Singapore ranks top as atalent attraction hub. A dynamic global city that offers stronggovernmental support for Science and Technology, visionary leadership,good research funding, ethical and intellectual property frameworksthat meet international standards, and robust communication networks.Singapore is committed to building and sustaining world class Researchand Development capabilities. The nation's highly accessibleinfrastructure makes it one of the best places to undertake graduatestudies in the world. Singapore is a multicultural and multireligioussociety and graduate students from Iran will easily adapt to life inSingapore. To find out more about living and working in Singapore,please visit Contact Singapore's website at http://www.contactsingapore.org.sg.

Biomedical Sciences

• Molecular and Cell Biology
• Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
• Genomics
• Bioprocessing Technology
• Bioinformatics and Systems/Computational Biology

Physical and Engineering Sciences

• Data Storage and Spintronics
• Information and Communications Technology
• Materials Science, Chemistry and Chemicals Engineering
• Computational Materials Science
• Microelectronics and Semiconductor Technologies
• Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

The A*STAR International GraduateScholarships (IGS) offer support for postgraduate studies up toMaster's level at NUS and NTU in selected research areas of BiomedicalSciences, and Physical and Engineering Sciences, leading to the awardof a Master's degree by research. Outstanding candidates may progressto PhD studies.

• Open to final year undergraduate students and recently graduatedindividuals from Iranian universities, including Amir Kabir Universityof Technology, Isfahan University of Technology, Shahid BeheshtiUniversity of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Sharif Universityof Technology, Shiraz University, Shiraz University of Medical Sciencesand Tehran University
• Applicants should constitute the top 15% of their cohort orhave a minimum GPA of 15 out of 20 under the Iranian system of grading,as well as obtain good reports from their academic referees
• Candidates who are non-graduates of Iranian universitiesshould have a UK First Class Honours degree or a GPA of 3.8 and abovefrom US universities
• Candidates should have a good command of English and submit their TOEFL results if available.

Successful candidates will be given support for up to 2 years of academic pursuit, leading to a Master's degree.

Successful candidates will receive:

• Full tuition fees and annual book allowance
• Monthly sustenance allowance
• Annual return airfare

Applications are closed for the 2005 batch but will open for the next batch in October 2005.
Applications MUST be made through the International Affairs Office at your University. Following is a partial listing of such offices and the names of their main contacts:

At Amir Kabir University of Technology, please contact Dr M. M. Aghdam;
At Isfahan University of Technology, please contact Mr. Cyrus Ghobadi;
At Shiraz University, please contact Dr. A. Anushiravani;
At University of Tehran, please contact Prof Banafsheh Zahraie;

You may download the application form here. A list of courses supported under the IGS is available here.

For more information on A*STAR, NUS and NTU, please visit the following websites:
http://www.a-star.edu.sg
http://www.nus.edu.sg
http://www.ntu.edu.sg

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