Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award (SIPGA)

• Open for application by international students in Biomedical Sciences and Physical Science and Engineering related disciplines who are undergraduate students in their third or fourth year, or Master students

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on prevailing scholarship policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice.

• Monthly stipend of $1,500
• Research attachment period should be a minimum of 2 months to a maximum of 6 months.
• A simple report detailing the student's experience and research project is required to be submitted to A*GA 3 weeks before completion of attachment.

For applications in FY2020: Please note that only nominations for attachments from May 2020 to April 2021 will be considered and attachments during this period would be capped at 4 months.

Attachment period	Please submit the nomination to the A*STAR Research Institute (RI) Coordinator by
May 2020 to October 2020	In view of the COVID-19 situation, please note that nominations are suspended until further notice.
January 2021 to April 2021	30 September 2020

For attachments from FY2021, please refer to the following timeline: 

Attachment Period	Student to submit application for attachment opportunities by
April - September	15th November
October - March	15th May

Students interested in pursuing an attachment at A*STAR Research Institutes (RI) under the SIPGA programme should complete this application form for shortlisting by the RI. For attachment opportunities at the Bioinformatics Institute (BII), Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), and/or NanoBio Lab (NBL), interested students should email the following RI coordinators directly for placement.

Please include the following supporting documents in the submission of the application form/ email:
•  Curriculum Vitae
•  Educational transcripts/certificates

Research Institute	Contact Person
Bioinformatics Institute (BII)	Ms Betty Kee Email: bettyk@bii.a-star.edu.sg Phone: +65 6478 8292 Ms Koh Kok Mei Email: kohkm@bii.a-star.edu.sg Phone: +65 6478 8341
Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS)	Ms Ong Yan Ting Email: ong_yan_ting@gis.a-star.edu.sg Phone: +65 6808 8003
NanoBio Lab (NBL)	Ms Nor Azzah Bte Isnin Email: azzah@nbl.a-star.edu.sg Phone: +65 6824 7042

Students are encouraged to find out more about the capabilities and areas of research of the RI here.
Shortlisted students will be contacted by the identified RI supervisor/ HR for nomination.

Please contact us at singa_enquiries@hq.a-star.edu.sg if you have further queries.