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Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery Scholarship in Buddhist Studies
  1. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences received a generous donation from the Foo Hai Ch’an Monastery in 2022 to support research related to Buddhist studies.
  2. The scholarship is open to all deserving Master’s by research and Ph.D. students undertaking a graduate programme in FASS. The scholarship recipient’s thesis must be related to Buddhist studies.

Scholarship Provider
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Eligibility

Qualification Types

PhD Students, Master's (Research) Students

Nationalities

Applicable to all nationalities

Graduate Programmes Scholarship Holders Must Pursue

Academic Pre-Requisites

CriteriaMinimum Score
GPACandidates must be successful in their application for a graduate research programme at FASS in order to be eligible for the scholarship.
English Proficiency TestsTOEFL
Internet-based
85 / 120
IELTS6 / 9

Other Eligibility Criteria

  1. Applications must be accompanied by a letter/email of recommendation from their supervisor, endorsed by the Head of Department/Programme.
  2. GRE is only compulsory for PhD applicants and Master’s applicants to the here of Psychology & the Department of Social Work.
Stipend Details

*The typical award period for PhD Students are 4 years, Master's (Research) Students are 2 years.

*CPF will be given on top of the stipend amounts for Singapore Citizens.

NUS Research Scholarship Graduate Teaching Fellowship
Economics and History All other FASS Depts PhD Masters
PhD Masters PhD Masters
Singaporean

Citizen

S$3,500 S$3,500 S$3,200 S$3,200 S$2,700 S$2,400
Singaporean

Permanent

Resident

S$3,100 S$2,700 S$2,800 S$2,400 S$2,650 S$2,350
International

Students

S$2,700 S$2,600 S$2,500 S$2,300 S$2,500 S$2,300
  1. Tuition fees (if the proceeds are insufficient to support the full amount in any given year, a partial subsidy for Master’s International Students will be awarded);
  2. A one-off research allowance of S$3,000 – PhD scholars will receive this upon passing the PhD Qualifying Examination. Master’s scholars will receive this after the completion of one year with a Grade Point Average (GPA) that meets the continuation requirement.
  3. Based on satisfactory progress the scholarship will be renewed on a semestral basis. The end-date for the award period is the end of the second year of candidature for Master’s candidates and the end of the fourth year of candidature for PhD candidates.
  4. For exceptionally deserving cases, the committee will consider providing support, on a case-by-case basis, to students beyond the above period to allow them to finish their research. This is for students who have been on the scholarship previously, but also for other students who need support during this period and is limited to no more than one semester.
Service Commitments, Bonds, Terms and Conditions

Service Commitments

Varies. Information will be conveyed via offer letter.

Service Bonds

No specific bond requirements

Other Terms and Conditions

The Scholarship 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 University’s discretion. The maximum period of the Fellowship is four (4) years for PhD candidates & two (2) years for Master’s candidates.

Application Deadlines
For Admission inApplication Window
August
(Semester 1 Intake)
May 15 to November 1
January
(Semester 2 Intake)
November 2 to May 15
How to Apply?

Applicants may apply for the scholarship within their admissions application through GradApp and fulfill additional scholarship application requirements stated there.

  1. New students should indicate their interest in being considered for the scholarship by enclosing this form (FASS-G24/22) with their application package.
  2. Current students should indicate their interest in being considered for the scholarship by sending an email to the Administrator. Current students should apply by the same deadlines as the new students.FASS-G24/22