NUS-GRTII-affiliated PhD Programme

• Programme Overview

  · NUS Guangzhou Research Translation and Innovation Institute (NUS GRTII) is jointly established by NUS, Guangzhou and the China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City in 2023. Located in China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City (GKC), GRTII will focus on research translation and innovation, incubation of high-techstart-ups, R&D talent training programmes for Guangzhou and the Greater Bay Area. 

  
  

  · NUS-GRTII-affiliated PhD Programme aims to train PhD students with a focus on translational research. The PhD scholars will be recruited to conduct research in GKC's strategic areas: Smart City, Information and Communications, Electronic Science and Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence Applications, Biological Technology, and Financial Technology. To leverage on NUS's interdisciplinary research platforms, the PhD scholars will be based in Singapore throughout the 4-year programme. The PhD scholars may also have opportunities to engage in short-term research activities outside of NUS campus, including GRTII. As this programme is sponsored by the China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Administrative Committee, the PhD scholars are required to fulfil a 2-year service obligation in Huangpu District of Guangzhou City upon graduation.

  
  

  

• Programme Duration

  · 4 years in NUS

• Admission Timeline

  · The same as the normal PhD admission timelines of NUS. For detailed information, please refer to respective faculties and schools.

• Admission Requirements

  · Open to all Chinese students, proficient in English

  · Please refer to respective faculties and schools for the details on the admission requirements

• Scholarship Details

  · Full tuition fee subsidies for 4 years

  · Stipend per month S$2,700 before Oral Qualification Examination (OQE) and S$3,200 after OQE (to be adjusted based on Singapore MOE guidelines)

• Scholarship Requirements

  · Sign a service agreement (underwritten by a qualified guarantor) to serve 2-year service bond in Huangpu District of Guangzhou after graduation

  · Accepted forms of service: self-employed, employed under government or any business entities, or continue research work in research institutions, such as GRTII

  · Administered and managed in accordance with the NUS Terms and Conditions

• Notes on Application

  The scholarship is allocated to selected NUS Principal Investigators (PIs) with a research focus in the below areas:

  
  

  

  
  

  · NUS GRTII does not participate in the PhD applications, evaluations, or selection processes. Students need to contact their prospective supervisors directly and apply via NUS official website according to the instructions provided on the website. Only students who have received an official offer from NUS need to contact NUS GRTII thereafter.

   

  · Due to the limited number of scholarship quotas, only selected PIs have opportunity to recruit PhD for this program. The list of selected PIs is not public, and applicants need to confirm with their prospective supervisors about this before applying.

• Application Procedure and Link

  · All applicants should submit their application via the NUS graduate study application portal directly via the following link: https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/GDA2/Home.aspx

• Advisory Services

  · The application and evaluation of students is unified by NUS, please contact NUS faculty departments for any questions. NUS GRTII is not involved in the preliminary student enrollment process.