SG Academies ASEAN Fellowship Program (2-Year) 3246 views

 SG Academies ASEAN Fellowship Program (2-Year)

The SG Academies ASEAN Fellowship Program aims to attract bright postgraduate researchers from ASEAN countries to Singapore research institutions for a 2-year long fellowship. The program is administered by three academies in Singapore – the Singapore National Academy of Science (SNAS), together with the Academy of Medicine Singapore (AMS), and the Academy of Engineering Singapore (AES) – and funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF).

Host Institutions: Singapore universities and research institutions such as A*STAR,

Research Areas: Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Computer Science.

Fellowship Benefits

• A monthly stipend ranging from S$ 4,000 to 6,500.
• An additional S$ 4,000 will be provided for overseas travel over the 2-year long fellowship period.

Qualifications

1. Applicants must be citizens of an ASEAN country (not including Singapore).
2. Applicants must have a Ph.D. Degree from a reputable institution.
3. Applicants should not be more than 40 years old at the time of application.
4. Applicant must be fluent in written and oral English.

Required documents for Application

Documents Required for Application should include:

1. Application Form
2. Research Proposal (no longer than 2 pages) developed in consultation with the host professor(s) / PI(s) at the Singapore University.
3. Host professor / PI’s in-principle approval with his/her official email ID.
4. Certified copies of diplomas and transcripts.
5. Two recommendation letters from referees (e.g. current/past supervisors, collaborators, etc.) stating your suitability for this fellowship. The letters should be submitted directly by your referee.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

1. Browse through the webpages of available professors / PIs in Singapore research institutions (e.g. universities, A*STAR etc.) and their research areas.
2. Reach out to the professor / PI you intend to work with via his/her official email and jointly develop a short research proposal (no longer than 2 pages).
3. Obtain an in-principle approval from your host professor’s / PI’s sent from his/her official email ID.
4. After obtaining in-principle approval from your host professor / PI, complete the Application Form.
5. Thereafter, combine all required documents into one single PDF file and upload.

6. Thereafter, please direct your referees to submit the reference letters.

Closing date: 30 November 2021 (Tuesday).