Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF)

The prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship was established in 1991 under the Lee Kuan Yew Endowment Fund.  It aims to promote the development of young and outstanding academics in science, medicine and engineering. The scheme is open to nationals of all countries.

Please click the links to view research areas in the following disciplines :

• Computing
• Engineering
• Medicine
• Science
• Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

Past awardees

Please click here for the past awardees

Eligibility

• New or recently graduated PhDs
• Research interests that fit the research areas as in the disciplines above.
• Strong research training with at most 1 post doctoral stint from a reputable University
• Strong motivation for an academic research career

Terms and conditionss

The Fellowship will be tenable for up to 3 years.  During the fellowship, the LKY PDFs would be eligible for staff benefits akin to that provided to other academic staff for research support, including those funded by research grants.  LKY PDFs can apply for academic positions following the fellowship. 

Research teams that succeed in having their candidates selected as LKY PDFs may apply for additional research funding of up to S$180,000 for consumables, equipment, conference travel and other operating expenditure needed for the research teams' project.  This additional funding is independent of the Faculty budget.

Successful LKY PDFs are not eligible to apply as Principal Investigator (PI) / Co-PI for MOE AcRF grants.

Schedule of annual call and activities

The call is usually in December of each year.  The outcome would be made known in June. 

Date of current / next call

December 2008

Deadline for current / next call

27 February 2009.  Please check with the respective Faculty / School’s research office for their internal submission deadline.

Application procedure

Please send one hardcopy and one softcopy of the following documents to the NUS Faculty/School you are applying to:

• NUS Personal Particulars Form
• Detailed Curriculum Vitae & Educational Certificates.  Please note that certificates not in the English language should be duly translated.
• Three International/External Referee Reports
• Referees have to comment on scientific merit of candidate's research, his/her suitability and potential for the Fellowship.
• Include referees' contact details
• Include CV of each referee (must not be more than 3 pages)
• Statement of research intent for the LKY Postdoctoral Fellowship
• List of publications

Contact person for more information

Ms Shasirekha	Tel : 65165274	Email : dprss@nus.edu.sg
Ms Mandy Ng	Tel : 65164824	Email : dprmyn@nus.edu.sg