Full-time doctoral candidates, who have
passed the PhD QE are eligible to apply for
research leave or conference leave to
participate in local, regional or
international conferences. The financial
support for these activities, subject to
approval by the Office of the Vice Dean
(Research), is capped at a maximum of
S$4,000* throughout their candidature.
The objective of the Research Grant is to
assist doctoral candidates to complete their
theses. Students are required to demonstrate
how the activities and the requested funding
are essential to the production of their
theses. Each application is assessed on its
merits. The financial assistance provided by
the Faculty is a privilege and not a right.
The Law School is also part of the
Association of Transnational Law Schools
(ATLAS), a consortium of like-minded law
schools formed to bring together talented
doctoral students in the field of Law. A
full-time doctoral candidate, who has passed
the PhD QE, will be selected each year to
participate in the annual Agora event,
designed to encourage the development of
legal scholarship by fostering a community
of doctoral candidates and encouraging the
development of exceptional doctoral
dissertations. The selected candidate will
be given financial support for their
participation in the ATLAS Agora subject to
a limit of S$3,000, or an amount decided by
the Vice Dean (Research), once in their
candidature.
* For doctoral candidates admitted from
AY2012-13. The financial support for
doctoral candidates admitted prior to
AY2012-13 is capped at S$3,500 throughout
their candidature.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHICH MAY BE
PROVIDED UNDER DIFFERENT LEAVE TYPES
Where financial assistance is granted, it
may cover one or more of the items indicated
below:
|
Financial Assistance |
Research Leave |
Conference Leave |
ATLAS Agora Leave |
|
Airfare |
Return airfare by most economical
and direct route, including visa fee
if applicable, from NUS. |
|
Other Transport |
Other modes of transport (e.g.
economy-class train fare; car rental
which includes fuel and applicable
toll charges) in place of
connecting/domestic flight, if
approver is satisfied that the
student is travelling via the most
optimal mode of transport such that
expenditure may be kept minimal
while enabling the student to
perform duties effectively and
efficiently.
|
|
Subsistence Allowance |
N.A. |
Up to 20% allowance, if
accommodation is provided by other
sources. Other sources include hotel
accommodation provided by the
organisation that the student is
visiting or accommodation arising
from personal arrangements (e.g.
staying at a relative’s home or a
friend’s home).
Where accommodation is not provided
by other sources, allowance may be
granted up to 70%.
|
|
Accommodation |
Based on moderate class hotel (3 or
4 star) or conference hotel rates,
as applicable. |
|
Registration Fee/ Hosting
Institution’s Research Fee |
Fees for use of host institutions’
facilities to conduct research or fieldwork, if
applicable |
Registration fees; and other
compulsory fees. |
|
Travel Insurance |
Cost of the travel insurance for the
approved period of conference or
research leave.
All graduate students are
strongly advised to have adequate
medical coverage when travelling
overseas for conferences, research
or the ATLAS Agora. The NUS Medical
Scheme does not cover all forms of
overseas outpatient medical
treatment of illnesses.
For details on travel insurance
and application procedure, please
refer to the website at
http://www.nus.edu.sg/finance/TravelInsurance.html
|
Application
To apply for research or conference leave,
please download the application form
here
and submit the required supporting documents
to Ms Normah at the Eu Tong Sen Building
Checking Grant Balance
To check your conference and research
grant balance, please click
here. You will need to login using your
NUS userID.
Post-trip Report & Reimbursement
A
research / conference leave report,
all relevant receipts, supporting documents
and
request
for payment form (if reimbursements
are applicable) must to be submitted to the
Office of the Vice Dean(Research) within two
weeks from the end date of the leave
application period. Travel reimbursement
will only be made upon receipt of the
research/ conference leave report.
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