No.

Action Plan

Time frame

1

Princess Sirindhorn IT Foundation (PSIT) announces the call for applications for admission to the SUTD PhD program with scholarship
via https://www.princess-it.org/th/scholarship/sutd/  which provides SUTD program detail, minimum requirements for admission & an application form.

Thur 29 Dec 2022 –
Fri 17 Feb 2023

2

PSIT / NSTDA reviews and shortlists applicants who meet the following SUTD requirements

A. Completed (or expected to complete in the current academic year) a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer, Science, Mathematics and Statistics, other related disciplines.

B. Cumulative GPA for the undergraduate degree is no lower than 3.5 (out of 4.0), is among the top 5% of the graduating cohort and has or expected to receive a First-Class Honors (Highest Distinction / Summa Cum Laude)

C. English Proficiency Test (if medium of instruction in studies is not in English)

–   TOEFL (Internet based – iBT): a minimum score of 90, or

–   IELTS: a minimum score of 6.5 over all components

Sat 18 Feb 2023 –
Fri 24 Feb 2023

3

PSIT / NSTDA sends the short listed applications (those who passed the preliminary screening) to SUTD.

Fri 24 Feb 2023

4

SUTD review the applications of those applicants in the short-list; the review process will involve SUTD professor(s) identified by applications, Faculty/Pillar committees; etc.

Sat 25 Feb 2023 –
Fri 17 Mar 2023

5

SUTD identifies the applications who can be considered for admission and sent the list to PSIT.

Fri 17 Mar 2023

6

PSIT announce the list of applicants (from action item  #5) who would be called for an interview and inform these applicants to apply formally to SUTD via the web site link.

Tue 21 Mar 2023

7

Applicants (from action item #5 and #6) submit a formal application to SUTD.

Wed 22 Mar 2023 – Tue 28 Mar 2023

8

SUTD assesses applicants for their technical knowledge and communication skills (SUTD may decide to contact some applicants for further information that would help in the assessment).

Wed 29 Mar 2023 –

Fri 14 Apr 2023

9

Applicants interview by the Selection Committee (with SUTD representative(s) as the committee member(s))

Sat 22 Apr 2023

10

PSIT inform SUTD of the final selection and announces the name of the applicant(s) who will receive an offer for the HRH- SUTD scholarship through website

(https://www.princess-it.org/th/scholarship/SUTD/)

Mon 8 May 2023

11

SUTD sends out formal admission offer with scholarship to applicants.

Tue 9 May 2023 – 

Mon 15 May 2023

12

Applicants who accepted SUTD admission/ scholarship offer depart for SUTD after they receive the student VISA

Around last week of Aug 2023