FOO HAI CH'AN MONASTERY SCHOLARSHIP IN BUDDHIST STUDIES
Background
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences received a generous donation from the Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery in 2022 to support research related to Buddhist studies.
Eligibility
The scholarship is open to all deserving Master’s by research and PhD students undertaking a graduate programme in FASS. The scholarship recipient's thesis must be related to Buddhist studies.
Application Process
New students should indicate their interest in being considered for the scholarship by uploading this form (FASS-G24/22) with their online application.
Current students should indicate their interest in being considered for the scholarship by sending an email to the Administrator, which must be accompanied by a letter/email of recommendation from their thesis advisor & recommendation letters from two other faculty members who have taught them. Current students should apply by the same deadlines as the new students.
Application Period
Please refer to this link for the application deadlines.
Value of Award
The scholarship covers:
- Tuition fees (if the proceeds are insufficient to support the full amount in any given year, a partial subsidy for Master’s International Students will be awarded);
- Either a monthly stipend at the same amount as the NUS Research Scholarship, or a FASS Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF) which provides a monthly stipend of S$2,200 - S$2,300 (PhD candidates) or S$1,900 - S$2,000 (Master's candidates). The criteria for a RS or GTF award will be the same as for other graduate students & award is at the discretion of the Department.
- A grant of S$3,000 per candidature to be used for academic purposes related to the recipient's research, with the approval of the department and Faculty. Examples of academic purpose include conference, fieldwork, language courses not offered by the Centre for Language Studies, exchange programmes, etc.
Based on satisfactory progress the scholarship will be renewed on a semestral annual basis. The end-date for the award period is the end of the second year of candidature for Master's candidates and the end of the fourth year of candidature for PhD candidates.
No selection will be made if there is no candidate of sufficient merit.
Acknowledgement
Scholarship recipients are expected to present their findings in and outside the University and acknowledge receipt of the scholarship in presentations and publications.