General Instructions

Applicants applying for graduate admission in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine must submit their application online with the required supporting documents in the application checklist at https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/GDA2/Home.aspx. Hard copy submission is NOT required.

Important Note

If you wish to be considered for more than one department/programme, you must submit separate applications online for each department / programme. There is no limit to the number of applications you can submit. However, each application (completed online application can be generated from the application system) must be accompanied by proof of payment and supporting documents and uploaded at https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/GDA2/Home.aspx.

With effect from the January 2015 intake, all international applicants (except NUS/NTU graduates), who are awarded the NUS Research Scholarship will be subject to laboratory rotation. Please click here for more information on the laboratory rotation scheme.

Your application will be processed for the respective intake only if you have submitted the completed online application with the required supporting documents at https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/GDA2/Home.aspx before the application closing date.

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

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 School reserves the rights to reject any applications without giving reasons.

Password for Online Application

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

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

Supporting Documents

Click here for the checklist of supporting documents required.

Submission of Application

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.

Correspondences from the University

The University will correspond with you primarily using e-mail and the online status enquiry during the 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.

Application closing dates and outcome

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 can check your application outcome via the online submission 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.

Application received after the respective application deadline will be considered for the next intake.

Due to the large number of applicants seeking admission, we regret that 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 service.

Application Fees

The following non-refundable application fee is payable for each program and department you apply for:

Mode of Application Application Fee
Online application S$50 per application (inclusive of prevailing GST)

Please send your proof of payment or the payment itself 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:

  1. Local Students
    1. Online Payment by any of the methods:
      • VISA, Mastercard or AMEX
      • Debit Card (applicants must have an online banking account with either of the following banks – POSB/DBS, UOB or Citibank); or
    2. Complete the relevant Application Fee Form and send it together with a cheque (to be crossed) made payable to “National University of Singapore“. Please write your name, mailing address and program(s) applied for on the reverse side of the cheque; or
    3. 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.
  2. International Students
    1. Online Payment by any of the methods:
      • VISA, Mastercard or AMEX
      • Debit Card (applicants must have an online banking account with either of the following banks – POSB/DBS, UOB or Citibank); or
    2. 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 program(s) applied for on the reverse side of the bank draft; or
    3. If you are unable to obtain a bank draft in Singapore dollar, you may submit a bank draft in US dollar. The amounts in US dollar include bank charge which will be incurred by the University to process the bank draft.

Rejection of Application

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. The School reserves the rights to reject any applications without giving reasons.
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