Singapore Millennium Foundation Scholarships: 2025 Profile & Application Guide
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TL;DR
The Singapore Millennium Foundation Scholarships provide generous support for Masters and PhD candidates tackling national research priorities—craft a compelling proposal, highlight translational impact, and secure strong supervisor endorsements.
Scholarship Snapshot
- Status: Dates Not Available (last checked 2025-10-03)
- Official Portal: Temasek Foundation – Singapore Millennium Foundation
- Who It Targets: Masters or PhD candidates conducting research in strategic fields such as biomedical sciences, engineering, and environmental science
- Eligibility: Outstanding academic record, research proposal aligned with SMF themes, and admission to a local university
- Tenable Institutions: All local universities (NTU, NUS, SIT, SMU, SUSS, SUTD)
- Bond: No bond requirement; scholars contribute through research impact and knowledge sharing
Award Components
- Tuition support and monthly stipend for the duration of the graduate programme
- Research allowance for consumables, specialised equipment access, or conference travel
- Mentorship network spanning Temasek Foundation partners, industry collaborators, and senior researchers
- Professional development workshops on innovation, entrepreneurship, and science communication
- Opportunities to share findings at Temasek Foundation events and cross-disciplinary forums
Application Roadmap
- Align research topic with SMF priority areas (aging, urban sustainability, materials science, infectious diseases).
- Engage supervisors early to refine proposal objectives, methodology, and translational pathways.
- Prepare application kit – detailed proposal, CV, academic transcripts, recommendation letters, and budget breakdown.
- Submit through your university graduate office or scholarship portal according to internal deadlines.
- Evaluation stage – respond to clarifications, present your project to review panels, or undergo interviews.
- Offer & onboarding – accept award terms, finalise milestones, and plan reporting cadence with supervisors.
Preparation Playbook
- Highlight impact: articulate how your research addresses national challenges or creates commercialisable solutions.
- Demonstrate rigour: include preliminary data, pilot results, or feasibility studies to build reviewer confidence.
- Plan collaboration: show links to industry partners, hospitals, or agencies that strengthen translational potential.
- Invest in communication: practise pitching your research to both specialist and lay audiences.
- Track governance: understand research ethics, IP policies, and data management requirements at your host university.
