Graduate Merit Scholarship

The awardee will undergo a 3-year programme to develop them into SUTD tenure-track faculty. The awardee will also benefit from a reduced teaching load and be able to utilise this benefit to further harness his/her research potential from the research start-up fund provided by the award.

Eligibility Criteria

• Singapore Citizen
• Singapore Permanent Resident may apply, but would have obtained Singapore Citizenship by the time of receiving the award
• has completed PhD and / or post-doctoral training in the last 5 years
• has excellent teaching records in an institution of higher learning
• has an emerging research portfolio

Application Process

You may click on “APPLY NOW” to submit your online application to SUTD.

The application process will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete and we would advise that you have the following information ready to facilitate your application:

• Original PhD and Master's degree (if any), transcript and certificate in soft copies
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score report
• Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) score report
• Relevant supporting documents such as pre-prints of publications or conference proceedings (if any)
• Soft copy of your Identity Card or relevant pages in your Passport
• Research Statement of Objectives in soft copy

Please submit your online application early to facilitate processing and upload the requested documents listed above under the section "Other Documents". Short-listed applicants may be interviewed face-to-face, via Zoom or over the telephone.

Application for SUTD-FECA will close in February 2027.