The SINGA Awards
Are you interested to continue your PhD degree in one of the best university in the world? Then, the answer is an offer provided by the Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA), which is a collaboration scholarship awards from the consortium of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS), and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
The offer is available for doctoral degree in which the candidates are going to be trained at the chosen lab at A*STAR Research Institutes, NTU, NUS or SUTD. The students will be supervised by distinguished and world-renowned researchers in these institutional labs. Upon successful completion, students will be conferred a PhD degree by either NTU, NUS, or SUTD.
Research Areas
Research areas under the PhD Programme fall broadly under two categories:
- Biomedical Sciences
- Physical Science and Engineering
As this program requires a communication between the candidates and the supervisor, for further information related to future supervisors and projects can be found in these link
- A*STAR Supervisors and Projects
- NTU Supervisors and Projects
- NUS Supervisors and Projects
- SUTD Supervisors and Projects
Eligibility
This scholarship award is open for application to all international graduates with a passion for research and excellent academic results as well as good skills in written and spoken English and good reports from academic referees. Unfortunately, these eligibility criteria are not exhaustive as the A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on prevailing scholarship policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice.
Scholarship Awards
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
How to Apply
Browse PhD Research Projects. Go to Research Areas to browse the projects you are interested in.
Documents Required. Do prepare the following documents in advance before applying. Note: Do NOT mail any hard copy documents to SINGA Office. All necessary documents are to be submitted online. The documents are (a) valid passport; (b) a recent passport-sized photo (in .jpeg or .png format)
Transcript and Reports. All transcripts need to be in English translation, and they are
- Mandatory. Bachelor's and/or Master's academic transcripts. 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. 2 recommendation reports (to be completed and submitted online by the referees)
- Optional. GRE/ IELTS/ TOEFL/ SAT I and II/ GATE results. However, do note that you may be requested by the university to submit satisfactory scores as part of the university admission requirement.
For further information related to the Scholarship Awards, please do visit this Scholarship Link, and please do note that the submission deadline for January 2022 intake is 1 June 2021 (23.59hrs GMT +8 Singapore time)