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Undergraduate Research Library Fellowship 

The Undergraduate Research Library Fellowship offers competitive undergraduate research fellowship opportunities for students to pursue research with a Southeast Asia focus, involving source materials in our main and special collections. This opportunity is open to all NUS undergraduate students regardless of their disciplinary backgrounds. Dive into our resources or partner with us to acquire materials!

Eligibility

All NUS undergraduate students who are pursuing/interested to pursue research projects with a Southeast Asia focus.

 

Undergraduate students who are working on research projects under UROP, honours thesis, final year projects, etc are also encouraged to apply.

  • Successful applicants will be offered a stipend of S$2,500 – $4,000 during the course of their project.
  • Fellows will be assigned a mentor from NUS Libraries who will provide guidance on source materials in our collections.
  • Fellows will have access to a shared reading room at NUS Libraries over the course of their fellowship.
  • Fellows get the opportunity to showcase their research and fellowship experience through our communication network.
  • Fellows should complete their project by 31 May 2025.
  • Upon notification of their award, fellows will work on and submit a workplan to indicate the schedule when they will be working on their projects. Stipends will be arranged according to this schedule.
  • Fellows may also request to acquire source materials that are not available in NUS Libraries’ collections. This should be identified and submitted together with the workplan to allow sufficient time for acquisitions.
  • Fellows will be asked to share their experiences via questionnaires or interviews, and provide a reflection on the outcomes or impacts of the fellowship.
  • Fellows are expected to acknowledge NUS Libraries Undergraduate Research Fellowship in all publications and presentations associated with research conducted under the fellowship.
  • Upon completion of the fellowship, fellows are expected to deposit a supervisor-approved copy of the final project as well as all accompanying research data into ScholarBank@NUS.
Areas of research include but are not limited to the following:
  • A multidimensional and interdisciplinary exploration of Singapore’s development and transformation from 1965 to the present
  • Decolonising knowledge: reassessing colonial legacies and advancing inclusive scholarship
  • An interdisciplinary inquiry into biodiversity dynamics in Southeast Asia
  • Public health resilience and innovation in Southeast Asia

    Applications are to be submitted via the application form by 23 Dec 2024. Please prepare the following documents as part of the submission:

    • A curriculum vitae (maximum of 3 pages)
    • A research proposal (no more than 1,000 words) containing the following:
      • Synopsis — introduce the problem/gap, and aims of your project
      • Contributions of your proposed research (to theory, policy and/or practice)
      • Potential limitations — discuss the feasibility of completing the proposed project within the academic year, and anticipate challenges that you may encounter
      • Expected outputs — identify the final outcomes, which may be in the form of a thesis, a paper, a digital project, performance, visual story, poster, and so on
      • Estimated expenditure — discuss how you will use the stipend to support your research
    • A tentative list of materials/collections you would like to examine during your fellowship. Please include links, collection names, call numbers (if relevant). Where necessary, do also identify source materials that you need, but are unable to identify from our existing collections. You may consult our main and/or special collections for a listing. 
    • An email from a faculty member indicating his/her agreement to supervise your project.

      All applications will be evaluated by the NUS Libraries Undergraduate Research Library Fellowship Committee, based on the following criteria:

      • Significance of the project in the context of addressing scholarship gaps in Southeast Asia
      • Utilisation of NUS Libraries’ collections
      • Innovation
      • Feasibility

       

        
      23 Dec 2024Applications deadline 
      17 Jan 2025All applicants will be notified of decisions
      20 Jan 2025Submission of workplan by Undergraduate Research Library Fellows
      1 Feb 2025Start of fellowship
      14 Mar 2025Submission of progress report to library mentors
      31 May 2025All projects to conclude by this point
      End May/early Jun 2025 (TBC)Annual Symposium

       

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