What Nanyang Technological University Graduate Research Excellence Scholarship actually covers.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore is one of the world's top young universities, ranked #19 globally (QS 2024), and offers a range of competitive scholarships for international graduate students pursuing research degrees. NTU's Graduate Research Excellence Scholarship (GRES) provides full tuition fees and a competitive monthly stipend (approximately SGD$2,000 for Masters and SGD$2,500 for PhD students) for outstanding students pursuing research programmes at NTU. Singapore's location as Asia's technology and innovation hub, combined with NTU's world-class research infrastructure in engineering, science, business, humanities, and social sciences, makes it an excellent destination for African researchers. NTU actively recruits globally, including from Africa, and has a thriving international research community. Scholars gain access to NTU's partnerships with leading industry players, research institutes, and global universities, building networks that support impactful careers in research and industry.
Who can apply.
Open to masters, phd applicants seeking to study in Singapore. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before December 31, 2026 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live. Five additional checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review) are on the roadmap. Nanyang Technological University Graduate Research Excellence Scholarship currently scores 2.0/10.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.