To develop the specialized manpower required for the local IC Design industry, the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) together with local companies fund MEng and PhD studies in the area of IC Design under the JIP (Joint Industry Postgraduate) programme. Tuition Fees and a monthly stipend are covered during the duration of the study. On completion of the degree requirements for PhD/MEng, scholars are required to serve a 2-year (MEng candidate) / 3-year (PhD candidate) bond with the sponsoring company.
The scholarships may be offered to non-Singaporeans or non-Singapore Permanent Residents. Successful applicants will be contractually obliged to work in Singapore-based companies for a minimum period of 3 years upon graduation; and submit application for PR-ship or Singapore citizenship within 3 months from the date of graduation. He/She should attain PR-ship or Singapore citizenship within 2 years from the date of graduation. He/She who does not attain PR-ship or Singapore citizenship from the date of graduation may be subject to the indemnification clauses of the sponsoring company.
Applicants must not concurrently hold or be serving out their bond for any other scholarships from other government ministries/agencies and/or companies. He/She is required to declare if they are holders of any other scholarships with bond obligations and other study funding assistance. Failure to do so may result in the scholarship being withdrawn and/or have legal implications.
The list of companies and degree programmes offered are as follows:-
The research topics include RF and mm-wave, analog, mixed-signal, low-power, low-noise, power management and data converters, device modelling, EDA, high linearity circuits, bio-inspired integrated circuits and systems, energy harvesting and green integrated circuits and systems, terahertz CMOS IC, 3D CMOS IC RF integrated circuits and systems, VLSI design, LED drivers, etc.
Click here to view our faculty’s research interests and details under Division of Circuits and Systems for potential postgraduate studies. You may like to contact them for more information.
Do note that the application timeline follows the NTU PhD/MEng application schedule. Admission is in August or January each academic year. Applicants are advised to send in their applications before the last day of submission for the desired intake.
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Admission
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Last day of submission with supporting documents
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August 2012 Intake
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31 January 2012
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January 2013 Intake
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30 June 2012
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Click here to apply and indicate JIP-VIRTUS (IC Design, preferred sponsoring company name(s)) on the top right hand corner of the form and on the envelope. Please read the instructions carefully to ensure that you include all necessary information and documentation, and are aware of the closing and notification dates.
Please contact Assoc Prof Siek Liter (elsiek@ntu.edu.sg) for company matters or Assoc Prof Ho D.J. (ehdjwong@ntu.edu.sg) for general applications.
For admission details, please click here.
International applicants are advised to look up important information such as student's pass, cost of living, etc at the International Student Centre's website.
