SUTD PhD Fellowships for International Students in Singapore

Scholarship

We offer the
following in-hous
e scholarships on a competitive basis to outstanding full-time
PhD Programme applicants:

SUTD
President’s Graduate Fellowship (PhD)

• Open to
  all nationalities
• Full
  tuition fees
• Monthly
  stipend of:
• S$3,500 (Singapore
  Citizens)
• S$3,200 (Singapore
  Permanent Residents)
• S$3,000 (International
  Students)
• CPF
  contribution (Singapore Citizens only)
• Annual
  conference funding support
• Opportunities
  for sponsored overseas research, attachments and industry internships

SUTD
PhD Fellowship

• Open to
  all nationalities
• Full
  tuition fees
• Monthly
  stipend of:
• S$2,700, increased
  to $3,200 after
  passing Qualifying Exam (Singapore Citizens)
• S$2,200, increased
  to $2,700 after
  passing Qualifying Exam (Singapore Permanent Residents)
• S$2,000, increased
  to $2,500 after
  passing Qualifying Exam (International Students)
• CPF
  contribution (Singapore Citizens only)

SUTD manages the
following scholarship for full-time PhD Programme applicants:

Economic Development
Board (EDB) Industrial Postgraduate Programme (IPP)

• Open to
  Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents
• Full
  tuition fees
• Monthly
  salary & CPF contribution (remuneration determined by company)

The EDB-IPP provides
Singapore Citizens/ Permanent Residents with postgraduate training in a
corporate R&D environment through EDB’s partnership with selected companies
and with SUTD. For more information, please click
here.

External
Scholarships

Singaporean
Citizens and/or Singapore Permanent Residents

Tuition
Fees

The tuition fees for
the PhD Programme listed below are only for reference and
may be subjected to change each year.

Tuition fees for new
students admitted in AY2016 are as follows:

Tuition fees for
existing students admitted in AY2015 are as follows:

Tuition fees for existing
students admitted in AY2014 are as follows:  

Tuition fees for existing
students admitted in AY2013 are as follows: 

Note: The tuition
fees for the PhD programme may be subjected to change annually.

For more information on the service obligation scheme, please click here.

Eligibility
Guidelines for Ministry of Education (MOE) Subsidised Fee
The substantial tuition subsidy from the Government of Singapore comes in the
form of a MOE Subsidy which is administered by the Ministry of Education (MOE)
and is offered to all admitted students up to the maximum programme duration.
Students need not apply for the MOE Subsidy if they are eligible.

i) Students
with a Higher Degree Qualification
Students who have previously enjoyed MOE subsidy in a graduate programme will
not be eligible for MOE subsidy in another graduate programme at the same or
lower level. Instead, such students will be required to pay the non-subsidised
fees for the graduate programme that they now wish to undertake. For example,
students who had previously enjoyed MOE subsidy in a Masters programme and had
attained the Masters degree will not be eligible for subsidy in another
programme at Masters degree or lower level. In addition, if they wish to
upgrade in another discipline area where the programme has a combination of
Masters and PhD candidature, they will not be eligible to enjoy MOE subsidy
during the Masters candidature.

ii) Transferred
or Re-admitted Students
Students who are transferred or re-admitted within SUTD or across Autonomous
Universities* will be eligible to receive MOE subsidy up to the maximum
programme duration for the new programme less number of terms of MOE subsidy
received for the previous programme.

* Autonomous Universities refer to Nanyang Technological University (NTU),
National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Institute of Technology
(SIT), Singapore Management University (SMU) and Singapore University of Technology
and Design (SUTD).

Please note
the following for tuition fee payment:

1. Students
   are required to pay tuition fees for 2 terms per academic year in January
   and September.
2. For
   Singapore Citizen students and Singapore Permanent Residents students
   paying subsidised fees, Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the tuition fee is
   subsidised by MOE. The fee amounts quoted here are exclusive of GST.
3. GST
   subsidy for International Students is withdrawn from the AY2016 intakes
   and beyond. International students will be liable to pay GST on their
   tuition fees payable. The fee amounts quoted here are inclusive of GST.
4. For
   students paying non-subsidised fees, GST on the tuition fees is to be
   borne by students.
5. Students
   who have submitted their thesis are required to pay fees for the term in
   which they submitted their thesis, but not for any subsequent terms unless
   they are required to resubmit.
6. Students
   are required to pay for Compulsory Miscellaneous Fees as long they remain
   registered students of the University regardless of point 5 above.

Compulsory
Miscellaneous Fees

In addition to
tuition fees, students are required to pay the Compulsory Miscellaneous Fees
(CMF), which are payable as long as they remain registered as students with the
University. This fee is non-refundable.

The Compulsory Miscellaneous Fees for AY2016 for new and existing
students payable over two installments in September 2016 and January 2017 are
as follows:

** Insurance
coverage will cease

• as at
  date of conferment for graduating students
• as at
  leave approval date or leave start date (whichever is later) for students
  taking Term Leave of Absence (1 term or more). 

Click here for more information on Insurance.​

Fee
Billing and Payment Modes 

Students will
receive their bills no later than third week from the commencement of each term
and payment is due 7 days from the billing date. An email notification will be
sent to the student’s SUTD email account when the bill is ready. Students will
be able to check their bills via the SUTD Student Portal. A penalty of $50 will
be imposed for late payment.

Students are able to pay their bills via cheque, cashier order, demand draft,
NETS, credit card, GIRO, DBS/POSB ATM, DBS/POSB internet banking and eNETS via
the SUTD student portal.

For billing related enquiries, please write to studentfinance@sutd.edu.sg or
call +65 6303 6888.

Refund
Policy

Students who apply
for leave of absence or leave SUTD, either through withdrawal of their own
accord or termination of candidature by SUTD, after two weeks from commencement
of each term will be liable to pay fees for the entire term. Requests for
refund will not be considered.

MOE’s financial
assistance information:
https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/financial-assistance/financial-assistance-information-for-ihls