The Asia-Europe Meeting’s (ASEM) DUO Fellowship Fund aims to promote student exchanges between European and Asian ASEM member countries. Under this fund, the DUO-Singapore Exchange Fellowship is awarded by the Singapore Government to Singapore and ASEAN students studying in the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Management University (SMU). The Award is also open to students from European ASEM countries (who come from universities with fee waiver arrangements with NTU, NUS and SMU)

The Award, based on merit, is for a pair of exchanges between a university in Singapore and its respective partner university in Europe in any academic field. Each student will be awarded a maximum of 4,000 Euros for one semester of up to four months, which covers airfare, accommodation and living expenses.

There is no bond imposed by the Singapore Government for the Award, which is open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, Mr Goh Chok Tong made the following remarks on the importance of promoting Asia-Europe contacts:

“The process of developing mutual understanding (between Asia and Europe) will be complex and slow. Unlike cooperation in the economic sphere, progress cannot be measured in statistics and balance sheets. To succeed, this process must overcome misperceptions, prejudices and biases, often unconscious to the person who has them. Understanding cannot be fostered only through Government-to-Government negotiations. Nor can it be done through business contacts alone. A broader section of civil society needs to be involved. Intellectuals, cultural leaders, youth and the media have important roles to play. The intangibility of results may make it difficult to obtain resources and financial commitments. Hence, our first challenge is to develop a broad consensus that both sides have much to gain in this journey of cultural rapprochement and rediscovery between Asia and Europe. The process of networking, constructive dialogue and consensus building between Asia and Europe will gradually bring our societies closer together. The psychological and cultural differences will diminish…Even among business people there is now a growing understanding that without deeper knowledge of each other’s cultures, economic relationships will not be smooth. Business relationships can be damaged by cultural misunderstanding.”

Participating Universities

Singapore has established excellent educational facilities that mould its people who determine the future of the nation. This has led to the development of three modern and vibrant universities (Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore and Singapore Management University) with world class standards of teaching and research.

Click here for a list of ASEM member countries’ partner universities that Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore and Singapore Management University have agreements with.

APPLICATION

Terms of Award

• The ASEM DUO Exchange Fellowship Award is tenable for one semester of up to four months.
• Each recipient will be awarded a maximum of 4,000 Euros that covers airfare, accommodation and living expenses. No additional assistance will be provided for other expenses.
• Recipients need not pay any tuition fees to the foreign university but continue to pay the normal fees to the university they are from.
• There is no bond imposed on the recipient by the Singapore Government.
• The Singapore Government may, at its discretion, waive any of the conditions of the Award

Applicants should satisfy the following criteria:

• Singaporean students in NTU, NUS and SMU.
• Students from other ASEAN countries that are members of ASEM (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) studying in NTU, NUS and SMU and who are not prevented by terms of their scholarship from going on exchange programmes.
• Students from European ASEM countries who come from universities in European ASEM countries which have tuition fee waiver arrangements with NTU, NUS and SMU
• Students have to be on full-time undergraduate or postgraduate course.

Applications should be:

• Submitted using the prescribed form,
  Click here for the Application Form.
• Forwarded to the respective departments in the Universities:
  NTU – International Relations OfficeNUS – International Relations Office

  SMU – Office of International Relations

You may wish to visit the following universities’ websites for more information:

• Nanyang Technological University
• National University of Singapore
• Singapore Management University

Please note that:

• The completed application forms must be submitted by the stipulated closing date.
• Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
• The National Selection Committee will decide which applications qualify for the Award.
• The decision of the National Selection Committee on the selection for the Award is final.

For more details go to:
http://www.mfa.gov.sg/duo/home.html

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