There are various methods of application for our graduate research programme but online applications are STRONGLY preferred. Please choose one of the following application methods:

• Apply online
• Download an application form
• Request for an application form to be posted to you
  
  

*Important Note:
If you wish to be considered for more than one department, you must submit a separate application. There is no limit to the number of applications you can submit. However, each application must be accompanied by separate fee payment and supporting documents.

Your application will only be processed for the respective intake accordingly, if you have submitted the completed application (application form duly signed, with the application fee payment and all the required documents) before the respective application closing date.

Unless granted approval by our University, no candidate may concurrently be a student for more than one degree or register as an NUS candidate and of another university/institute.

Faculty of Law
Please apply online. You are strongly advised to download and read the detailed application instructions before applying online.

For application to PhD-MBA programme, please click here to read more.

The University has not engaged any external agencies to undertake graduate student recruitment on its behalf. Candidates interested in our graduate programmes are advised to apply directly to the University and not through any agents. Candidates who apply through agents will not have any added advantage in gaining admission and the University reserves the right to reject such applications without giving reasons.

When submitting your application online, you will be asked to enter a 6-character Password. Your Password is important and can be used, together with your application number, to access the following online facilities related to your application:

• Online Application Status Enquiry*
• Online Update of Contact Details
• Online Reply to Offer of Admission
  
  

*Note:
If you have posted your supporting documents and payment (by bankdraft), please allow 4 weeks for postal delivery before checking your admission.

The following non-refundable application fee is payable for each programme you apply for:

Mode of Application	Application Fee
Paper-based application	S$40 per application (inclusive of prevailing GST)
Online application	S$20 per application (inclusive of prevailing GST)

Please send your proof of payment together with your application package. Please note that an application without the application fee payment or with insufficient application fee amount will not be processed.

The modes of payment are:

• Local Students:
  • Online Payment by any of the methods (For application submitted for Semester 1 AY2012/2013 onwards)
    • Credit Card (AMEX, VISA or MasterCard)
    • Debit Card (applicants must have a online banking account with either of the following banks - POSB/DBS, UOB or Citibank).
  OR
  • Complete the relevant Application Fee Form and send it together with a cheque (should be crossed) made payable to "National University of Singapore". Please write your name, mailing address and programme applied for at the reverse side of the cheque; or
    
    
  • Complete the relevant Application Fee Form and make payment by NETS at the Student Service Centre (located at Level 1, Yusof Ishak House) during operating hours.
    
    
• International Students:
  • Online Payment by any of the methods (For application submitted for Semester 1 AY2012/2013 onwards)
    • Credit Card (AMEX, VISA or MasterCard)
    • Debit Card (applicants must have a online banking account with either of the following banks - POSB/DBS, UOB or Citibank).
  OR
  • Complete the relevant Application Fee Form and send it together with a bank draft (drawn on a bank in Singapore in Singapore dollar) 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.
    
    
  • If you are unable to obtain a bank draft in Singapore dollar, you may submit a bank draft in US dollar of USD18.50 (for S$20 fee) or USD37 (for S$40 fee) respectively. The amounts in USD include bank charge which will be incurred by the University to process the bank draft.

Click here for the checklist of supporting documents required. Please note the following when completing the online application:

• Research Proposal
  Candidates applying for graduate programmes under the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences are required to submit details of their preliminary research proposal of at least two pages long on A4-size paper. Candidates are to visit the respective department website for the appropriate format required by individual department. If you are applying for admission to the Department of Chinese Studies, please submit your proposal in both English and Chinese.
  
  Candidates applying for graduate programmes under the NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) are required to submit details of their research proposal and give the significance and aims of the project.
  
  
• Transcript
  An official transcript of academic records is required from each university you have attended. You are responsible for requesting the transcript(s) from the relevant University. Please use the prescribed form for such request.
  
  Transcripts must be enclosed in an official SEALED envelope with its flap bearing the security seal of the university and the signature of the Registrar or representative.
  
  Graduates from NUS can submit copies of their result slips or official transcripts of their academic records.
  
  
• TOEFL/IELTS*
  Applicants whose native tongue AND medium of university instruction is not English should submit the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as evidence of their proficiency in the English language.
  
  The minimum TOEFL score ranges for NUS are as follows:
  • Paper-based (PBT):  580 – 600
  • Computer-based (CBT):  237 – 250
  • Internet-based (iBT):  85
    
    
  Please quote the following TOEFL institutional codes for each of our Faculty/School and the specific Department codes
  
  For IELTS, the score should be 6 and above.
  
  Please note that the TOEFL/IELTS scores are valid for 2 years from the test date. If it has been more than two years since you last took the test, you must take it again to have the scores reported.
  
  For NGS applicants, please refer to NGS website for more details.
  
  For Faculty of Law applicants, please refer to their website for more details.
  
  
• GRE*
  Applicants (except NUS/NTU/SMU graduates) applying for disciplines in Cultural Studies in Asia (for PhD only), Political Science (for Ph.D. only), Psychology, Computing, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing and Science should submit GRE score (minimum scores 320 for the verbal & quantitative sections and 3.5 for the analytical section). Applicants (except NUS/NTU/SMU graduates) applying for disciplines in Business should preferably submit either GRE or GMAT score (above 640).
  
  Please note that the GRE scores are valid for 5 years from the test date.
  
  For NGS applicants, please refer to NGS website for more details.
  
  For GRE, please quote our University’s code (0677) and the specific Department codes.
  
  Applicant who need your GRE scores before November should take the current GRE General Test before August.
  
  For more details, please visit http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general_institutions/score_use.
  
  
• GMAT*
  Applicants (except for NUS/NTU/SMU graduates) applying for disciplines in Business should preferably submit either GRE or GMAT score (above 640).
  
  Please note that the GRE scores are valid for 5 years from the test date.
  
  For GMAT, please quote the specific GMAT institutional codes for the specific programmes.
  
  
*Note:
The TOEFL/IELTS/GRE/GMAT scores indicated above are the minimum university scores. Do note that some departments may set scores higher than the minimum. Department of Psychology has not instituted any minimum requirements but the General Test and the Psychology Subject Test have to be taken.


• TOEFL & GRE
• IELTS
• GMAT


• Referee Reports
  Recommendations from 2 academic referees are to be submitted via the online admission system. You should check with your referees and obtain their institutional e-mail address. E-mail addresses from domains other than ".edu" may be subject to additional screening and filtering. Once your online application is submitted, an automated e-mail will be sent to your referees.
  
  Referees for NGS applicants may also submit the reports via email at .
  
  For SMA applicants, 3 Evaluation Reports are required. Please refer to their website accordingly.
  
  
• Publication(s)
  Please submit a copy of each of your publication(s), if any. The journal’s “Impact Factor” field (which allows input of up to one decimal point) is essentially a measure of scientific impact that is based on citation rates for an article or other citable item. It also takes into account the significance of the journals in which result has been published. Please leave it blank if you are unsure.
  
  
• Statement of Purpose (for NGS applicants only)
  Applicants are required to describe their reasons and motivation for pursuing a graduate degree in NGS.
  
  
• Documentation Proof of Financial Support
  International applicants who are not applying for our Research Scholarship or have indicated their wish to be considered for admission in the event that their Research Scholarship application is unsuccessful, must submit documentary evidence of their ability to support their study (e.g. a bank statement) indicating the availability of funding of at least S$15,000 or its equivalent.
  
  Applicants who are sponsored by an individual or organization will need to submit a letter from the sponsor with details/documentary proof of the sponsorship.
  
  Those who are working in Singapore and applying for admission to our part-time programme may submit a copy of their recent pay slip.
  
  
• Overseas Interview Form (for applicants of Faculties listed below only)
  International applicants who are applying for admission (with Research Scholarship) into the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences may be required to be interviewed overseas. To facilitate such interview arrangements (if necessary), please complete the following form to indicate your preferred choice of interview venue:
  • Faculty of Engineering Overseas Interview Form
  • Faculty of Science Overseas Interview Form
  • Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Overseas Interview Form
  
  
  
• NGS applicants who wish to be enrolled one semester earlier or later than what is indicated on the online application form, please indicate in a separate note, and send it together with the rest of the supporting documents.
  
  
• All supporting documents which are not in English must be accompanied by an official certified English translation.
  
  
• Supporting documents submitted are not returnable. Enclosures via e-mails will not be opened and will be deleted.
  
  

If an applicant applies for more than one programme/department, s/he should send separate sets of application to the respective Faculties/Departments.

Completed applications (together with the application fee payment and supporting documents) should be mailed directly to the respective Departments in the following format:

• Department of XXX
  Faculty/School of XXX
  (Mailing Address)

 

Applications for admission to the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Faculty of Law and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, should be addressed to the Vice-Dean (Graduate Studies) in the following format:

• Vice-Dean (Graduate Studies)
  Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences/Faculty of Law/Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  (Mailing Address)
  
  

Please note that for application to the Department of Economics, please mail your completed application to:
Department of Economics
National University of Singapore
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
AS2 Level 6, 1 Arts Link
Singapore 117570

Please click here for a list of the mailing address of all the Faculties/Schools.

*Important Note: It is important that you inform the respective faculties/schools that you have applied to if there are any changes/updates to your application after your submission.

The respective Faculty/Registrar's Office will correspond with you primarily using e-mail and the online status enquiry during application process to convey messages such as requesting for outstanding documents, interview notification etc.

Hence, it is very important that you provide a valid and correct e-mail address and maintain your e-mail account regularly. The University will not be responsible for undeliverable e-mails and their consequences.

If you have submitted the completed application (with all the required documents) before the respective application closing date, your application will be processed and you will be informed officially of the outcome of your application in writing latest as follows:

Intake	Closing Date	Application Outcome
Semester 1	15 November	31 May
Semester 2	15 May	31 October

Completed/Incomplete application received after the respective application deadline will be considered for the next Intake.

For applications to the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, please note that even if you had submitted your application online, you would be required to send in your application package via surface mail. Kindly refer to their website for the closing dates.
For applications to the Faculty of Engineering, kindly refer to their website for the closing dates.

You can check your status via the online admission system.

Due to the large number of applicants seeking admission, we are sorry we will not be able to attend to enquiries on the status of applications or receipt of documents. If you are concerned about the delivery of your documents, you may wish to consider sending them via registered mail or courier.

*Note:

• The following faculties/departments have only one intake per year, in August.
  • Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
    • Department of Economics;
    • Department of English Language and Literature;
    • Department of History;
    • Department of Philosophy;
    • Department of Political Science;
    • Department of Psychology;
    • Department of Social Work;
    • Cultural Studies in Asia Programme (Office of Programmes); and
    • Southeast Asian Studies Programme.
      
      
  • Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
    
    
  • School of Business
    
    
• Local applicants who are applying to Departments in the Faculty of Engineering on a self-financing basis will not be able to submit an online application if you are doing so after 15 November (August intake) or 15 May (January intake). Please proceed to complete a hardcopy application form and send it to the respective departments. Closing dates for submission of applications is 1 April (August intake) and 1 September (January intake).
  
  
• NGS Applicants
  Please note that NGS application deadlines are different. Please refer to NGS website for details.
  NGS will notify all applicants via email the outcome of their application.
  
  
• SMA Applicants
  Please note that SMA application deadline is different. Please refer to SMA website for details.

Inaccurate or false information or omission of material information or no application fee payment will render your application invalid. The University reserves the right to reject applications that are incomplete or inaccurate. Persons admitted on the basis of inaccurate or false information may be expelled.
The University has not engaged any external agencies to undertake graduate student recruitment on its behalf and it reserves the right to reject without giving reasons applications submitted through any external agencies.

For any feedback or queries, please e-mail to the respective Faculty/School.