No.

Action Plan

Time frame 2026

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/scholarship/sutd/  which provides SUTD program detail, minimum requirements for admission & an application form.

Sat January 31, 2026 – Fri Feb 27, 2026

2

PSIT scholarship team 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 3.25 (out of 4.0) or has received or expected to receive at least a Second Upper-Class Honors.

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

Fri Feb 27, 2026 –
Mon March 2, 2026

3

PSIT scholarship team sends the short-listed applications (those who passed the preliminary screening) to SUTD.

Mon March 2, 2026

4

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

Mon March 2, 2026 –

Mon March 16, 2026

5

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

Mon March 16, 2026

6

PSIT announces 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 SUTD application system link. (https://admission.sutd.edu.sg/psp/CSADM1PRD
/APPLICANT/HRMS/?cmd=login&languageCd=ENG&)

Wed March 18, 2026

7

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

Wed March 18, 2026 –
Tue March 24, 2026

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 March 25, 2026 –
Fri April 17, 2026

9

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

Sat April 25, 2026

10

PSIT informs 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/scholarship/SUTD/)

Wed May 13, 2026

11

SUTD sends out formal admission offer with scholarship to applicants.

Thu May 14, 2026 –
Fri May 22, 2026

12

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

Around last week of August 2026