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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE AWARD (SINGA)

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

LOCATION: Singapore

The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration between 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) and the Singapore Management University (SMU).

PhD training is carried out in English at a student’s chosen lab at A*STAR research institutes and NTU/NUS/SUTD/SMU. Upon successful completion, students are conferred a PhD degree by either NTU, NUS, SUTD or SMU.

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 including:

Tuition fees

Monthly stipend of S$2,200 which will be increased to S$2,700 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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Jobs, master's, Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, student internship

IMF FUND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

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LOCATION: USA

Work for the IMF. Work for the World.

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging internship at a prestigious, international financial institution?

Are you within a year or two of completing your PhD in economics or a related field or completing a Master’s degree in economics?

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Internship Program (FIP) may be the right opportunity for you! 

ELIGIBILITY

To compete for the FIP, at a minimum you must meet the following criteria:

PhD students

Be within one to two years of completing a PhD in macroeconomics or a related field.

Be in student status at the time of the internship (i.e. continuing PhD studies after the internship).

Be below the age of 32 at the commencement of the internship.

Have an excellent command of English, written and oral.

Possess strong analytical, quantitative and computer skills.

Master’s students

Completing a Master’s degree in macroeconomics or a related field.

Below the age of 28 at the commencement of the internship.

Have an excellent command of English, written and oral.

Possess strong analytical, quantitative and computer skills.

Only candidates who are identified for further consideration will be contacted by a FIP recruiter. Incomplete applications will be rejected.

The minimum duration is 10 weeks and the maximum duration is 12 weeks.

BENEFIT:

This internship is paid.

If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S., and do not have another work authorization that would allow you to work at the IMF, you will need a G4 visa. We will provide the paperwork necessary to facilitate your G4 visa request with U.S. authorities.

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