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Are SUTD SHARP, STEP and USTEP Still Accepting New Students?

No. As checked on 20 October 2026, SUTD’s official Special programmes page lists SHARP, STEP and USTEP under “Past programmes” and states that these programmes are no longer accepting new intakes.

Their individual notices give the cohort boundaries: SHARP no longer accepts new intakes after AY2025; STEP after AY2024; and USTEP after AY2025. Use those notices rather than an older brochure or search-result description.

Did you know? A programme page can remain online after recruitment has ended. Its curriculum, student stories or past benefits may still be readable, but their presence is not evidence that a new applicant can join.

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Which official source should I use?

Your questionOfficial sourceWhat to check
Where is the combined status listed?SUTD Special programmesPast programmes section and current listings.
Is SHARP open to new intakes?SHARP overview noticeNo new intakes after AY2025.
Is STEP open to new intakes?STEP overview noticeNo new intakes after AY2024.
Is USTEP open to new intakes?USTEP overview noticeNo new intakes after AY2025.
The official recruitment notice takes priority over an older description of programme features.

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How should I use older SUTD programme information?

Keep the programme’s history separate from the application decision you need to make now.

Expand the acronyms before comparing information

SHARP means SUTD Honours And Research Programme. STEP means SUTD Technology Entrepreneurship Programme. USTEP means Undergraduate SUTD Technology and Entrepreneurship Programme.

Write the full name beside any saved link. Similar names can make an older article look like information about a different, current route. Checking the exact programme first prevents a family from planning around benefits or requirements that belong to another cohort.

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Read the closure notice before the promotional detail

The individual pages retain descriptions of what their programmes involved, alongside the notice about new intakes. Read the notice first when your question is whether you can apply now.

If you have an old screenshot, return to the live university page. A photograph, brochure date or student testimonial cannot confirm present availability. Keep a short note of the status you checked and the source, so later comparisons do not silently revive a closed option.

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Do not assume a current listing is a replacement

The Special programmes page also contains a separate SUTD-Duke-NUS Special Track listing. That does not establish that it replaces SHARP, STEP or USTEP, or that its requirements and intended academic journey are interchangeable.

If a current option interests you, open its own information and investigate it afresh. Start with the learning goal: research, entrepreneurship and a particular professional pathway are different interests. Similar enthusiasm is not a substitute for checking the named programme’s purpose and conditions.

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Distinguish a new applicant from an existing student

The notices answer a recruitment question about new intakes. They do not, by themselves, explain an individual existing student’s curriculum, obligations or remaining programme arrangements.

If you are already enrolled, use your cohort documents and ask the relevant SUTD office about your circumstances. If you are a new applicant, work from current undergraduate admissions guidance. Do not copy a past participant’s arrangements into a new application plan.

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What should I do next?

For a new application, remove these closed special programmes from the list of routes you expect to enter. Keep the underlying interest—such as research or entrepreneurship—and investigate how current undergraduate opportunities might support it, without assuming equivalent benefits.

Use eduKate’s SUTD undergraduate admission source guide for qualification-specific routing. Use the university course-description guide to examine current academic content. The university’s live pages and your own application instructions remain the authority on availability.

For other stages and pathways, return to the Singapore School Pathways & Calendar collection.

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NUS Systems Analysis applications · NUS Computing General Track entry · SMU Deferred Declaration of Degree

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Sources reviewed: 20 October 2026. SUTD’s Special programmes page and individual overview notices were checked on 20 October 2026. Recheck live notices if the university subsequently changes its offerings.

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