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 2025-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-07-31 00:00:00
Starting 2025-08-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-31 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

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

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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

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International

10450 SGD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10450 SGD per year during 48 months.
National

9750 SGD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9750 SGD per year 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.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Earth and Environmental Science.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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