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Apply! Nanyang President’s Graduate Scholarships (Fully-funded)
NPGS Scholarship is a competitive and prestigious scholarship scheme designed to encourage outstanding graduates or final-year students to take their first step towards a leading research career by studying for a doctoral degree programme (PhD) at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), one of Asia’s leading research universities.
Successful candidates will be known as Nanyang President’s Graduate Scholars.
Deadline
30 November 2017
Fields of study
All courses offered at the university.
Programme
Graduate (PhD)
Value
The NPGS award terms are FULL support of tuition fees; Monthly stipend of S$3,200*; Conference allowance up to S$4,000 per financial year (April previous year to March current year); One-time IT allowance of S$1500; Annual grant of S$500 for journal subscription or book purchase; Thesis preparation allowance; and Priority will be given for subsidised campus accommodation.
* With effect from 1 August 2015, students will receive the following monthly stipend:
-Singapore Citizens – $3,500
-Permanent Residents – $3,200
-International students – $3,000
Eligibility
-There is no restriction as to the nationality of candidates but all things being equal, preference will be given to Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents.
-You must have a First Class Honours degree or equivalent at Bachelor’s level.
-If you have not yet completed your undergraduate degree programme, you will need to furnish documentation from your university that you are on track to get a First Class Honours degree or equivalent.
Application
Applications open on 1 October, and usually run for a month. All interested applicants for the August 2018 or January 2019 intake should apply during this period. Please refer to the admissions website for the respective school’s intakes. Only applications made through that website will be considered for the NPGS award. (Failure to meet up with the eligibility criteria above will disqualify you from the NPGS award, in which case you may be considered for other NTU PhD research scholarships, subject to meeting their selection criteria.)
For applicants to NIE, please be informed that applications will be opened from 01 October to 30 November 2016. You may apply directly via NIE’s website at https://isaac.nie.edu.sg/Account/ApplicantLogOn.
It is important to visit the official website (link to it is below) for complete information before applying for this scholarship.
