Key Information
- Duration: Full-time, 48 months (4 - 5 years)
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting August 2027; Apply before Jan 2027
- Language: English (IELTS 6)
- Delivered: On Campus
- Campus Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Disciplines: Biology
Overview
MBI's PhD training program in Mechanobiology brings together internationally renowned scholars to the Mechanobiology Institute from the National University of Singapore. Many principal investigators hold senior professorships in internationally prestigious institutes such as MIT, Columbia, Weizmann Institute of Science, UC Berkeley, Universities of Paris & CNRS, Illinois, Toronto, Stony Brook, NUS and NTU.
Features
- The combined accomplishments of our scholars include more than one hundred publications in Science, Nature, and Cell, and numerous publications in other top journals.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Cell as a Machine
- Topics in Mechanobiology
- Research Seminars in Mechanobiology
- Integrative Approach to understand Cell Functions
- Microfabrication for Biologists
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
GRE: Required
English requirements
IELTS: 6
Other requirements
General requirements:
- Date of enrolment;
- A list of all subjects taken (with dates), and the grades obtained for each subject;
- Title of degree awarded and date of conferment;
- Rank in class (if any), and
- Interpretation or explanation of grades or marks.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
International
Non-residents: 46,438 AUD / year (≈ 42,200 SGD / year)
Domestic
Citizens or residents: 43,687 AUD / year (≈ 39,700 SGD / year)
Living Costs
Singapore: 2,067-4,270 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Mechanobiology.
Available Scholarships
- GIC Scholarship — Provided by university, Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified, Need-based, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Independent provider, Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 07 Oct 2026, U.S. government
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 30 Nov 2026, ServiceScape
- ACES Scholarships — Independent provider, Grant: 3500 USD, Deadline: 15 Nov 2026, ACES Education Fund
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Independent provider, Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based, OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026, Merit-based, IvyPanda
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 01 Mar 2027, Voice Talent Online
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 13 Jan 2027, Merit-based, Salvado Law
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Independent provider, Grant: 3000 USD, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026, Need-based, Anonymous Hope Fund
- Creative BioMart Scholarship Program — Independent provider, Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026, Merit-based, Creative BioMart
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — Independent provider, Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026, Need-based, Leopold Figl Foundation
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Independent provider, Grant: 1500 USD, Deadline: Not specified, IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Independent provider, Grant: 12000 USD, Deadline: 11 Jan 2027, The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
