Graduate Scholarships

The scholarships listed below are tenable for graduate studies at SUTD.

SUTD PhD President’s Graduate Fellowship (PGF)

  • Open to all nationalities
  • Awardees will receive a scholarship which covers the applicable tuition fees (for up to 4 years) and monthly stipend as follows (with effect from 1 August 2021):
  For PhD Candidates 
Singapore Citizen1 S$3,600
Singapore Permanent Resident  S$3,400
International Student2 S$3,100

1 Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions shall be provided at a rate pegged to the prevailing employer's contribution rate set by CPF on top of the monthly stipend received.

2 International Students must perform teaching / laboratory supervision duties to fulfil the requirements for the subsidised fees.


SUTD PhD Fellowship

  • Open to all nationalities
  • Awardees will receive a scholarship which covers the applicable tuition fees (for up to 4 years) and monthly stipend as follows (with effect from 1 August 2021):
  For PhD Candidates3 
Singapore Citizen1 S$2,800
Singapore Permanent Resident  S$2,400
International Student2 S$2,200

1 Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions shall be provided at a rate pegged to the prevailing employer's contribution rate set by CPF on top of the monthly stipend received.

2 International Students must perform teaching / laboratory supervision duties to fulfil the requirements for the subsidised fees.

3 Scholars who pass the PhD Qualifying Examination will be eligible for an additional stipend of up to S$500 per month. The additional stipend is renewable each term, subject to good performance. The University reserves the right to suspend the stipend at any time due to poor academic or research performance.


SUTD MEng (Research) Fellowship

  • Open to all nationalities
  • Awardees will receive a scholarship which covers the applicable tuition fees (for up to 18 months) and monthly stipend as follows (with effect from 1 August 2021):
  For Master's by Research Candidates 
Singapore Citizen1 S$2,800
Singapore Permanent Resident  S$2,000
International Student2 S$1,900

1 Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions shall be provided at a rate pegged to the prevailing employer's contribution rate set by CPF on top of the monthly stipend received.

2 International Students must perform teaching / laboratory supervision duties to fulfil the requirements for the subsidised fees.

SUTD-DSO Graduate Fellowship (SDGF)

The SDGF is a premier graduate fellowship by Temasek Labs@SUTD (TL@SUTD) and DSO National Laboratories which aims to attract Singaporean graduates to nurture them in defence and security research & development (R&D) with a goal to develop future technical thought leaders in our defence ecosystem.

  • Open to Singapore Citizens only
  • Possess at least a Bachelor’s degree or above with excellent academic standing
  • Have a strong interest in defence science research and robotics and Artificial Intelligence applications
  • 4 years of full tuition fee
  • 4 years of employment as a research staff in TL@SUTD
  • Exposure to defence ecosystem with internship opportunities at local Defence Technology Community (DTC) partners

More information about SDGF


Economic Development Board (EDB) Industrial Postgraduate Programme (IPP)

The EDB-IPP provides Singapore Citizens/ Permanent Residents with postgraduate training in a corporate R&D environment through EDB’s partnership with selected companies and with SUTD.

  • Applicable for PhD and Master of Engineering (Research) programmes
  • Open to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents
  • Full tuition fees
  • Monthly salary & CPF contribution (remuneration determined by company)

More information about EDB-IPP

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