Lee Foundation RSIS Scholarship for MSc Programmes at NTU Singapore, Round Closing 31 December

About this scholarship

A scholarship from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore for full-time MSc students, open to international candidates. You ask for it inside the MSc application with a short extra section.

Funding type

Covers: tuition and other compulsory fees set by NTU, and a monthly stipend. The stipend amount is not stated on the page. It lasts one academic year. There is no employment bond. You may not take paid work or hold another scholarship or allowance without the school's approval. On accepting the offer you pay a non-refundable enrolment fee of S$5,000. The FAQ says it is offset for scholars at the end of the academic year.

Tuition fees

Covered

Living costs

Covered

Travel

Not specified

Insurance

Not specified

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

Singapore citizens, permanent residents and international candidates, with no country list Full-time students on the MSc in Asian Studies, International Political Economy, International Relations or Strategic Studies. Part-time students are not eligible A bachelor's degree with honours from a Singapore university or an overseas equivalent Final-year students can apply but must meet their degree requirements by 31 July The school looks for an outstanding overall application

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

No return condition

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required TOEFL iBT IELTS Waiver possible

TOEFL iBT 95 (5.0 on the new 1 to 6 scale) or IELTS 7.0, taken within two years of the application. You are exempt if your bachelor's was taught in English in an English-speaking country. If it was taught entirely in English in another country, send a letter from your university to ask for a waiver.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

There is no separate form. Apply for the MSc through the NTU portal and add 300 words to your statement of purpose on why you should get the scholarship. Without this section you are not considered. The FAQ also asks scholarship applicants to submit a writing sample. Applications and scholarship requests are accepted from 1 September to 31 December. The final deadline is 4 pm Singapore time on 31 December 2026, and the reference and the fee must be in by then. Admission runs in four monthly rounds. Complete applications in September and October are fast tracked, and later applicants will likely hear by June. Scholarship winners are told by June. The page does not name the intake year. The RSIS academic calendar shows classes for the 2027/2028 year starting on 2 August 2027. Candidates may be invited to an online interview, and the school asks applicants not to use AI to write the application.

Required documents

Bachelor's degree certificate and transcript, with official English translations if needed CV Statement of purpose of 600 words with the 300-word scholarship section A writing sample, which the FAQ asks of scholarship applicants TOEFL or IELTS result, or a letter confirming English-medium study Passport copy and a passport-size photo Proof of employment if you have work experience One reference, emailed by your referee

Application steps

Choose one or more RSIS MSc programmes and rank them in one application. Apply on the NTU portal, upload the documents and pay S$50 for each programme. Add the 300-word scholarship section to your statement of purpose, and include a writing sample. Ask your referee to email the reference, and finish everything before 4 pm Singapore time on 31 December 2026.

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

RSIS admissions office: [email protected]Copy

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