SUTD Honours And Research Programme (SHARP)

The SUTD Honours and Research Programme (SHARP) is a premier structured research-oriented programme for academically bright students with a highly inquisitive mind, and who aspire to pursue a research-related career later in universities, research labs and high-tech industries. SHARP will nurture you into a research scientist and engineer capable of integrating disciplines to develop cutting-edge and trailblazing technologies to transform industries.

Highlights

• Builds on SUTD’s unique interdisciplinary environment and harnesses our expertise and research across science, products, systems, information technology and the built environment, to produce breakthrough solutions that could transform our world.
• Advanced classes during Freshmore year as pre-research training to deepen your foundation and knowledge in key subjects.
  • Opportunity to explore various research topics before finalising your research project in Term 6, which will culminate in a final research thesis in Term 8. The research projects may include, but are not limited to, those offered in SUTD’s four strategic growth areas – Aviation, Artificial Intelligence, Cities and Healthcare.
• Learn to produce high quality research critical for future studies in graduate schools through 1:1 close faculty research supervision.
• Gain exposure to the world of research through overseas visits and undertake a mandatory internship at research institutes.
• Opportunity to present your research paper at funded overseas conferences.
• Selected students with excellent research performance can proceed with the Concurrent BEng-MEng Degree Pathway (CDP). The additional 2 terms allow students to further prepare them for a career in Research and Development, while completing the requirements of existing Master of Engineering (MEng) in Research.

Message from programme director

“Unleash your potential and address tomorrow’s challenges with the SUTD Honours And Research Programme (SHARP). Develop yourself through learning, sharing, and exchanging ideas with the best minds.”

Dear prospective students,

It is a privilege to be able to introduce the SUTD Honours and Research Programme (SHARP).

SHARP is a programme that aims to give you a meaningful head start by equipping you with the foundational knowledge, attributes and exposure to enable you to make a purposeful and meaningful contribution to the world through research.

This rigorous programme begins with foundational coursework taken during the Freshmore phase that goes beyond the Year 1 curriculum. Upon entering your chosen pillar in Term 4, you will be paired with faculty mentor(s) for five terms of research. The culmination of this phase is the undergraduate research thesis in Term 8.

An accelerated Master’s degree (the Concurrent Degree Programme or CDP) is also available for SHARP students who have maintained strong cumulative grade point average up to Term 5 and are enrolled in an undergraduate engineering programme (BEng). The requirements are the successful completion of a postgraduate course along with the submission and defence of a Master’s thesis.

Together with SUTD’s signature hands-on pedagogy, teamwork, a SHARP student will have the opportunity to discover your personal interests and hidden talents as well as to grow and mature into a more thoughtful, disciplined and adaptable individual.

Should you choose to join SHARP, it would be a singular honour for me to be part of your academic journey.

Bernard EE
Senior Lecturer, Science, Mathematics and Technology (SMT)
Programme Director for SUTD Honours And Research Programme (SHARP)