PhD
Programme
Program Objective
Admission Requirements
Period of Candidature
Degree Requirements
Application (January 2010 intake)
Fees
Enquiries
Program
Objective
This programme is designed to train and guide students for a research intensive career in the academia or industry. The aim is to train scholars who can do original innovative research in theory, methods, or applications.
Admission
Requirements
Applicants should have an upper second class Honours degree or higher in Mathematics /Statistics or equivalent qualifications and the ability to pursue research in Statistics/Probability.
All applicants must have a TOEFL score of at least 580 or equivalent if the medium of instruction at University is not English. A GRE general test score of at least 1800 is preferred.
PhD candidates will still need sit for the PhD Qualifying Examination (QE) – 2 written and 1 oral examination. The QE should be taken before the end of the fourth semester of their Graduate Programme. A second attempt may be taken no later than six months after the first, failed attempt. This applies to both full-time and part-time PhD candidates. Candidates who fail their PhD QE will graduate with a Master of Science degree.
Period
of Candidature
The
minimum period of candidature will be two academic years
and the maximum will be five academic years, both counted
from the date of the candidate's admission to the programme.
Degree
Requirements
A candidate for the Ph.D. programme must successfully complete a minimum of six 5000 level ST modules as required by the Graduate School of Science. The candidate must obtain a satisfactory grade for the Graduate Seminar Module. In addition, the candidate must receive a minimum CAP of 3.50 (an average grade of at least B) for six courses from among the prescribed courses.
A candidate must also successfully complete a Ph.D. thesis under the guidance of a supervisor. This thesis is examined by an Examination Panel and an external examiner, and must be defended in an oral examination.
Application (January 2010 intake)
There are two intakes in every academic year - August and January.
Applications for admission to graduate research programmes are available online as well as via hardcopies. Applicants are advised to apply online.
Please note that even though an application is submitted online, relevant supporting documents must be sent via post. In order for applications to be considered for a specific intake, the online application, payment of application fees and available supporting documents must reach us by the relevant deadlines.
For information on the online application and for access to the online system, please apply through this URL: https://integral.nus.edu.sg/pif/pif_adm_web.homepage
If you are unable to apply online, you can download and submit 2 sets of prescribed forms and supporting documents to:
Graduate Programme Committee
Department of Statistics & Applied Probability
Faculty of Science
National University of Singapore
Block S16, Level 7
6 Science Drive 2
Singapore 117546
Application form: http://www.science.nus.edu.sg/graduates/researchprog/research_appln_2009.pdf
Supporting documents:
http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/gd-applnres.html#suppdoc
Candidates
who are admitted to the research programme will be offered
NUS Research Scholarships. For more information on the NUS
Research Scholarship, please click here.
Application
deadline for January 2010 intake:
All Applicants: 15 May 2009
Applicants who are NUS and NTU Graduates : 31 July 2009
Priority for NUS Research Scholarship will be given to PhD applicants. For more information on NUS Research Scholarship, please click here.
Fees
Tuition Fees (Per Annum)
(A) For new students admitted in AY2008/2009:
Full Fees * |
Singapore Citizens |
Singapore Permanent Residents |
International Students |
S$25,290 – F/T
S$25,290 – P/T
|
S$4,490
|
S$4,940 |
(a) who sign a service obligation agreement **
S$6,790 |
(b) who do not sign a service obligation agreement **
S$11,230 |
* Students who have previously enjoyed government subsidy in a graduate programme will not be eligible for government subsidy in another graduate programme at the same or lower level. Instead, such students will be liable to pay “Full Fees” for the graduate programme that they now undertake.
** In some programmes, the University may deem it feasible, based on industry demand, to implement a service obligation where the International Student (IS) is required to work in Singapore-based companies for 3 years upon graduation. Singapore-based companies refer to local and international companies that have a base in Singapore that is registered with the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) as well as companies of such local and international companies registered with ACRA that are based overseas. The determination of this feasibility is at the sole discretion of the University. In such programmes, the IS may be offered the option of signing the service obligation agreement in exchange for the reduced tuition fee.
(B) For continuing students (ie. those admitted before AY2008/2009):
| Singapore Citizens & SPR |
International Students |
S$4,490
|
S$4,940 |
You can find more information on the tuition fees at https://share.nus.edu.sg/registrar/info/gd/GDTuitionCurrent.pdf.
Mandatory Miscellaneous Fees
Miscellaneous fees are typically levied on items that are either not covered or partially covered by tuition fee and grant/subsidy. All students, whether registered on a full-time or part-time basis, are charged the mandatory miscellaneous fees. These are due at the same time as the tuition fees. These fees fall into the following general categories - registration, student activity, health service and insurance, and academic-related – and contribute towards defraying the associated costs. Annual miscellaneous fees payable are set out in here.
For updates on the fees payable and other financial matters, please click here.
Application Fee
A non-refundable application fee of S$20.00 (online application) or S$40.00 (paper application) inclusive of GST is payable for each application you apply.
Applicants should send the proof of payment together with their application materials. An application without the application fee payment will not be processed.
Complete the relevant Application Fee Form and send it together with a bank draft (drawn on a bank in Singapore in either Singapore dollars or US dollars equivalent) made payable to National University of Singapore. Please write your name, mailing address and programme applied for at the reverse side of the bank draft.
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Enquiries
Please contact Miss Tay Ket Ling at stabox1@nus.edu.sg
For enquiries pertaining to academic matters, please email to the coordinator, Assoc. Prof Zhang Jin-Ting at stazjt@nus.edu.sg
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