ARAP Partner Universities Contact List

Applicants from below universities should contact your respective student office for enquiries on the programme and the application procedure.

University Contact Person
The University of Manchester, UK Dr Barbara Ruggeri
Email: fse.doctoralacademy.specialistprogrammes@manchester.ac.uk
University College London, UK Dr Jadranka Butorac
Email: j.butorac@ucl.ac.uk
University of Surrey, UK Shelini Surendran
Email: s.surendran@surrey.ac.uk

Kathrin Cohen Kadosh
Email: k.cohenkadosh@surrey.ac.uk

Doctoral College
Email: Doctoralcollege@surrey.ac.uk
University of Warwick, UK Dr Karuna Sampath
Email: k.sampath@warwick.ac.uk

Mr Sean Barrett & Ms Francesca Meneghetti
(Warwick Medical School)
Email: arap@warwick.ac.uk

Applicants from non-Partner Universities may also apply via an ARAP-Individual, which works at a researcher-to-researcher level of collaboration and does not require a formal agreement.

FAQs

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1. What are the eligibility criteria for students to be nominated for SRAP? 
Students must be either a matriculated or newly enrolled PhD students at the collaborating university. We encouraged to onboard students with a Bachelor’s degree with Second-Class (Upper) Honours or equivalent.

2. Are students required to undertake English language proficiency tests to be considered for SRAP? 
The programme does not require students to undertake English language proficiency tests. However, students should demonstrate some level of English proficiency as the main medium of communication in Singapore is English.

3. Can we onboard less than 6 students for the project term?
SRAP directly funds minimally 6 students per award with each student spending 1-2 years of attachment physically in Singapore.
1. What funding support does SRAP provide?
Awardees are provided with the following during their attachment in Singapore:
  • Monthly stipend
  • Monthly housing subsidy
  • Medical insurance
  • One-time airfare grant
  • One-time settling-in allowance
  • One-time IT allowance
  • Conference allowance
* Terms of award may be subjected to review and changes

2. Can SRAP awardees extend their attachment beyond two years? 
SRAP provides funding support for a minimum of one year to a maximum of two years. The awardee may check with the A*STAR Research Institute or supervisor for funding opportunities if he/she wishes to extend his/her attachment beyond the two years.

3. Does A*STAR cover the university tuition fees for the duration of SRAP?
A*STAR does not cover the tuition fees at the university but will fund the student’s stipends and allowances as per the award terms for the duration of SRAP.