Singapore Ministry of Education SMA3 Graduate Fellowship

Overview

The Singapore Ministry of Education has established a four-year fellowship scheme for new doctoral students at NTU or NUS who will conduct their research at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre (SMART Centre).

The establishment of this Fellowship Programme is intended to attract to NTU and NUS the best and most talented doctoral students from Singapore, the region, and beyond and educate them to be future leaders in science and technology for Singapore and beyond. The Fellowship will provide them with the opportunity to be involved in the strategic research programmes at the SMART Centre and provide them with the opportunity to be co-advised by an MIT faculty member. The student may spend up to six months doing research at MIT.

The SMA3 Graduate Fellowship at SMART provides:

• up to four years of full tuition fees at the student's home university;
• a monthly stipend of S$3,200;
• a scholarly allowance of up to S$12,000 to help cover the expenses associated with a six month research residency at MIT;
• and co-supervision by an MIT and NTU/NUS faculty.

Eligibility:

A student must:

• have graduated with an undergraduate degree with first class or second-upper (or equivalent);
• be an incoming new PhD student not currently matriculated;
• have a research interest that fits within one or more of the projects currently being carried out in SMART Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG)s. To find out more information on the projects within the IRGs, click on the links below:


• BioSystems and Micromechanics (BioSyM)
• Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM)
• Future Urban Mobility (FM)
• Infectious Diseases (ID)

Application:

January 2012 Intake: May 17, 2011 through July 17, 2011

Application Requirements

In order for your SMA3 Graduate Fellowship application to be reviewed by the Committee, your application must include the documents listed below. Failure to adhere to this may disqualify your application. On the online form, identify a SMART Interdisciplinary Research Group(s) (IRG(s)) that fits your research interest. Provide a research statement based on your interest within a SMART IRG. To find out more information on the projects within the IRGs, click on the links below: BioSystems and Micromechanics (BioSyM) Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM) Future Urban Mobility (FM) Infectious Diseases (ID) Provide the name and institutional email address of two (2) academic referees. Your referee(s) must either be a faculty member from your undergraduate university or a faculty member from where you obtained your most recent degree. If you are currently employed, your principal investigator, senior academic advisor or supervisor can serve as your referee. Your referee will have access to the online referee report form soon after you provide his/her institutional email address. An auto-generated email will be sent to your referees asking them to fill out the form. Once your referee has completed the form, an automated email will be sent to you confirming receipt of your referee’s report. Recommendation letters will not be accepted in lieu of the referee report. NTU and NUS requires the applicant’s referee to submit an online referee report form. The deadline to submit the form is July 17, 2011. Be sure you give your referees sufficient time to fill out the report. If you are applying to both NTU & NUS, and choose to provide the same referee, your referee must fill out two (2) separate referee report forms; one (1) for NTU and one (1) for NUS. NOTE: It is the student’s responsibility to alert the referee that they must fill out two (2) separate online reports and ensure both referees submit the report by the due date. Supporting documents: In order for your online application to be considered complete, you must upload the documents in the “Supporting Documentation” page. The files must be in PDF format and should be saved as an individual document, each not exceeding 6Mb. We suggest you prepare these materials before you start the application process. A photocopy of your academic transcript(s). Alternatively, a copy of your degree audit or latest academic record, if your transcript is not available. [Once you receive confirmation of your admission to the university, you will be required to submit a certified true copy of your transcript(s) directly to the university. If your transcript is not in English, you must provide a certified translated version in English.] A copy of your GRE/GATE (or an equivalent) score. [A student who received their undergraduate degree from NTU or NUS is exempt from this requirement.] A copy of your TOEFL/IELTS score if your native language is not English. [NOTE on items b and c: If you are scheduled to take the GRE/GATE/TOEFL/IELTS test after the application deadline, please indicate the date of the test on your application. You must send your score sheet(s) to SMA3@smart.mit.edu by September 30, 2011. Please plan your test date accordingly.] A scanned copy of your most recent passport-size photograph in JPEG format. Optional: Master/Degree certificate(s) or Diploma certificate(s); Copies of awards; A chronological list of research publications/journals, stating all the authors, titles, publishers/journals, first and last page number (Do not send copies of your publications); Resume/CV/Biodata. You must submit your application through the SMART online portal. Otherwise, your application will not be considered. Guidelines for Awarding of SMA3 Graduate Fellowships A student who applied to one university will only be considered for that university and not the other. If the student is admitted to both NTU and NUS, the student has the option to select the university through which to accept the SMA3 Graduate Fellowship. If a student has identified more than one potential SMART IRG, the student has the option to select which IRG s/he would like to work for. If a student has more than one potential research advisor from SMART-NTU and/or SMART- NUS, the student has the option to select an advisor provided the SMART-MIT advisor has a collaborator with that particular university. A student who is not awarded a SMA3 Graduate Fellowship will be considered for other fellowships within the university provided that they indicated this on their application. Process in place after the Awardees have been identified The decision on the student's application for admission to the university will be conveyed to the student by NTU or NUS. NTU and NUS will notify the students on whether or not they have been awarded the SMA3 Graduate Fellowship.

NOTE: This is the only form you need to fill out if you are applying to the SMA3 Graduate Fellowship and admission to NTU or NUS. If you are applying for both NTU and NUS, you must complete two (2) separate online applications, one to NTU and the other to NUS.

Be sure you only create one account for each university you are applying to. Creating multiple accounts for each university application may potentially jeopardize your application.

Timeline:
Application Period: May 17, 2011 – July 17, 2011
Deadline for referees to submit referee reports: July 17, 2011
Notification of Awardees by the universities: October 18, 2011 onwards

Contacts:
For inquiries regarding admission eligibility (including GRE/TOEFL requirement):
NTU: Admission_Research@ntu.edu.sg
NUS: gdhelp@nus.edu.sg

For inquiries regarding SMA3 Graduate Fellowship (e.g. application procedures):
SMA3@smart.mit.edu

http://smart.mit.edu/fellowships/sma3-graduate-fellowship/sma3-graduate-fellowship.html



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