The Vingroup Young Talent Scholarship is the first scholarship established at SMU that will provide full financial support for Vietnamese students pursuing a postgraduate programme at SMU.
The mission of the Scholarship Programme is to find talents, develop them further and provide them with rewarding opportunities so that they have the ability to lead and advance the development of Science and Technology in Vietnam in the future.
This Scholarship is open to Vietnamese students who are interested in pursuing the SMU PhD in Computer Science, SMU PhD in Information Systems or SMU Master of Philosophy in Information Systems, SMU Doctor of Engineering (EngD) , SMU Master of Science in Computing programmes (also known as SMU Postgraduate Research Programmes). The Scholarship covers full tuition fees and provides monthly stipends during the recipient’s period of study.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for this scholarship.
- Be full-time students who are successfully admitted to, or enrolled into any of the above-mentioned SMU Postgraduate Research Programmes.
- Be of Vietnamese origin.
- Have good academic results, as determined by SMU.
- Demonstrate a desire to excel in research and to return back to Vietnam in order to contribute meaningfully to the country.
Scholarship Obligation
Upon graduation, recipients enrolled in the SMU School of Computing & Information Systems (SCIS) Masters' programmes are expected to return to Vietnam within one year of their graduation of the programme; and those enrolled in the SCIS PhD and EngD programmes are expected to return to Vietnam within two years of their graduation of the programme, and contribute to the Science and Technology industry in Vietnam by working or serving in Vietnam for either a Vietnamese public/non-profit university or research institute or a member company of the Donor, for the number of years of support that they receive from the scholarship.
Application Information
The application periods for the respective SMU Postgraduate Research Programmes are listed below.
| SMU Postgraduate Research Programme | Intake Year | Applications Open | Applications Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD in Computer Science/PhD in Information Systems | August | 1 August (of prior year) |
31 January (of intake year) |
| January | 1 February (of prior year) |
30 June (of prior year) |
|
| Master of Philosophy in Information Systems | August | 1 August (of prior year) |
31 January (of intake year) |
| Master of Science in Computing | August | 1 November (of prior year) |
30 April (of intake year) |
| January | 1 May (of prior year) |
30 September (of prior year) |
|
| Doctor of Engineering (EngD) | January | 1 June (of prior year) |
31 October (of prior year) |
| August | 1 January (of intake year) |
31 May (of intake year) |
Contact Information
For enquiries, please email at:
- PhD in Computer Science/PhD in Information Systems - scis_phd [at] smu.edu.sg
- Master of Philosophy in Information Systems - msis [at] smu.edu.sg
- Master of Science in Computing - MSComputing [at] smu.edu.sg
- Doctor of Engineering - engd [at] smu.edu.sg
