* NUS has partner universities in the following European ASEM-member countries:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Croatia
- The Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Lithuania
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russian Federation
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
** NUS students from the following ASEAN-member countries can apply to DUO:
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- The Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Quantum
Each selected undergraduate student will be awarded €4,000 for one semester or one year of exchange. This will
partially subsidise the cost of airfare, accommodation, living expenses, etc. This award carries no obligatory
bond period.
Eligibility Criteria
Full-time NUS undergraduate students from Singapore and ASEAN members states going to European universities on
the Student Exchange Programme (SEP),
OR
Full-time undergraduate students from partner universities in Europe coming to NUS on SEP
DUO is given to pairs of students coming from and going to the same countries on SEP. As such, students are
selected by pairs of exchanges and based on merit. Final nomination is made by the Singapore Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, which is the awarding body.
Terms & Conditions
- This award must not be concurrently held with another exchange award administered by NUS.
- Students who are receiving external scholarships must ensure that they are not prevented by the terms of
their scholarship to go on exchange programmes and to receive concurrent scholarships or awards.
- Due to the nature of this award, if any student from a pair of awardees choose to withdraw or does not
complete the exchange programme, both awardees from the pair will automatically be ineligible for the award
and their DUO Awards will be retracted.
- This award carries no obligatory bond period.
Application Period
Application is open from 1 Feb till 31 Mar '24 for Academic Year 2024/25.
Application Procedure
There are 2 parts to the application.
Application Part 1 (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
All students from a European ASEM-member country who have been nominated for exchange at NUS for Semester 1
(Aug-Dec) and/or Semester 2 (Jan-May) of each Academic Year are able to apply when applications
open.
For the application to be considered as fully complete, please complete an application (download the application
form here).
Duly completed applications can be submitted here with
the subject title: DUO-In: [Home University Country]-[Semester] (e.g. DUO-In: France-Sem 1).
Application Part 2 (Only shortlisted applicants need to proceed to Part 2)
This award is very competitive with hundreds of applications for the selection of three pairs of incoming and
outgoing students. Due to the high number of applicants, only shortlisted candidates would be informed to provide
supporting documents. Those who do not receive any email notification by end-April can conclude that their
applications have been unsuccessful.
Instructions to shortlisted candidates would be provided separately via email.
Results
Applicants will be notified of their application outcomes via email.
Disbursement
Awardees will be informed of the disbursement date during the announcement of the result.