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 (Biological Sciences)
- PhD (Chemistry)
- PhD (Food Science and Technology)
- PhD (Mathematics)
- PhD (Pharmacy)
- PhD (Physics)
- PhD (Statistics and Applied Probability)
Academic Pre-Requisites
| Criteria | Minimum Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | Bachelor’s degree with at least a 2nd Class Upper Honours, or its equivalent. | ||
| English Proficiency Tests | TOEFL Internet-based | 95 / 120 | |
| IELTS | 7.0 / 9 | ||
Other Eligibility Criteria
GRE is strongly encouraged for all
English Language Proficiency: IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL iBT 5.0 (95 on the previous scoring scale). This requirement applies only if the language of instruction for the applicant’s undergraduate degree was not English.
| PhD Students | |
|---|---|
| Singapore Citizens | SGD 4400 / Month |
| Singapore Permanent Residents | SGD 4000 / Month |
| All International Students | SGD 3600 / 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 with 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) | January 1 to May 15 |
| August (Semester 1 Intake) | May 16 to November 15 |
Applicants may apply for the scholarship within their admissions application through GradApp and fulfill additional scholarship application requirements stated there.
Applicants may apply for NUS Research Scholarship in their admissions application through GradApp. Faculty of Science will then award qualified applicants with this Dean’s Graduate Fellowship.
Application window for January intake: 1 January – 15 May of the previous year; August intake: 16 May to 15 Nov of the previous year.