Overview

Candidates reading for the Master of Engineering (MEng) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees pursue independent but supervised research in a field of advanced study either on a full-time or part-time basis. MEng and PhD candidates admitted in Sem I, AY05-06 and thereafter are required to attend classes and pass the examinations of 3 and 6 graduate-level courses respectively. MEng and PhD candidates admitted in Sem I, AY05-06 and thereafter are also required to pass a Qualifying Examination at the end of 12 and 24 months respectively. On completion of the research, the candidate is required to submit a thesis on his research for examination. For PhD candidates, there is also an oral examination on the course matter and other related courses.

Information on the research programme, admission requirements and application procedures is available at the following website: NTU: Graduate Admissions: By Research

Research Scholarship

The University provides research scholarship in the form of financial assistance to outstanding candidates for them to pursue higher degree studies by research on a full time basic leading to a Master of Engineering (MEng) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. The research scholarship comprises a monthly stipend in the range of S$2,000 to S$2,500. The stipend is subject to revision from time to time, as decided by the University. The award will cover the annual research fee, amenities fee and the annual computer fees. The scholarship is tenable for one year in the first instance and renewable every 12 months, subject to the scholar’s good progress. The maximum period of the award is two years for a MEng degree candidate and three years for a PhD candidate. Depending on external programs, selected candidates who meet the eligibility criteria could be given additional top-up in the form of monthly allowance. The external programs can be industry-sponsored programs which offer augmentation grants to candidates to work on topics relevant to the industry.

The details can be found at the website: NTU: Before you apply: Scholarships

Graduate Level courses Offered to Research Students

The listed courses will be offered to the Research Students in Sem 1 and 2 of AY2009-10.

EEE MSc Courses Offered to Research Students

Pls click here for the list of MSc courses offered by EEE.

Conference Support

To enable our research students to broaden their understanding and to keep abreast with the latest developments in their field of study, candidates pursuing the PhD degrees on full-time basis can apply to the school for conference support to attend conferences, subject to them meeting the eligibility criteria:

• Full-time Local and Foreign PhD Students only.
• Students must be presenting paper(s) at the conference. Conference support will be granted selectively to student whose paper(s) is accepted for poster presentation.
• Student must be in his/her 2nd or 3rd year of candidature.
• Student have made good progress in his/her research project and the above conference support is not an entitlement but the approval is based strictly on performance.

1. Overseas Conference Support
1. One time financial support on top overseas conference for students in 2nd or 3rd year of PhD candidature with good progress in his/her research project


2. The terms of financial support:
1. Reimbursement of actual economy-class return airfare up to an amount based on 60% of the return airfare quote obtained from the University's travel agent;
2. Up to 50% of per diem allowance subject to a maximum of 5 days, based on government rates;
3. Up to 50% of registration fee;
4. Financial support is for the conference itself, i.e. attendance to present a research paper but not for tutorial sessions.

The total financial assistance on a., b., and c., is subject to a maximum of $2000.

2. Local Conference Support
1. One time financial support on top overseas conference for students in 2^nd or 3^rd year of PhD candidature with good progress in his/her research project
2. The terms of financial support:
1. Up to 100% of registration fee for EEE conferences
2. Up to 50% for other local conference

N/B: There will be no conference support for MEng students.

Counselling Scheme

In the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, each Division has a Graduate Advisor to offer assistance to research students if they encounter any problems. Research students could feel free to seek advice from their Graduate Advisors concerning settling-in, academic, social or even personal problems.

Completed MEng and PhD Theses

Through the years, many research students have successfully completed the higher degree programme. Please click links below to find the list of completed MEng and PhD theses:

• MEng Theses
• PhD Theses

Proposed Projects for the Prospective Graduate Applicants

Research candidates looking for potential supervisor can visit the following Divisional website to view the academic staff research area.

1. Division of Power Engineering
2. Division of Circuits and Systems
3. Division of Information Engineering
4. Division of Control and Instrumentation
5. Division of Communication Engineering
6. Division of Microelectronics