Overview

Features

The Earth and Environmental Science PhD program at Nanyang Technological University is 4 years.

Besides working on their research, students from AY2020 Sem 1 intake onwards are required to complete 18 Academic Units of classes during their PhD, which roughly translates around six courses.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Currently no new specific PhD projects are advertised.

We welcome applications across all of our research areas, and offer full scholarships that cover tuition and stipends.

You may email faculty if you have any questions regarding potential PhD research directions.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-31 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-31 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Earth Sciences Environmental Sciences

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

We partnered with Aon to provide you with the best affordable student insurance, for a carefree experience away from home.

Get your student insurance now

Starting from €0.53/day, free cancellation any time.

Remember, countries and universities may have specific insurance requirements. To learn more about how student insurance work at Nanyang Technological University and/or in Singapore, please visit Student Insurance Portal.

Other requirements

General requirements

The minimum requirement for admission is a Bachelor’s degree with 2nd Class Honors Upper (or equivalent eg CGPA >3.2). The degree does not have to be a Geo Science / Earth Science degree. You do not need a Master's degree to take the PhD.

All applicants are required to submit their GRE test scores for the general test (GATE in lieu of GRE for applicants from India) in support of their applications. Test dates must be within 5 years or less from the date of your application. In some circumstances, special arrangement can be made for selected good applicants to sit for Technical Proficiency Test (TPT) in place of GRE.

Tuition Fee

To always see correct tuition fees

International

22200 SGD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11100 SGD per semester during 48 months.
National

19500 SGD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9750 SGD per semester during 48 months.

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.