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Where Can I Find NUS Graduate Research Application Information?

Start with NUS Graduate School’s admissions overview, then open the exact faculty or department’s research-degree instructions. Use the overview to find programmes, thesis advisors and the application portal; use the programme’s own page for its intake, documents and selection requirements.

Do not use one university-wide deadline for every NUS research degree. For example, NUS Business School currently gives 15 December 2026 for its August 2027 PhD intake. CDE publishes different August 2027 deadlines and applicant-category wording. Confirm your own programme’s date before planning backwards.

Did you know? A research master’s, a coursework master’s and an undergraduate research project are not interchangeable application routes. Confirm the exact degree title and mode first. This guide locates graduate research instructions; it does not replace a programme’s eligibility assessment.

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Official sources · Practical checks · What to do next

Official sources at a glance

Reader taskOfficial sourceWhat to check
Locate the research-degree routeNUS Graduate School: admissionsProgramme, advisor directory and official portal
Read an engineering/design exampleCDE research programmes: how to applyIntake, applicant category and proposed advisor
Read an arts/social-science exampleFASS research application informationDepartmental proposal and referee instructions
Check a different faculty calendarNUS Business School: PhD applicationIts own August 2027 deadline
Match the source to the learner’s circumstances and the intended application or competition year.

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Practical checks before you act

Match the deadline to the degree and applicant category

The current CDE page distinguishes international students and applicants residing in Singapore when giving its August 2027 closing dates. Read the precise categories rather than silently replacing residence with citizenship. These are CDE instructions, not a calendar for every NUS faculty.

Make a one-row record for each intended application: degree, department, intake, applicant category, deadline and source URL. Include a date checked. This makes a genuine difference visible without forcing several faculties’ calendars into one misleading “NUS deadline”.

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Find research fit before polishing a generic statement

CDE asks applicants to propose a thesis advisor and research title or area. Its guidance points to faculty profiles and the NUS advisor directory. Use those sources to understand the actual research group before writing to a potential advisor; do not assume another faculty uses an identical contact process.

As a practical starting note, name a question you want to investigate, the work that led you to it and a method you would need to learn. Explain why a particular group appears relevant. Keep an exploratory conversation separate from a formal admission decision.

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Read local document rules alongside the overview

NUS Graduate School’s general list includes academic background, a statement of purpose, recommendations and a CV. Programme-specific instructions still matter: FASS, for example, directs applicants to departmental proposal formats and notes that some departments require a statement of purpose instead.

Build the checklist from the actual programme, not a friend’s successful application. Record who supplies each item, whether a translation is needed and which instructions govern the submission. Do not assume a general description of an optional test is a waiver of a more specific departmental requirement.

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Track the application and referee work separately

FASS describes referee reports submitted directly through the online system, with a 14-day response period after notification. Read its instructions before assigning referees. Another faculty’s process may differ, so avoid converting that detail into a universal NUS rule.

Ask potential referees early and provide the programme name and relevant dates. Keep your submitted files, application record and outstanding actions organised. Record any funding application or offer separately, and read the actual terms before making commitments; a proposed supervisor conversation is not a complete offer package.

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What to do next

Choose the exact research degree, open its faculty instructions and record the intake-specific deadline. Then follow the application-portal link from the official NUS admissions page. If you are still an undergraduate exploring a first research project, the UROPS guide below is the more relevant starting point.

Explore further: NUS Science UROPS: an undergraduate research route · First-degree NUS, NTU and SMU admissions planning. For the wider route, use the Singapore School Pathways and Calendar collection.

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Related source guide: NTU graduate research applications.

Official sources reviewed: 18 October 2026. Recheck current instructions before acting.

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