Research Attachments

Physical (On-Site) Programmes

Students may be considering physical (on-site) programmes in 2024. Students' ability to travel to a country will be determined by the host country's travel policies as well as any updates to the latest travel advisory from Singapore authorities.To be eligible for physical (on-site) programmes, students will need to: 

1. Complete the Travel Preparedness Course (TPC) on Canvas;
2. Register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or your country's diplomatic mission; and 
3. Attend a pre-departure conducted by GRO. 

Electronic (Online) Programmes

Electronic programmes taken while physically in Singapore, whilst credit-bearing by the partner universities, are offered to NUS students for enrichment only. Course mapping and financial assistance are not applicable to any electronic summer programmes taken while physically in Singapore. Applications are to be submitted directly to the partner university offering the programme and application on EduRec is not required.

Hybrid Programmes

Some partner universities are adopting a hybrid format for their programmes in 2024, with some courses being offered online while others are being offered on-site. Please read the information above under 'Electronic (Online) Programmes' and 'Physical (On-Site) Programmes' when deciding on your options.


Global Relations Office (GRO) offers opportunities for students to broaden and enhance their undergraduate experience through global research attachments under the mentorship of world-class researchers. Students will have the chance to live in another country and conduct research in a different academic/research environment through summer research exchanges offered by NUS’ partner universities.


The programme dates for the next summer will be posted progressively when we receive updates from the partner universities. You may refer to the information currently listed as reference.


Remarks: NUS undergraduate students must have a clean disciplinary record and be a strong ambassador for NUS and Singapore in order to be eligible for these programmes.

 

Available Research Attachments:

East & Central Asia

China

University/Programme Research Area(s) Application Deadline
Global Research Immersion Program for Young Scientists (GripS) 2024
[2025 information is to be updated]
  • Engineering & Technology
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Life Science and Medicine
  • Natural Science
  • Social Science
  17 Mar 2024
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Summer Research Internship 2024
[2025 information is to be updated]
  • Various fields in Science and Engineering

30 May 2024

Hong Kong

University/Programme Research Area(s) Application Deadline
The Chinese University of Hong Kong: Summer Undergraduate Research Programme (SURP) 2024
[2025 information is to be updated]
  • Arts
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • Science
  • Social Science

29 Feb 2024
 

Korea

University/Programme Research Area(s) Application Deadline
KAIST International Summer School 2024 Track 2: Individual Research Program
[2025 information is to be updated]
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Engineering
  • Mathematics

8 April 2024 (Early Bird)
22 April 2024 (Regular)
POSTECH Summer Program
[2025 information is to be updated]
  
  • Science
  • Technology
 30 April 2024 (Contact lab professors and get approval)
1-10 May 2024 (Actual application deadline)

Taiwan

University/Programme Research Area(s) Application Deadline

National Chiao Tung University: NCTU Short-Term Research Scholarship
[2025 information is to be updated]

  • Various
  
National Taiwan University: Summer+Research & Culture
  
  • Various
 15 April 2025

Africa & Middle East

Saudi Arabia

University/Programme Research Area(s) Application Deadline
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: Visiting Students Research Program

This programme is not offered in 2024
  • Full-Scholarship Programme
  • Computing
  • Engineering (Biological, Chemical, Electrical, Environmental, Materials, Mechanical, etc)
  • Science (Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, etc)

Rolling Admissions

Türkiye

University/Programme Research Area(s) Application Deadline
Koç University Summer Research Program

This programme is not offered in 2024
  • Computing
  • Engineering
  • Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
  • Social Sciences (Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, etc)

TBC

Europe

France

University/Programme Research Area(s) Application Deadline
École Polytechnique Research Program for International Talents 2024
[2025 information is to be updated]
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering

10 January 2024 (application to GRO)

17 January 2024 (application to host university)

Germany

University & Programme Research Areas Programme Fee in SGD (Estimated) Programme Dates & Application Deadline
Humboldt University of Berlin: 2025 Humboldt Internship Program

Scholarships may be available.
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Critical Coding and Media Studies
  • Cultural Studies
  • Musicology 
  • Physics
  • Social Sciences and Politics
  • Start-ups and Entrepreneurship
 Estimated €240 (S$345) Depending on projects available. Click here to view the costs and here to view the projects.

Programme Dates
5 May to 25 July 2025
19 May to 8 August 2024

Application Deadline
20 December 2024           

University of Cologne ML4Q Undergraduate Research Internship Program 2025 Refer to the internship projects for more information on the Research Areas.    Estimated €250 (S$359)

Accepted students will be offered travel cost reimbursement up to €1,000 + internship allowance of €992 per month. 
 Programme Dates
May to July 2025*
June to August 2025*
*Internship duration will be between 10 to 12 weeks
Application Deadline
15 November 2024

Switzerland

University/Programme Research Area(s) Application Deadline
ETH Zurich Student Summer Research Fellowship 2025
  • Data Management & Machine Learning
  • Information & System Security
  • Computer Systems
  • Intelligent Interactive Systems and Physical Computing
  • Programming Languages & Software Engineering
  • Theory & Algorithms
  • Visual Computing

Programme Dates
1 July to 31 August 2025

Please note that the time and duration of the fellowship is fixed to cover the full two months of July and August.

Application Deadline
16 December 2024, (1300hrs, Central European Time)

ETH Robotics Student Fellowship 2024 
[2025 information is to be updated]
  • Robotics
 Programme Dates
1 July to 31 August 2024

Application Period
15 January to 29 February 2024, 11.59pm (Central European Time)
Summer@EPFL
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Telecommunications
 Programme Dates
3 Months Fellowship
(between May 2025 to Sep 2025)

Application Deadline
1 December 2024 (2339hrs, AOE)
University of Lausanne Undergraduate Research Programme in Biology and Medicine 2025 We consider study in biology and medicine broadly, but applicants engaged in studies in physical therapy, nursery, dentistry or veterinary science will not be considered. Programme Dates
7 July to 28 August 2025

Application Deadline
31 January 2025, (2359hrs, Central European Time)

United Kingdom


University/Programme Research Area(s) Application Deadline
University of Liverpool Summer Research Programme 2024 
[2025 information is to be updated]
  • Accounting & Finance
  • Business Management
  • Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Life Sciences
  • Geography
  • History

Programme Dates
Varies for 4 to 8 weeks between June and August

Application Deadline
15 March 2024