Overview

Key facts

The Economic Development Board Industrial Postgraduate Programme offered at Singapore University of Technology and Design is an initiative by the Singapore Economic Development Board to develop a pool of postgraduate manpower with the essential and critical R&D skill-sets for roles in the industry.

Successful EDB-IPP trainees will be full-time salaried employees at the company while pursuing full-time PhD studies at SUTD. Trainees are expected to spend at least 50% of their time on an identified company research project (supervised by a team comprising 1 academic faculty from SUTD and 1 company staff with PhD qualifications) at the company’s facility.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

EDB-IPP trainees are provided with postgraduate training in a corporate R&D environment through EDB’s partnership with companies and locally-based universities (such as SUTD).

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Economics Industrial Design Econometrics View 5 other PhDs in Economics in Singapore

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident
Eligible for full-time PhD studies
Jointly selected by SUTD and company

Tuition Fee

Living costs for Singapore

1878 - 3880 SGD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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