Monthly Archives: September 2024

Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE AWARD (SINGA)

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Application Deadline: 1 December 2024 (2359hrs GMT +8 Singapore time)

LOCATION: Singapore

The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration among 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), the Singapore Management University (SMU), and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). It is a bond-free award offered to international students with excellent academic undergraduate and/or master’s results and a strong interest in doing research leading to a doctorate (PhD) or an EngD in Science and Engineering at a Singapore University.

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

BENEFIT:

The award provides support for up to 4 years of PhD studies, to the tune of $5,700 in total, which includes:

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 S$1,500

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

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master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

UTRECHT EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS

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Application Deadline: before February 1st 23:59 CET

LOCATION: Netherlands

The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship (UES) is a highly selective programme for talented international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA = the EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) who wish to study for a master’s degree at Utrecht University. 

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for a Utrecht Excellence Scholarship, you must meet the following criteria:

You must belong to the top 10% of your graduating class.

You must not hold an EU/EEA passport and not be eligible for support under the Dutch study grant and loan system.

You must have completed your secondary school and/or bachelor’s degree outside the Netherlands.

You must have applied for an international master’s programme with a start date of 1 September 2025. Not all programmes participate. Please check Master’s programme > Tuition fees and financial support to see if the Utrecht Excellence Scholarship is mentioned as a scholarship opportunity.

Prospective students who wish to be considered for the scholarship must apply before February 1st 23:59 CET. The application portal will close at this time. Selection will only start after the deadline. We aim to publish the results by mid-April.

After submitting an application (or applications) for a UES eligible master’s programme before the stated deadline, non-EU/EEA students will have the opportunity to submit an application for one Utrecht Excellence Scholarship from 1 November 2024.

BENEFIT:

The Utrecht Excellence scholarship can be awarded as:

the tuition fee, or

the tuition fee plus the income required for a period of one year linked to a residence permit for study as determined by the IND (Immigration and Naturalisation Service).

The scholarship can be renewed for the second year of two-year master’s programmes.

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