| Application Procedure
The USP Office will carefully evaluate your proposal/grant application, and if it is deemed to be of merit, you can be assured of advisory, administrative and partial financial support.
USP Study and Research Grant
Documents to be submitted
- Latest Academic Transcript
- Information on study or research opportunity
- what, when, where etc; please include information that will help gauge intellectual merit and relevance, and prestige;
- Personal statement (of 500 words), addressing in particular the following questions:
- How did you come to know about this opportunity?
- What will be your involvement?
- What do you expect to gain from this experience?
- Letter of recommendation
- one confidential letter, from either USP advisor or departmental independent study/research supervisor, to comment on student’s preparedness and learning attitude, intellectual merit and relevance of the opportunity, and the extent to which applicant can gain from the experience;
- Itemized list of expenses & evidence of cost
- please attach either original receipts/invoices, screen shots or itinerary for airfare, accommodation, registration fee;
- Evidence of external fundraising and actual external funds obtained;
- Amount requested from USP;
- Letter of invitation/acceptance from event organizer
- Copy of the conference/research paper you will be presenting; if applicable
USP Student Activity Grant
(Also applicable for those who which to apply for funding for their Youth Expedition Projects)
Applications should be submitted well in advance (at least 2 to 3 months prior to the project/event) to allow sufficient time for proper organization from the point of approval. If your proposed activity also meets the criteria set out for Global Programme activities, it may be marketed to the USP student community under the Global Programme rubric.
Documents to be submitted
- Latest Transcripts
- Particulars of the activity
- what, when, where, why, as well as organization plan with timeline, attributes and number of targeted participants, benefit to USP etc;
- Brief account of groundwork done
- before arriving at the proposal (i.e., issues/alternatives you have considered/explored, please limit to 1 A4 page);
- Detailed budget and evidence of cost
- original receipt, screen shot or sales document
- Fundraising plan
- Group members names and details
- Amount requested from USP
- Copies of relevant correspondences
- with external agencies/organizations and/or advisors, if applicable.
Applications should be submitted to the University Scholars Programme, c/o Ms Vindy Kaur at
All applications will be reviewed by the Global Programme (GP) Committee who will decide the level of funding, if any. Applicants may be called in for an interview.
* Please allow 3 weeks for approval and processing.
Please note that ALL REQUESTED DOCUMENTS (as mentioned on each individual Grant Application Form) must be submitted together with the completed application form.
** Incomplete applications will NOT be accepted and processed.
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