Deadline: June 1, 2025
The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration among the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), the Singapore Management University (SMU), and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). It is a bond-free award offered to international students with excellent academic undergraduate and/or master’s results, and strong interest in doing research leading to a doctorate (PhD) or an EngD in Science and Engineering at a Singapore University.
The stay of the fellows under this PhD scholarship program for four years allows them to explore the country from every aspect economic, educational, cultural, social, or political. They will get an insight into how Singapore has become a gateway to some of the emerging economies in the Asia Pacific region. Thus, this international PhD award of Singapore provides international fellows with plenty of useful experience that they can use as a tool for change in their native countries.
SINGA is an amazing opportunity for students worldwide to do a PhD in Singapore, starting right after their bachelor’s degree. What’s cool is that even if you’ve done a master’s, you can still apply and skip some courses. This scholarship for international students makes it easy for anyone with big dreams to connect with talents globally and work together. It’s a chance to learn, grow, and collaborate with bright minds from around the world.
Course Level
- PhD/Doctorate
Duration
- 4 years
Benefits
- SINGA covers the full tuition fees of the awardees.
- The fellows will get a monthly stipend of S$ 2,200.
- The monthly stipend will be increased to S$ 2700 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
- 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, an English Language Certificate can be a requirement of the individual university.
- Singaporean nationals or candidates who already have completed tertiary education in Singapore cannot 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.
Application
- The candidates have to submit all the necessary documents online.
- The candidates must 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 SINGA will receive at least two reference letters.
- Soft copies of the required documents must be uploaded to the online application.
- Applicants 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.
Required Documents
- A copy of a valid passport.
- A recent passport-size photo in JPG or PNG format.
- All academic transcripts are translated into the English language.
- 2 recommendation letters will be submitted by the referees online.
- English proficiency certificate (if required by the university).
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