The National University of Singapore (NUS) is currently accepting applications for Singapore National Research Foundation Fellowship. It provides opportunities for early career researchers from all over the world to lead impactful research in Singapore.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is an autonomous research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as a medical college, it is the oldest institute of higher learning (IHL) in Singapore, as well as the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered. NUS is a comprehensive research university with an entrepreneurial dimension. NUS offers a wide range of disciplines, including the sciences, medicine and dentistry, design and environment, law, arts and social sciences, engineering, and music in both undergraduate and postgraduate education.
Eligibility
- Outstanding researchers of any nationality, in their early stage of their research careers and are ready to take on their independent research, are eligible to apply;
- Ph.D. holders with research experience in any discipline of science and technology;
- Applicants who are already assistant professors or holding an equivalent position at local research institutions for more than 1 year at the point of submission (defined by the grant call closing date) would not be eligible to apply.
Fellowship
- A five-year research grant of up to around USD 2,270,783, inclusive of general overheads;
- Freedom to lead ground-breaking research in any discipline of science and technology in host institution of choice in Singapore. (The award is contingent on the awardee taking on a full-time appointment in an eligible host institution in Singapore.)
Further details:
Research Fellowships, National University of Singapore, Singapore (2018)