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Are you ready to Supercharge your future?

Are you ready to be part of an exclusive group of students to get the first look at NBS’ very own Premier Scholars Programmes designed to shape the next generation of global business leaders?

The NBS Global Leaders Programme by Nanyang Business School is one of the Premier Scholars Programme offered at NTU. This programme is for those who are seeking an accelerated business education to launch their careers with leading global employers. It’s all about giving you an enriching, interdisciplinary, and future-ready experience that prepares you for the real-world demands of leading international companies. 

You’ll get to work on real projects, receive mentorship from top executives, and join specially curated credit-bearing workshops in fields like investment banking and strategy consulting. It’s more than just academics – we focus on leadership, communication, and personal growth, as well as offer financial support that includes an international exchange at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

What Makes This Scholars Programme Stand Out?

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The NBS Global Leaders programme is here to give you the skills, experience, and opportunities to become a leader with a global mindset and make an impact wherever you chose to be in the future.

Global Exposure

Get hands-on experience through multiple internship opportunities at companies in Singapore, within the Asian region, the US, and Europe. Plus, you’ll get to spend a semester at UC Berkeley Haas, giving you a new perspective, expanding your cultural know-how, and growing your international networks.

Curated Industry Workshops

Develop your business acumen and gain cutting edge knowledge at curated workshops that are jointly organised by NBS faculty and industry leaders.

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Learn directly from top executives with a six-month mentorship programme. You’ll shadow them, see how they make decisions, and track your growth on the NBS Mentoring Platform.

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Build your leadership and communication skills through targeted coaching and public speaking programmes. And you’ll have a guaranteed spot in hall, so you can make the most of campus life.

Networking and Industry Connections

Connect with industry leaders, alumni, and your peers through the Change Makers Club. You’ll get to join industry visits, alumni events, and workshops, growing your network beyond the classroom.

Innovation and Community Impact

In your final year, bring your ideas to life with funding from the Founder’s Project. You’ll also work on community projects, both locally and abroad, making a real difference along the way.

Frequently Asked Questions

General

The NBS Global Leaders Programme by Nanyang Business School is one of the Premier Scholars Programmes offered at NTU. This programme is designed for high-achieving students who are looking for a holistic educational journey that goes beyond academics to prepare the next generation of business leaders.

One of the key features of the NGL is the curated workshops, led by NBS faculty and leading industry experts, that will give you an edge in your search for internships and full-time jobs. You’ll get the chance to collaborate with industry partners and work on real-life industry challenges, visit companies, and participate in networking sessions. You will also have the chance to learn under the mentorship of  senior business executives to prepare you for leadership roles in the world’s top companies.

In addition, you’ll get the chance to create something that has a long-lasting impact on the community in your final year, funded by the Founder’s Project. Whether it’s starting a social enterprise or developing a new app to address a community issue, this project enables you to give back to society in a tangible, impactful way.

NGL goes beyond other Scholars programmes in several ways that are intended to help business-oriented scholars realize their best potential after graduation.  NGL offers a customized curriculum with core courses redesigned specifically for NGL students.  In addition, the NGL programme includes a rich co-curriculum programme that provides you with mentorship sessions with senior executives, opportunities to network with industry leaders and prominent alumni and be part of NTU’s Leadership Coaching and Development Programme.

NGL is not a programme on its own as it will run in parallel with your enrolled programme (eg. Double Degree in Accountancy and Business). Hence, you will study in your respective programmes, while concurrently pursuing enriched academic and co-curricular activities that are being offered by NGL.  

Admissions

The NGL is open to all nationalities with outstanding academic records enrolled in a 4-year programme in NBS. You should also possess excellent co-curricular records with strong leadership qualities and potential, as well as solid communications and interpersonal skills that will enable you to reach your full potential in the workplace after graduation.

NBS offers the following 4-year programmes:

-        Double Degree in Accountancy and Business

-        Double Degree in Accountancy & Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

-        Bachelor of Applied Computing in Finance

-        Bachelor of Accountancy (Sustainability Management and Analytics)

If you are not enrolled in a 4-year programme at NBS, but are enrolled in a 3-year degree programme at NBS, you can consider applying to NTU’s University Scholars Programme (NTU-USP).

In the NTU Admissions application portal, there will be an option for you to tick to indicate interest for NGL. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly via email and/or WhatsApp for an interview.
Please apply immediately when you are eligible to do so. You may apply by indicating your interest in the scholarship programme when submitting your NTU applications. If you are successfully selected, a spot in the programme will be reserved for you for the year that you are designated for matriculation.

If you have been accepted to NTU and wish to apply for NGL, you may wish to send us an email via [email protected].

If you have accepted another University but wish to apply for NGL, you can still apply to NTU and indicate your interest in NGL. You may follow up with us by writing to us at [email protected].

In addition to excellent academic results, you should also possess excellent co-curricular records with strong leadership qualities and potential, as well as solid communications and interpersonal skills.
That will depend on which programme you are transferring to. If you are transferring to another 4-year programme within NBS, you will still be part of NGL.

Your NGL scholarship will be withdrawn and you will be offered a tier of NTU scholarship which is on-par or as close to the benefits of the withdrawn scholarship as possible. You will have to meet the minimum CGPA required by the scholarship at the point of withdrawal.

The scholarship coverage period will follow the new programme’s normal candidature less the number of semesters you have already consumed under the previous scholarship.
Upon withdrawal from PSP, the scholar will also forgo other non-monetary guarantees/privileges under the PSP.

No, NGL is not a residential college programme. Nonetheless, should you choose to stay in a hall, you will have guaranteed accommodation as part of your scholarship benefit.
Yes, NGL admits international students.
The Nanyang Scholarship is one of the most prestigious scholarship offered by NTU that comprises of benefits such as tuition fee subsidy, travel grant, living allowances, etc (details available here). As a selective scholarship tailored specifically to business students, the NGL programme features customised academic and non-academic elements designed to launch NGL students into successful careers after graduation.  To achieve this goal, the NGL programme takes in a selected number of academically excellent aspiring business leaders. The NGL comes with monetary and non-monetary benefits, whereas the Nanyang Scholarship only provides monetary benefits.

The scholarship will cover the normal candidature of a maximum of 8 semesters for a 4-year programme. You will not be covered by the scholarship should you wish to extend your candidature.

Yes, you are welcome to apply to NGL even if you are already holding a private scholarship. You will not be offered a NGL scholarship. However, you can be accepted into the NGL as a scholar with no scholarships.

No bond is attached to the NGL Scholarship for Singapore citizen. However, a three-year bond is applicable to all Singapore PRs and international students under the MOE Tuition Grant Scheme.

Curriculum

You will have to complete the modules required by the programme that you have enrolled in and 4 NGL core courses.

Yes, in general, you will still be able to take BDE.

You will need to maintain a CGPA of no lower than 3.75. 

Student Life, Hall Accommodation & Careers

Yes. Although guaranteed, you will need to make a formal application for the hall stay.

Like other premier scholarship programs, top employers are aware of the rigorous selection criteria applied to select those students admitted to the NGL program.

NGL students will have many opportunities to interact with alumni and corporate leaders starting early in their NTU program.  Our corporate partners actively recruit students for internships and, while nothing is guaranteed, the early interactions may give NGL students a leg up in the internship recruiting process.