Overview
The Commonwealth Scholarship supports PhD candidates who show strong potential for original, high-quality research. It is offered at NUS Graduate School and is open to students from Commonwealth countries. The award provides a monthly stipend, a tuition fee subsidy and other allowances for up to four years.
Awarded by
NUS Graduate School, Singapore
Subjects and level
PhD programme in Integrative Sciences and Engineering.
Awards available
The number of awards is not specified.
Who can apply
Students from any Commonwealth country.
What the award covers
The scholarship covers a monthly stipend for up to 4 years of the PhD studies (or until graduation, whichever comes first). It also includes a full tuition fee subsidy for 4 years and other allowances such as a computer allowance, book allowance and conference allowance.
Eligibility requirements
- You must be a student from a Commonwealth country and meet the NGS requirements.
- You should be a graduate with a strong interest in cross-disciplinary research in science, engineering, computing, and related aspects of medicine.
- You need at least 2nd Upper Honours, or an equivalent qualification.
- GRE is compulsory for all applicants except those from NUS or NTU. GATE is not accepted.
- TOEFL is compulsory only if your native language or the medium of your undergraduate instruction is not English.
How to apply
Applications for AY 2016/2017, Semester 2 will open 30 March 2016.
Only online applications are accepted. All supporting documents, together with a printed copy of the application form, must be sent by post to the Graduate School. The Commonwealth Scholarship follows the NGS Scholarship application deadline. The deadline is 15 May 2016 for the January 2017 intake.
Visit the official website (link below) to access the online application form and for detailed information on how to apply.
Official website
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.nus.edu.sg/ngs/Commonwealth_Scholarship.html
