details

Host Institution(s): Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS) or Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) in Singapore.
Area: Biomedical Sciences, Physical Science and Engineering.
Number of awards: Not specified.
Duration : Normal programme duration.
Eligible countries: Open to all Nationalities

Singapore International Graduate Award Benefits

The award provides support for up to 4 years of PhD studies including:

Tuition fees
Monthly stipend of S$2,000, which will be increased to S$2,500 after the passing of the Qualifying Examination
One-time airfare grant of up to S$1,500*
One-time settling-in allowance of S$1,000*

Estimated cost of living in Singapore

Items		Per Student Per Month (S$)
Food	University Canteens	250 – 350
Food	Meals outside Campus	450 – 600
Accommodation (based on a single room)	On – Campus*	400 – 700
Transport Expenses (local)		100 – 150
Other Expenses (stationary, laundry, toiletries, recreation, etc.)		400 – 500
Total Estimated Cost of Living		1,400 – 2,000

*Priority for on-campus accommodation is usually given to first year students.

Singapore International Graduate Award Eligibility

Applicants for the Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA), must satisfy following criteria:

Be international graduates with a passion for research and excellent academic results
Good skills in written and spoken English
Good reports from academic referees

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on prevailing scholarship policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice.

Application instructions

Eligible applicants who would like to apply for the scholarship must follow steps below to submit their applications.

Click on the apply button below to apply through the online application platform
Upload following documents:
- Identification card or Passport
- A recent passport-sized photo (in .jpeg or .png format)
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s academic transcripts (English translation).
- Bachelor’s Degree certificate(s) / scroll(s) or a letter of certification from the university on your candidature if your degree certificate / scroll has not yet been conferred (English translation).
- 2 recommendation reports (to be completed and submitted online by the referees).
- GRE / IELTS / TOEFL / SAT I & II / GATE results (Optional). However, do note that you may be requested by the university to submit satisfactory scores as part of the university admission requirement.
You will be required to indicate your choices of supervisor in the application form.
Do NOT mail any hard copy documents to SINGA Office. All necessary documents are to be submitted online.

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The deadline to submit applications is June 1, 2020. For more detail on the Singapore International Graduate Award, please visit the official page.