The Ministry of Education has recently launched a prestigious Singapore-MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Alliance (SMA3) Graduate Fellowship. These 4-year SMA3 Graduate Fellowships are available for highly talented doctoral graduate education and research for students from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and National University of Singapore (NUS) who wish to conduct their research at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Center.
The selection of candidates will take place twice a year, in time for the start of the semesters in August and January.
Study Subject:
The fellowship is awarded in BioSystems and Micromechanics (BioSyM), Centre for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM), Future Urban Mobility (FM), Infectious Diseases (ID), Low Energy Electronic Systems (LEES at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre in Singapore.
The Fellowships are open to students of all nationalities who gain admission to any PhD programme at the University where research interest fits within one or more of projects currently being carried out in the following SMART Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs):
- BioSystems and Micromechanics (BioSyM)
- Centre for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM)
- Future Urban Mobility (FM)
- Infectious Diseases (ID)
- Low Energy Electronic Systems (LEES)
The student must have graduates with an undergraduate degree at the level of a first class or second uppers (equivalent).
Scholarship Value:
- A monthly stipend of S$3,200
- Cover all tuition fees at NTU and other compulsory fees
- A travel grant of S$12,000 to help cover the expenses associated with a six-month research residency at MIT (travel grant covers airfare; MIT housing; MIT visiting student fee and health insurance)
Terms and Conditions:
Successful candidates will be required to observe the terms and conditions for the award of the Fellowship. A copy of the current terms and conditions will be sent to the applicant together with the offer letter.
Scholarship Duration: The award is tenable for 1 year in the first instance; but subject to the Fellow’s satisfactory progress, it may be renewed annually. The maximum period of award is four years.
Selection Criteria:
Successful candidates will be required to observe the terms and conditions for the award of the Fellowship. A copy of the current terms and conditions will be sent to the applicant together with the offer letter.
Notification:
Successful candidates will be informed of the outcome of their applications from 1 June 2014 onwards.
How to Apply?
Applicants will have to submit their application for the Fellowship cum Ph.D. candidature via
http://smart.mit.edu/fellowships/sma3-graduate-fellowship/sma3-graduate-fellowship.html
Short-listed candidates may be invited to a face-to-face interview either in Singapore or their home country, or may go through a phone interview.
Application Deadline: 16 December 2013.
For further information: MIT Alliance (SMA3) Graduate Fellowship at SMART
