Introduction
In collaboration with Imperial College London, A*STAR is offering an exciting and challenging PhD scholarship opportunity for those keen to pursue an R&D career in science and technology.

The A*STAR-Imperial Partnership (AIP) PhD Programme's first intake of students was in September 2004. This PhD Scholarship Programme is open to candidates who satisfy entry requirements for both the A*STAR Graduate Academy and Imperial College London.

Areas of Interest
Research areas under the AIP PhD Programme fall broadly under two categories: (i) Biomedical Sciences; and (ii) Physical Science and Engineering. Approved research areas will be determined by the Programme Governing and Academic Board, and will be aligned with the research thrusts of the A*STAR RIs.

 Eligibility

• Singaporeans, Singaporean Permanent Residents and ASEAN Nationals. Successful candidates who are not Singaporeans are required to take up Singapore Citizenship.
• Candidates must have a first degree in relevant disciplines, and have obtained 1st Class Honours. Those with 2nd Class (Upper) Honours and Good 'A' Levels results are also eligible to apply.
• Candidates must satisfy criteria for PhD admission to Imperial College London.
• Preference will be given to candidates with a strong interest in a research career.
• Candidates must not concurrently hold any other scholarships or fellowships.
• Successful candidates are required to undergo a one-year research attachment at an A*STAR research institute, prior to their PhD studies. Exceptions may be granted but will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
• Scores from the GRE General Test are required of all applicants.
• Awardees are expected to attain good GRE scores. The average scores of successful awardees for the combined Verbal and Quantitative components for the last 2 batches (2007 and 2008) were 1360 with a standard deviation of 90. All successful awards would also have to obtain a score of at least 4.5 for the Analytical Writing components.

Award details
Successful candidates will be given support for up to 4 years of academic pursuit.

Successful candidates will receive:

• Full tuition fees
• Monthly sustenance allowance
• Annual book allowance
• Conference allowance
• Computer allowance
• Thesis allowance
• Travel and subsistence allowance for each permitted overseas visit

⁺All rates/allowances are subjected to adjustments by A*STAR from time to time.

Challenging Employment
Upon completion of their studies, candidates will return to contribute to A*STAR's RIs for a service commitment period of 3 years.

Application Procedure
Applications for the AIP PhD Programme can be made in two ways:

• to Imperial - Apply as a Research Student, indicating on the application form an interest in the AIP Scholarship Programme.

• to A*STAR - Click here to apply. Please observe the instructions indicated. The application form, together with supporting documents, are also to be submitted by post to: