STEP 1: Preparing to Apply

  • Admissions Requirements
  • Fees & Expenses
  • Financing your MBA
  • Application Deadlines
You have made a decision to pursue The NANYANG MBA program. First, review your eligibility for admission into the program by ensuring you comply with the minimum application requirements.
   
Admissions Requirements

The NANYANG MBA Programme is open to graduates of all disciplines. Applicants are expected to possess the following minimum:

A Bachelor's degree

Any recognized 3-4 year degree from a recognized university or tertiary institution.

At least two years work experience

Only professional experience after bachelor’s degree counts.

A good GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) score .
The institution code for NTU is V24-ZV-13

Applicants are required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Scores are valid for five years. If you’re disappointed with your test score and that you believe with better preparation you could improve your score, we encourage you to retake the test. We consider only your highest score.
Unofficial, self-reported scores will be used for evaluation purposes. However, offers of admission are not binding until official scores are received. If discrepancies are found between self-reported and official scores, the offer of admission will be withdrawn.

A good TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score or IELTS score .
The institution code is 9705.

if English was not the medium of instruction at tertiary level. A complete command of the English language , including proficiency in reading, writing and speaking is required.

 

Fees & Expenses
Academic Year 2010-2011
S($)
Application Fee S$50
Deposit and enrollment fees S$5,000 (Non-refundable and payable upon acceptance of offer of admission)
Programme Fee* S$50,000 (applies to full time and part time)

The programme fee is payable in equal instalments over the first 4 trimesters for full-time and 6 trimesters for part-time.
* Inclusive of enrolment fee and is subject to annual revision

Estimated Monthly Living Expenses
S($)
Accommodation
S$350 - S$500
Food
S$400 - S$500
Transport (Bus / MRT)
S$300 - S$400
Miscellaneous
S$200 - S$300
(books, stationery, recreation, etc.)
Total
S$1250 - S$1700

Period of Study
Full-Time 4 trimesters
Part-Time 6 - 8 trimesters
(3 trimesters in an academic year)
Financing your MBA

Financing and financial aid options are available to all students, including international students. Educational loans are offered to local and permanent residents. A variety of scholarships and need-based grants are available to all students who are eligible.

  • Scholarships
  • Bank Loans

APEC  |   ASEAN  |   LIEN  |   NTU-MBA  |   NTU ALUMNI  |   MBA TOUR  |   SPRING

APEC Scholarship

Eligibility – Open to nationals from the following APEC member economies (except    Singapore) to pursue a full-time MBA programme at NTU: Australia, Brunei Darussalem, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, People’s Republic of China, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Thailand, United States, Vietnam. Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents and recipients of other scholarships or bursaries are not eligible to apply.

Quantum – Monthly stipend of S$1,400; book allowance of S$500; tuition fees, health insurance, examination fees and other approved fees, allowances and expenses; cost of one overseas Business Study Mission; cost of travel from home country to Singapore on award of the Scholarship; and cost of travel from Singapore to home country on successful completion of the Masters programme. Each scholarship is tenable for a period of four trimesters only.

Application – Open in November and close on 31 December each year. Invitations for applications will be placed in the newspapers in the capital cities of the APEC countries and on the University’s website.

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ASEAN Postgraduate Scholarship

Eligibility – Open to nationals of member countries of ASEAN (except Singapore) to pursue a designated full-time Masters degree by coursework at NTU. Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents and recipients of other scholarships or bursaries are not eligible to apply.

Quantum – Monthly stipend of S$1,350; book allowance of S$500; tuition fees, health insurance, examination fees and other approved fees, allowances and expenses; cost of one overseas Business Study Missions; cost of travel from home country to Singapore on award of the Scholarship; and cost of travel from Singapore to home country on successful completion of the Masters programme. Each scholarship is tenable for a period of four trimesters only.

Application – Open in November and close on 31 December each year. Invitations for applications will be placed in the newspapers in the capital cities of the ASEAN countries and on the University’s website.

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The Lien Foundation Scholarship for Social Service Leaders

The Lien Scholarship is a postgraduate scholarship open to outstanding staff from voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) and members of the public. This has been launched by the Lien Foundation in partnership with NCSS.

Eligibility - The scholarship is open to candidates with academic excellence, a notable performance record and the potential to take up leadership positions in VWOs. Scholarship award includes tuition fees, maintenance allowance (for full-time studies), book allowance and any other compulsory fees.

For more information on the scholarship and careers in the social services, do visit the following websites:

Lien Scholarship:
http://www.ncss.org.sg/lien
http://lienfoundation.org/ScholarshipSSL.htm

Careers in the Social Services:
http://www.socialservicejobs.org.sg 

Contact:
Contact us at NCSS for more information on the scholarship.
Ms Ong Ai Hui: ong_ai_hui@ncss.gov.sg

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NTU-MBA Scholarship

Eligibility – Open to international applicants to pursue a full-time MBA programme at NTU. Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents and recipients of other scholarships or bursaries are not eligible to apply.

Quantum – partial or full programme fees of a full time programme

Application – Open in October each year and close on end February each year. Please apply for this scholarship by indicating in the “Scholarship” portion of the online application form for the NANYANG MBA. A separate application is not required.

Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents, and recipients of other scholarships or bursaries are not eligible to apply for the above scholarships.

For details, visit here

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Alumni Scholarship

Eligibility – Open to alumni of NTU (refer to graduates from NTU/NTI/Nantah/NIE) admitted to the MBA programme on a full-time basis. Recipients of other scholarships or bursaries are not eligible to apply.

Quantum – A lump sum of S$3,000.

Application – Open in early July and close in end July each year. Applications forms are  available on the University's website.

For details, visit here

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Peter & Alice von Loesecke Scholarship Foundation - The MBA Tour Scholarship

The MBA Tour has contributed to a scholarship fund to assist schools in enrolling eligible students who would not otherwise have the means to attend graduate business school. If you have attended events where the Nanyang Business School has participated from July 2008 to March 31st, 2009, you are eligible to be nominated by Nanyang Business School. The scholarship foundation will award two 20,000 USD scholarships no later than June 1, 2009.

The ideal candidate is one who is leaving a family business to go to business school or who is currently an entrepreneur applying to business school and...

  1. Could not afford to return to a family business or an entrepreneurial business without financial assistance or
  2. Is currently working in a developed country and wants to return home after his or her education to work in a family business or start a business and will need financial assistance to do so or
  3. Is a foreign national living and working in a developing economy and wants to start a business in that country after getting their MBA

In the nomination process, students who have attended an MBA Tour event at which the school participated will inform one business school that they want to be nominated by that school. Alternatively a school may approach a student they recruited at an MBA Tour event and accepted and propose their nomination. If the student accepts, they are doing so with the understanding that the scholarship is awarded to attend only the nominating school.

Each school is allowed to nominate one student who has already been accepted for admission and demonstrates the criteria above. Schools must nominate students by April 15, 2009. After a school has nominated a candidate, the scholarship foundation will send the nominee an application. The nominee must then complete the application. A school may nominate only one candidate and each candidate may receive one school nomination. Should a student ultimately enroll in another school than the nominating school, then the student is not eligible for the scholarship.

Interested applicants who fit the eligibility criteria, please email mba.admissions@ntu.edu.sg to indicate their wish to be nominated.

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SPRING Management Development Scholarship (MDS)

The SPRING Management Development Scholarship, awarded by SPRING Singapore, aims to nurture the next generation of leaders for the trailblazer companies of tomorrow. Through a co-funding scholarship arrangement to pursue renowned graduate business programmes at leading universities in Singapore, MDS brings together the potent combination of promising young executives who have high leadership potential and dynamic, high-growth small-medium enterprises (SMEs).

SPRING MDS flyer (PDF)

The SPRING Management Development Scholarship provides funding at the following levels :

  • Full-time MBA : SPRING Singapore will provide grant value of up to 70% of expenses which includes tuition fees, basic stipend and other related costs, including monthly allowance for full-time MBA scholars.

  • Part-time MBA : SPRING Singapore will provide grant value of up to 90% of tuition fees and other related expenses. The SME will bear the full salaries throughout the course of study.

Eligibility -

For SMEs

You can develop existing young managers in your company or attract new talent through the SPRING Management Development Scholarship (MDS) if your company meets the following criteria

  1. at least 30% of your shareholding is local
  2. your company’s group fixed assets are below S$15 million
  3. you have no more than 200 employees (for companies in the services sector)
  4. you have minimum S$10 million annual sales turnover
  5. your company shows good growth potential
  6. your company offers good opportunities for career development and advancement

For Individuals

You can be a future business leader with a rewarding career in a dynamic, high-growth SME. You can apply for the SPRING Management Development Scholarship if you :

  1. are currently working in an SME or are interested to join one
  2. are a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore
  3. have less than 5 years of working experience
  4. successfully apply for one of the approved MBA programmes

You will need to :

  1. go through a joint selection process by SPRING and the participating SME
  2. serve a 3 month internship in the SME prior to embarking on the approved MBA course. Performance must be deemed    satisfactory by the SME
  3. serve a bond of up to 2 years in the SME upon completion of your studies

For more information on government assistance programmes, please contact the EnterpriseOne hotline at Tel : (65) 6898 1800 or email enterpriseone@spring.gov.sg or visit their website at http://www.spring.gov.sg/mds

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Financial Aid

If you are a Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Resident, you may contact one of the following institutions for study loan:

 1) NTUC Thrift Tel: (65) 6534 7360
 2) TCC (Telecom Credit Corporation)  Tel: (65) 6319 3700


Bank Loans

The NANYANG MBA has made arrangements with some leading banks for education loans that offer optimal lending terms to eligible applicants, up to 100% of the tuition fees. Please contact directly our partner banks  below:

Citibank Education Loan Maybank Education Loan

The application must be with applicant(s) who are Singaporeans or Singapore PR, up to a maximum of 4 applicants.

The following staff at Citibank can assist with your application:
 
Ms Denise Ong
Business Development Officer, Education Loan Unit
Citibank Singapore Ltd
Tel: (65) 6328 7992
Email: denise.ong@citi.com
Website: www.citibank.com.sg/educationloan

Mr Melvyn Eio
Marketing Manager, Education Loan Unit
Citibank Singapore Ltd
Tel: (65) 6328 7997
Email: melvyn.eio@citi.com
Website: www.citibank.com.sg/educationloan

The application must be with a joint applicant who is a Singaporean or Singapore PR.

The following staff at Maybank can assist with your application:

Leonard Lee Shenglie
Personal Finance Executive
Direct Banking Channel
Consumer Banking Maybank Tower
Tel: (65) 6550 7096
HP: (65) 9875 4647
Email: sllee@maybank.com.sg

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Application Deadlines

Application for admission AY 2010 will open in October. There are two rounds of application submissions. We encourage you to apply on the first round to enhance your chances of getting admitted into the program.

Submission of Applications

NOTE: For those who are applying for scholarships, please submit your application by the respective deadlines of the scholarships that you are applying for.

The scholarship application and programme application are the same, ie. there are no separate forms for scholarships. On the application for admission form, just tick on the respective boxes to indicate your interest to apply for the said scholarship.

 

 

 

The NANYANG MBA
Nanyang Business School
Nanyang Ave, S3-B3A-01/03, Singapore 639798
Tel: (65) 6790-6183/6790-4835 Fax: (65) 6791-3561
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