2024/2025 Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) Fully Funded Scholarship

This is the kind of scholarship that pays your flight fare and gives you settling allowance, plus tuition free and monthly stipend.

Deadline: July 1st 2024

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 is carried out in English at a student's chosen lab at A*STAR research institutes and NTU/NUS/SUTD/SMU. Upon successful completion, students are 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.

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.

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

COVERAGE

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

>> Tuition fees

>> Monthly stipend of S$2,700 which will be increased to S$3,200 after the passing of the Qualifying Examination

» One-time airfare grant of up to $$1,500

» One-time settling-in allowance of $1,000

Estimated cost of living in Singapore:

Food, Item - Per Student - Per Month

- 250-350

- Canteens Meals
450-600

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/Scholarships/For-Graduate-Studies/Singapore-International-Graduate-Award-SINGA