INFORMATION SESSION

Science Scholarship 1

• Scholarship value: $2000– $1000 in 1st year, $1000 in 2nd year (subject

to excellent result)

• NO bond!

Science Scholarship 1

• Criteria:– Singaporean or Permanent Resident– L1R5 – 8 or less– Studying Science– CCA records, esp. in science & technology

Science Scholarship 1

• Application process:– Online:

http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php/DSTA-JC-Scholarship/

– Closing date: 29 Feb 2008

Science Scholarship 2

• Scholarship value: $1000 per year– 2nd year subject to excellent result– PLUS … monthly school fees covered!

• NO bond!

Science Scholarship 2

• Opportunities for research & talks at A*STAR RIs

• Must be Singaporean

• Application starts in March 2008

Science Research 1

• SRP = students with strong interests in R & D– Research at NUS– 100 spaces available after aptitude test

• Research can be converted to H3 Subject• But Application is closed now.

Science Research 2

• NRP = organised by NTU– Similar to SRP– Projects can also be converted H3 Subject

• Criteria:– L1R5 – 12 & below, At least A2 for Eng, 1 Math, 1 Sci.

Science Research 2

• Selection Process:– Online: www.ntu.edu.sg/nrp/– BUT… Need password to start (issued by the school)

– Submit school application for by this fri, 22 Feb– School will issue password by next Tues, 26 Feb– Complete Online Registration by next Thurs, 28 Feb

Science Research

• Selection Process (cont’d):– When shortlisted, interview by prospective mentor– Note: School can only submit 10 candidates!

• NRP 2008 Timeline:– 28 Feb → Dec 2008 → Feb 2009 → March 2009!

• Project titles

Science Attachment Prog

• MOE Student Attachment Programme– Overseas– Local

• Specific A*STAR RIs: Eg. IBN• Young Defence

Science Programme

MOE Overseas AttachmentCriteria:

• Singaporeans or Permanent Residents; • excellent GCE ‘O’ Level:

Maths & Add Maths both A12 pure Sciences both A1English Language A1 or A21 Humanities A1 or A2

1 other subject A1 or A2

• outstanding CCA records• meeting pre-requisites of selected programme

MOE Overseas AttachmentWhat’s available:• Centre of Excellence in Education Summer

Programme, USA (22 Jun to 02 Aug 08)• International Science and Engineering Camp, Korea

(20 Jul to 27 Jul 08) • London International Youth Science Forum, UK (23 Jul

to 06 Aug 08) • International Summer School for Young Physicists,

Canada (22 Jul to 03 Aug 08 or 08 Aug to 20 Aug 08) • Asian Science Camp, Indonesia (03 Aug to 10 Aug 08) • International Space Camp, USA (26 Jul to 31 Jul 08)

MOE Overseas Attachment

Selection Process:

• Submission of application form by Fri, 22 Feb.

• Note: Requires Sec Principals’ support & signature AND

– Nomination by JC(PAE) Principal

• 2 rounds of interviews

MOE Overseas Attachment

Expectations:

• Submission of written report.• Conduct sharing sessions to school &

next batch of students

Note: You can automatically apply for local attachment programme if you don’t get this one.

MOE Local Attachment

Research experience at A*STAR RIs & TLL@NUS

• 4-8 weeks long• REAP is 8 weeks• Application starts end March.• Projects are in Computing, Life Science,

Programming, etc

Participating Local Research Institutes:

• Research Attachment Programme (REAP) at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL)

• Bioinformatics Institute (BII)

• Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI)

• Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN)

• Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology (IMCB)

• Data Storage Institute (DSI)

MOE Local Attachment

MOE Local Attachment

Participating Local Research Institutes:• Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences

(ICES)

• Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC)

• Institute of Material Research and Engineering (IMRE)

• Institute of Microelectronics (IME)

• Institute of Infocomm Research (I2R)

• Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech)

MOE Local Attachment

Sharing by JC2 Local Attachment participants:

1. Wong Yong Hao (2T28)

2. Teresa Tay (2T29)

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