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Nanyang Technological University in Singapore · Application cycle 2027/2028

NTU Research Scholarship 2027/2028

Applications open Fully funded?

About this scholarship

A scholarship for PhD and research master's students at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, for the August 2027 intake. You ask for it inside your admission application, and the result comes with the admission offer.

Funding type

Covers: the annual tuition fee, and a monthly stipend for international students of SGD 3,000 for the PhD and SGD 2,900 for the master's. Up to SGD 500 a month is added after the PhD qualifying exam. It lasts one year and is renewable with good progress, up to 4 years for the PhD and 2 for the master's. There is no bond after graduation. International students do teaching or lab supervision duties.

Tuition fees
Covered
Living costs
Covered
Travel
Not specified
Insurance
Not specified

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities
All nationalities
Residence condition
No residence condition

At least an Honours degree with distinction, or equivalent A full-time candidate in a research programme No restriction on nationality It depends on research funding and places in the school, so contact a supervisor before you apply

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 IELTS TOEFL iBT Waiver possible

A TOEFL or IELTS result if your degree was not taught in English. The minimum score is not on the main page, so check with the school.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

Apply for a research programme at the university and show your interest in the scholarship in the application. The result comes with the admission offer. Applications for the August 2027 intake open on 1 October 2026, and the general deadline is 31 January 2027. Some schools are earlier: the arts, design, media, communication, humanities and social sciences schools on 15 November 2026, and RSIS on 31 December 2026. The time of day is not stated. The application fee is SGD 50, and it is waived for nationals of the State of Palestine who have lived there since birth. For the January 2028 intake, applications are open from 1 June to 31 July 2027.

Required documents

Bachelor's and master's certificates and official transcripts, translated Passport TOEFL or IELTS result if needed Two referee reports from institutional email addresses CV, personal statement and research proposal

Application steps

Choose the school and the research programme and contact a supervisor. Open the NTU graduate admission portal and show your interest in the scholarship. Upload the documents and enter the referees' details. They have 14 working days to send their reports. Apply before your school's deadline, and in any case before 31 January 2027.

Requirement checklist

Research programme admission application Required

You show your interest in the scholarship inside the same application.

Two referee reports Required

From an institutional email only. Gmail and similar are not accepted.

Research proposal, personal statement and CV Required

As the school asks.

IELTS or TOEFL result Conditional?

If your degree was not taught in English.

Scholarship contacts

Admission guide with each school's contact: Contact form

Universities and contacts

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Singapore

No official contact email published

University website

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