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Expand your research experience, deepen your knowledge and form global connections that will advance your scientific career. This scholarship fully funds your post-doctoral training at leading overseas laboratories. With this international exposure, you can connect with the global research community and build international networks.
Applicants must:
– Be Singaporeans and other nationals may apply but non-Singaporeans are required to have obtained Singapore citizenship prior to the commencement of the fellowship.
– Have completed a PhD within the last 4 years.
– Possess excellent publication records.
– Not have existing bonds to any institution.
– Have applied or be applying for a relevant post-doctoral position at a top overseas university/laboratory.
– Other requirements:
Applicants in the final stages of their PhD may apply for the AIF. However, their AIF award is confirmed only upon conferment of their PhD degree.
The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive.
A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on prevailing scholarship policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice.
Successful applicants will be given the following support* for up to 2 years of overseas post-doctoral research training:
– Monthly overseas living allowance
– Monthly sustenance allowance, inclusive of CPF contribution (where applicable)
– Annual return airfare
– Other allowances including:
Settling-in allowance
Computer allowance
Conference allowance
– Annual personal insurance
*All rates/allowances vary according to country and university/lab, and are subject to A*STAR adjustments from time to time
Service Committment:
– Upon completion of the post-doctoral research training , scholars will return to Singapore and contribute A*STAR’s Research Institute for three (3) years.
• Biomedical Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering & Technology
• Computing and Information Science
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