ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
- Bachelor’s with Honors (Distinction and above) or its equivalent
- GRE
- TOEFL/IELTS*
TOEFL / IELTS
If the medium of instruction of your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree is not English, you are required to submit TOEFL or IELTS Scores:
- TOEFL: Minimum ≥ 580/237/85 for the paper-based, computer-based and internet-based tests respectively.
- IELTS: Minimum Overall ≥ 6.5
*Exemption: The medium of instruction of the applicants’ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in English and applicants with distinctions in the Cambridge GCE ‘O’ level examination English Language Paper 1119
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS (GRE)
- GRE is compulsory for all applicants*.
- Score: Verbal + Quantitative ≥ 320 and Analytical Writing ≥ 3.5
*Exemption: NUS Bachelor’s with Honors (Distinction and above) and NTU/SUTD/SMU Bachelor’s with Honors (Highest Distinction). All other applicants, regardless of their university background, nationality, or working experience, are required to submit GRE scores
RESEARCH TOPIC/THESIS ADVISOR
If you haven’t identified your proposed THESIS ADVISOR yet:
- View the Research Project List
- Reach out to your potential thesis advisor
- Obtain their approval & guidance for your research proposal.
LAB ROTATION SCHEME
- Applies to all international students (except NUS/NTU graduates), who are awarded the NUS Research Scholarship.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
- Please prepare all the SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS before submission:
- Download the application CHECKLIST
- Submit the supporting documents to the NUS Graduate Admission System before the deadline
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Semester 1 (August intake)
- 31 December – for full-time candidates
- 30 April* – only for part-time candidates
Semester 2 (January intake)
- 30 June – for full-time candidates
- 30 September* – only for part-time candidates
SCHOLARSHIP
NUS Research Scholarship / President’s Graduate Fellowship
- Submit together with the main application through the NUS Graduate Admission System
NUS-SINGA / A*STAR SINGA
- Submit separate applications through A*STAR and the NUS Graduate Admission System
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
- Please submit your application online and upload the supporting documents at https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/GDA2/Home.aspx.
- Please note that hard copy submission is NOT required.
CONTACT PERSON
- Ms Yumi Li yumili@nus.edu.sg
Application Deadlines
There are 2 intakes per academic year, one in August and the other in January. All applications must reach the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Dean’s Office by 31 December (of the previous year) for the August intake, and by 30 June (of the previous year) for the January intake.
Application Outcome
For applicants who have submitted the completed application (with all the required documents) before the respective application deadlines, their applications will be processed and they can check their application outcome via the online admission system. Only successful candidates will be notified of their application outcome via email by the following notification periods:
Intake | Closing Date | Application Outcome |
Semester 1 (August) | 31 December 30 April* |
End of April End of June |
Semester 2 (January) | 30 June 30 September* |
End of October End of of November |
*Extended closing dates are applicable only for part-time candidates. Please contact us at dgrs@nus.edu.sg
Please submit your application before 31 December (August intake) and 30 June (January intake) to be eligible for scholarship evaluation.
Applications that are received after the respective application deadline will be considered for the next intake.
Admission interviews are usually conducted online in March/April for the August intake and August/ September for the January intake respectively.
Applicants who applied for the research scholarship must apply by 31 December for the March/April interviews and by 30 June for the August/ September interviews.
General Information
System Related Information
Please email your enquiry to gdhelp@nus.edu.sg with the following information:
Full Name (as submitted in the online application)
Date of Birth
Degree applied for (example: MSc/PhD)
Faculty/Department applied for (example: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine/Biochemistry)
Upon receiving the above information, GDHelp shall then inform our IT administration to verify and retrieve the answer to your secret question so that you can proceed to reset the password.
The email notification will be sent to your email address as you have indicated in the online admission system. To verify that your email address has been indicated correctly, please email your enquiry to gdhelp@nus.edu.sg with the following information:
Full Name (as submitted in the online application)
Date of Birth
Degree applied for (example:
Master's/Ph.D./Bachelor's)
Faculty/Department applied for (example: School of Design & Environment / Real Estate)
Upon receiving the above information, GDHelp shall then inform our IT administration to verify and retrieve the answer to your secret question so that you can proceed to reset the password.