While basic expenses are covered, students should be prepared for additional expenses such as books, insurance, medical expenses and travel between their home countries and Singapore.

Married students, in particular, have to make further arrangements for their families.

Applicants can also apply for the ASEAN scholarships at: http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/scholarships/Pages/ASEANScholarship.aspx and scholarships offered by other organizations below to pursue their studies in the NEWRI Master of Science (NEMS) programme with a view to a future career at these organizations upon completion of their Masters studies.

Black & Veatch is offering scholarships for undergraduates that want to pursue a full-time Masters Degree in the environmental engineering discipline at Nanyang Technology University (NTU). Each Scholarship provides payment of course fees and a monthly stipend of S$2500 payable for the duration of the course, which is typically one year for the full-time enrolment. On successful completion of the Masters Degree Programme, candidates would be bonded to Black & Veatch. They will also be offered paid employment with Black & Veatch during term-breaks. Applicants should have good academic grades from their bachelor degrees and should be either Singaporean citizens, Singapore permanent residents, or international students interested in applying to become Singapore permanent residents within two years of course completion.

For more information, please read the advertisements put up by Black & Veatch .

For more details about working with Black & Veatch, please visit their website
www.bv.com/careers

The tuition and research fees charged for the MS Programme is approximately S$24,000 for the 1-year duration.

Besides tuition and research fees, prospective self-financing students need to cover their living expenses and accommodation. These are estimated at US$3000 for the summer term at Stanford and S$800/month at NTU.

There are also other costs involved, such as air travel to Stanford and Singapore, textbooks, miscellaneous fees and incidental expenses.