Provost Graduate Award

The Provost Graduate Award (PGA) is a distinguished award presented by the NTU Provost to PhD students demonstrating outstanding academic achievements and research potential in their field of study.

There is no restriction as to the nationality of candidates. Preference will be given to Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents.

  • You must have a Honours (Highest Distinction) or equivalent at Bachelor's level.
  • If you have not yet completed your undergraduate degree programme, you will need to furnish documentation from your university that you are on track to get a Honours (Highest Distinction) degree or equivalent. 

There is no bond attached to the scholarship.

  • The award is tenable for one year in the first instance and is renewable subject to good progress. The maximum period of the Award covers 4 years of the PhD candidature. 
​ Citizenship ​Singapore Citizen1 ​Singapore Permanent Resident ​International Student2
STEM3
 CIS5 Non-CIS6 CIS5 Non-CIS6 CIS5 Non-CIS6
​Monthly Stipend S$4,000 S$3,600 S$3,600 S$3,400 S$3,100 S$3,100
​Monthly Stipend
(with effect from January 2024) 		S$6,200 S$4,500 S$5,800 S$4,100 S$5,300 S$3,600
SSH4
​Monthly Stipend S$3,600 S$3,400 S$3,100
​Monthly Stipend
(with effect from January 2024) 		S$4,300 S$3,900 S$3,400

1Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions shall be provided at a rate pegged to the prevailing employer's contribution rate set by CPF, on top of the monthly stipend received.

2International Students must perform teaching/ laboratory supervision duties to fulfil the requirements of the Graduate Assistantship Programme (GAP). Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents may perform GAP at the discretion of the schools.

3Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Disciplines

4Social Science & Humanities (SSH) Disciplines

5Computer Information Systems Disciplines

6Non-Computer Information Systems Disciplines

  • This award also covers the annual tuition fee.

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