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Research Scholar

You will receive your monthly stipend in your bank account. To set up this standing instruction, please:

  1. Login to: Education Records System (EduRec)
  2. Click “My Homepage” for drop-down menu
  3. Select “Financials”
  4. Click “Manage Student Financials” & then “Manage Bank Accounts”
  5. Click “Add a new Receiving Bank Account” and input the required information
  6. Click “Submit”
  7. Click “OK”

Please note that:
For ICBC accounts: Please refer to Chapter 13 on this guide to obtain your 11-digit GIRO ID.

For BOC accounts: Please refer to Item 8 on BOC Frequently Asked Questions website for your 11-digit GIRO ID.

You will have to first terminate the existing standing instruction before you can “Add a new Receiving Bank Account”. To do this,
  1. Login to: Education Records System (EduRec)
  2. Click “My Homepage” for drop-down menu
  3. Select “Financials”
  4. Click “Manage Student Financials” & then “Manage Bank Accounts”
  5. Click “Terminate the Receiving Bank Account”
  6. Click “Submit”
  7. Click “OK”
The termination should take effect within 2 working days. Please login to Education Records System (EduRec) to check before updating your new bank account details.

Pay day for research scholars falls on the 18th of each month. However, if the 18th falls on a weekend, public holiday, eve of Chinese New Year / Hari Raya Puasa / Deepavali, the pay day will be brought forward to an earlier working day.

The stipend paid is for a calendar month, i.e. from the first day of the month to the last day of the month.

If your research scholarship award status and Receiving Bank Account details are updated in your Student Account by 5th of the month, you should receive the stipend payment on the 18th of the month. Otherwise, your first month’s stipend will be paid together with the following month’s stipend.

The stipend is computed on a pro-rated basis based on the number of working days in the month (excluding Saturday and Sunday but including Public Holiday). For example, if the date of registration of the Research Scholarship Agreement is stated as 15th of January 2018, the stipend will be computed as 13/23 days x monthly stipend amount.

Miscellaneous Student Fees, if applicable, will be deducted from your monthly stipend at the beginning of each semester, i.e. in January and August. For more information, please refer to the Registrar’s Office webpage at https://nus.edu.sg/registrar/docs/default-source/administrative-policies-procedures/gd-msf.pdf?sfvrsn=c57b6be7_50.

It could be due to any of the following scenarios:

  • Leave of Absence
  • Submission of Thesis
  • Candidature converted to Part-Time
  • Extension of Research Scholarship
  • Renewal of Research Scholarship
  • Cessation of Research Scholarship
  • Termination / Withdrawal of Candidature

If the change in student status / academic load / thesis submission date etc. is updated in your Student Account by 5th of the month, the stipend will be paid on the 18th of the same month. Otherwise, it will be paid by the 18th of the following month. Any final month’s stipend payment may be pro-rated to the end of your research scholarship.

No, your research scholarship stipend and top-ups / augmentations are not subjected to income tax. However, if you are also receiving income under the Part-time Teaching scheme, these payments will be subjected to income tax.

CPF contribution will be provided for Singaporean Postgraduate Research (PGR) students under MOE funded scholarships at the rate of 17% (pegged at the prevailing employer’s contribution rate set by CPF).

No, if you are eligible for the CPF contribution, it will be credited to your CPF account in the following month after the month the stipend is paid to you.

Please see contact details at: https://www.nus.edu.sg/finance/contact-us/.

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