Academic Research PhD Programmes

Academic Research PhD Programmes

Presented by:

Professor WANG Heli

Dean, Postgraduate Research Programmes

SMU Classification: Restricted

SMU Academic Research PhD Programmes Offered

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* Part-time study and Industrial Postgraduate Programme are available for this programme. (Open to Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents).

• PhD in Accounting

• PhD in Business, with specialisations in:- Finance- Marketing- Operations Management- Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources (OBHR)- Strategic Management & Organisation

• PhD in Economics

• PhD in Psychology

• PhD in Computer Science*

• PhD in Information Systems


SMU PhD: Overall Programme Structure

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Preparatory Coursework RequirementA combination of:• Foundation Courses• Electives• Advanced Research Topics• Empirical Research Projects

Qualifying Examination• Students are assessed on the mastery of

the foundation required for the Dissertation

Dissertation• Oral presentation of the proposed topic

to a Dissertation Committee• Oral presentation of the written

dissertation report to the Dissertation Committee


SMU PhD: Student Experiences That You Can Look Forward To

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Academic Training

• Provided with high quality academic research PhD curriculum

• Appointed as research assistants at the Schools, & SMU centres & institutes

• Participate in international research conferences

Professional Skills Training

• Provided with teaching skills training through workshops

• Provided with English communication, and scientific presentation & writing skills training through courses

• Provided with career development workshops

Academic Training & Professional Skills Training


SMU PhD: Financial Assistance Schemes

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Fully-funded Scholarships (cover registration & tuition fees, andprovides monthly stipends for 1st 4 years)

Doctoral Fellowships(Presidential Doctoral Fellowships & Multidisciplinary Doctoral Fellowships)

Graduate Assistantship Programme(includes Graduate Instructors, Research & Teaching Assistantships)

• Generous conference funding also provided: SGD3,500.• In the 5th year, students who have been on the scholarship may receive continued support

through research and teaching assistantships, graduate instructor positions or industry grants.


SMU PhD: Scholarships & Fellowships

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Monthly Stipends for Full Scholarships

Nationality Monthly Stipend beforeQualifying Examination

(SGD)

Monthly Stipend afterQualifying Examination

(SGD)

Singapore Citizens 2,700 3,200

Singapore Permanent Residents

2,200 2,700

International Students 2,000 2,500

Monthly Stipends for Doctoral Fellowships in Computing*

Nationality Monthly Stipend (SGD)

Singapore Citizens 5,000

Singapore Permanent Residents 4,000

International Students 3,750

* Science and Technology is a national priority for the Singapore Government.


SMU PhD: Scholarships & Fellowships (Cont’d)

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Monthly Stipends for Doctoral Fellowships

[Presidential Doctoral Fellowships (PDF) & Multidisciplinary Doctoral Fellowships (MDF)]

Nationality Monthly Stipend (SGD)

Singapore Citizens 3,500

Singapore Permanent Residents 3,200

International Students 3,000

• PDF: Awarded to exceptionally qualified PhD candidates (incoming & existing)• MDF : Awarded to existing PhD candidates whose research output show the use of techniques from

two or more fields of research.• Higher monthly stipends.• Provided with an additional conference funding of SGD3,500.


SMU PhD: Over 170 Graduates have Secured Good Placements inAcademia & Industry in Different Regions – Work Towards This

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Post-doctoral Fellows (16%) andindustry positions

(33%) (e.g. Research Scientists) in

companies which need people to be

Thought Leaders for their Businesses

Faculty (49%) in prestigious colleges

and universities

REGION CITIES / STATES / PROVINCES / COUNTRIES

Asia-Pacific Australia (e.g. Sydney)

China (e.g. Beijing, Shanghai)

Hong Kong

India (e.g. Bangalore)

Japan

Singapore

Europe Czech republic

Germany

Italy

Luxembourg

Portugal

The Netherlands

North America Ontario, Canada

San Francisco, USA

San Jose, USA

New Hampshire, USA

Pittsburgh, USA

* 2% finding placements


SMU PhD: Examples of Current Graduate Placements in Singapore

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ACADEMIC PLACEMENTS

(Faculty Positions)

ACADEMIC PLACEMENTS

(Post-doctoral Fellowships)

INDUSTRY PLACEMENTS

James Cook University Duke-NUS Medical School A*STAR

National University of Singapore INSEAD Agoda, Singapore

Singapore Institute of Management Geriatric Education and Research Institute, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Central Provident Fund Board

Singapore Institute of Technology National University of Singapore DSO National Laboratories

Singapore Management University Singapore University of Technology & Design

GIC Private Limited

Singapore University of Social Sciences Gojek, Singapore

Singapore University of Technology

& Design

Grab, Singapore

IBM, Singapore

Lazada Group, Singapore

Ministry of Trade & Industry

NTUC Enterprise Co-operative Limited

Salesforce Singapore

Singapore Airlines

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB), Singapore


SMU PhD: Examples of Current Graduate Placements Overseas

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ACADEMIC PLACEMENTS

(Faculty Positions)

ACADEMIC PLACEMENTS

(Post-doctoral Fellowships)

INDUSTRY PLACEMENTS

Bocconi University, Italy Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Alibaba Group, China

Chinese University of Hong Kong Northwestern University, USA Amazon, China

City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen University, China Baidu, USA

Fudan University, China The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA

Booking.com, The Netherlands

Nova School of Business and Economics,Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

University of Luxembourg Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial

Research Organisation, Data 61, Australia

Peking University, China Google, USA

Renmin University, China Huawei, China

Shanghai University of Finance &

Economics, China

Microsoft, USA / Microsoft, Canada

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Pindrop Security, USA

Sun Yat-sen University, China TCS Innovation Labs, India

Tilburg University, The Netherlands Twitter Inc., USA

Tokyo International University, Japan

Queen’s University, Canada

Zhejiang University, China


SMU PhD: Admission Requirements

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Passion

For the pursuit and creation of knowledge to benefit society.

At least a good Bachelor’s degree

A Master’s degree is useful but not required.

GMAT/GRE

Required for most programmes, with some disciplines having a preference of one over the other.

TOEFL/IELTS

For applicants whose medium of instruction at the undergraduate/ Master’s level was not English.


SMU PhD: Application Periods

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IntakeOpening Date

for ApplicationClosing Date

for Application

August[For all PhD programmes]

1 August(of prior year)

31 January(of intake year)

January [For PhD in Computer Science/

PhD in Information Systems programmes only]

1 February(of prior year)

30 June(of prior year)

* A successful candidate who applies early may be provided with an early offer


Website & Email Information

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Web : http://graduatestudies.smu.edu.sg/phd

Email : [email protected]

http://graduatestudies.smu.edu.sg/phd

mailto:[email protected]


Thank You.

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