Terms of the SSRC GRF
Social Science Research Council Graduate Research Fellowship
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The terms of the SSRC GRF are as follows:
a) Tenable for a period of two (2) years;
b) Tenable for research in any social science and humanities discipline, although research on local issues of relevance is encouraged;
c) Two categories of award: (A) Up to SGD 10,000 per award for doctoral students and (B) SGD 20,000 per award for postdoctoral fellows. The award may be used for travel or other research-related expenses;
d) Awardees will be assigned a mentor who is an experienced researcher in local Autonomous Universities (AUs)1 based on their proposed area of research, who can provide access to valuable academic and career guidance;
e) Awardees will be required to return to Singapore at least once during the tenure of award to participate in engagement activities (e.g. research seminars) within the AU and with SSRC members; and
f) Awardees must comply with reporting requirements stipulated by the host AU.
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The SSRC GRF is bond-free, and host AUs are not obliged to hire GRF awardees as faculty members beyond the GRF tenure.
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SSRC GRF awardees should hold a position either as a doctoral student or postdoctoral fellow (or equivalent) throughout the tenure of the award. SSRC GRF awardees are required to inform MOE through the host AU once this eligibility criterion is no longer met, and awards will be closed.
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SSRC GRF awardees will inform MOE through the host AU should they receive other scholarships from the Singapore Government post-award. In such instances, the awards will be closed with effect from scholarship start date.
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SSRC GRF awardees will inform MOE through the host AU immediately in the event that the ethics or other research-related approvals are withdrawn or suspended. MOE reserves the right to withhold funding if these approvals are not obtained, withdrawn or suspended.
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Prospective SSRC GRF awardees may only accept one GRF offer from one host AU at any point in time.
1The participating AUs are Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University and Singapore University of Technology & Design.