A*STAR-University of Illinois Partnership (AUIP) PhD Programme
Introduction
In collaboration with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois), A*STAR is offering a new exciting and challenging PhD scholarship opportunity for those keen to pursue an R&D career in science and technology.
The A*STAR-Illinois Partnership (AUIP) PhD Programme recruited its first intake of students in Fall 2006, and will continue to recruit on an annual basis. This PhD Scholarship Programme is open to candidates who satisfy entry requirements for both the A*STAR Graduate Academy and Illinois.
The AUIP PhD Programme is a four-year scholarship comprising two years of PhD studies at Illinois, and two years at a relevant A*STAR Research Institute (RI) in Singapore. PhD research training will be carried out under the supervision of a UIUC Professor and a senior member of an A*STAR Research Institute (RI). Successful students will be conferred a PhD degree by Illinois.
Areas of Interest
Research areas under the AUIP 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.
For the various research areas available at Illinois 2008, please refer to its website at http://courses.uiuc.edu/cis/programs/urbana/2006/fall/graduate/index.html
Please note that the requirements for each degree varies from department to department.
Eligibility
- Open to Singaporeans, Singaporean Permanent Residents and ASEAN Nationals*
- Candidates must satisfy criteria for PhD admission to Illinois
- Graduates with 1st Class Honours; or Graduates with 2nd Upper Class Honours and Good 'A' Levels results
- 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 RI, 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.
* Successful candidates who are not Singaporeans are required to take up Singapore Citizenship.
Award details+
Successful candidates will be given support for up to 4 years of academic pursuit.
Successful candidates will receive:
- Monthly allowance
- Full tuition
- Computer allowance
- Thesis allowance
- Book allowance
- Conference allowance
- Travel and subsistence allowance for each permitted overseas visit
+ All rates/allowances are subject 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 AUIP PhD Programme can be made in two ways:
- to Illinois - Apply as a Research Student, indicating on the application form an interest in the AUIP 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 mail to:
A*STAR Graduate Academy
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
20 Biopolis Way, #07-01 Centros
Singapore 138668
A*STAR accepts and processes AUIP applications throughout the year. However priority will be given to applications that reach us by 15 April for admission to UIUC in August the following year.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
For more information about the university, please visit http://illionis.edu/
Please click here for the list of A*STAR Supervisors and Research Areas for AUIP programme.
For exciting research opportunities in the Human Sixth Sense Program of the Advanced Digital Sciences Center, a joint center of A*STAR and the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, please click on http://www.adsc.illinois.edu.