FAQs

The Excellence Research Internship Program is open to outstanding students (top 10%) from one of the program’s North American or Singaporean partner universities only. More information on this page.

If you are a Bachelor’s (undergraduate) or a Master’s (graduate) student, you are eligible as long as at the time of undertaking your Excellence Research Internship you have completed your 2nd year of Bachelor (undergraduate) studies.

Please note that you have to be enrolled as a student when you complete your internship. More information on this page.

Please contact your home institution’s international exchange office or study abroad office. They will guide you through your university’s own criteria to be nominated for the Excellence Research Internship Program.

The reference letters must be received by December 10th latest.

You can send your official transcripts to the following email address: [email protected]
We will directly add them to your online application file.

The average length of the Excellence Research internship is about twelve weeks.

An internship can last up to four months if it is part of the student’s home university-accredited projects. In this case, a proof must be attached to the application form.

Please note that the Excellence scholarship provided for the Excellence Research Internship is for a maximum of three months. If the length of your internship is over three months, the exceeding period will not be covered by the scholarship.

No, you should not directly contact the professors concerning your application. Should you be selected for the program, the Excellence Research Internship Program Committee will work on your placement.