Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA)

Deadline: 1 June 2023
Open to: all international graduates with a passion for research and excellent academic results
Benefits: fully funded

Description

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), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and the Singapore Management University (SMU).

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

Singapore is the gateway to some of the fastest-growing economies in the Asia Pacific region. And with SINGA, you can pursue your PhD education in Singapore, establish global links and take your research career to greater heights.

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.

Pursue your PhD education in Singapore with SINGA and take your research to greater heights.

Research areas:

SINGA supports PhD studies in Biomedical Sciences, Computing and Information Sciences, Engineering and Technology, and Physical Sciences.

More information on:

A*STAR Supervisors and Projects

NTU Colleges and Schools

NUS Graduate School

SMU School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS)

SUTD Pillars/Clusters and Research Centres

Please note that you will be required to indicate your choices of supervisor in the application form.

Eligibility

Open for application to all international graduates with a passion for research and excellent academic results Note: SINGA is intended primarily for international students studying for the first time in Singapore. Singaporeans, Singapore Permanent Residents and International students studying/who have studied in Singapore tertiary institutions are not eligible.
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.

Benefits

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

Tuition fees
Monthly stipend of S$2,200 which will be increased to S$2,700 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