The Dean’s Graduate Fellowship (”Fellowship”) is awarded to PhD candidates who show exceptional promise or accomplishment in research. A number of PhD candidates are selected each semester by Faculty of Science for the award.
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krissyli@nus.edu.sgQualification Types
PhD Students
Nationalities
Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents, All International Students
Graduate Programmes Scholarship Holders Must Pursue
PhD (Food Science and Technology), PhD (Mathematics), PhD (Statistics and Applied Probability), PhD (Pharmacy)
Academic Pre-Requisites
| Criteria | Minimum Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | Bachelor’s degree with at least a 2nd Class Upper Honours, or its equivalent. | ||
| GRE | Verbal + Quantitative | 320 / 340 | |
| Analytical | 3.5 / 6 | ||
| English Proficiency Tests | TOEFL Internet-based | 84 / 120 | |
| IELTS | 6.0 / 9 | ||
Other Eligibility Criteria
GRE is compulsory for all
TOEFL and IELTS is only compulsory if language of undergraduate instruction is not English.
| PhD Students | |
|---|---|
| Singapore Citizens | SGD 4100 / Month |
| Singapore Permanent Residents | SGD 3700 / Month |
| All International Students | SGD 3300 / Month |
*The typical award period for PhD Students are 4 years.
*CPF will be given on top of the stipend amounts for Singapore Citizens.
Waiver of full tuition fees at NUS.
Service Commitments
International Students awarded the Fellowship need to fulfill 416 hours under the Graduate Assistantship Programme
Service Bonds
Other Terms and Conditions
The Fellowship is tenable for one (1) year in the first instance and thereafter may, subject to the recipient’s satisfactory progress, be renewed each semester at the Faculty’s discretion. The maximum period of the Fellowship is four (4) years.
The Recipient may not accept employment, whether or not he/she is remunerated, or hold concurrently any other scholarship, fellowship, allowance or other award during the period of the Fellowship, without the prior written approval of the University.
| For Admission in | Application Window |
|---|---|
| January (Semester 2 Intake) | August 1 to December 31 |
| August (Semester 1 Intake) | Deadline: May 31 |
Applicants may apply for the scholarship within their admissions application through GradApp and fulfill additional scholarship application requirements stated there.
Applicants should browse the User Guide before applying.
All supporting documents must be uploaded (in pdf format) by the application closing date.
Application will not be complete without the receipt of 2 Referee Reports, which your referees will submit online.