Find a SINGA Supervisor: Start With the Labs A*STAR Still Lists
The official SINGA supervisor directories still return 404, but A*STAR still organises research under BMRC and SERC. Here is where the old lists pointed and how to approach a professor.
ScholarshipUnion Editorial
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Updated Oct 6, 2026
Official URLs — and the 404 problem
A*STAR published SINGA supervisor pages under the old talent tree, and search engines still index them. A check on 22 September 2026 returned 404 after the site rebuild, and they were still 404 on 6 October 2026. Bookmark the current scholarships site and write to singa_enquiries@hq.a-star.edu.sg if the lists are not restored.
Do not treat a 404 as “SINGA is cancelled” on its own — the applicant portal FAQ still names the award, and NUS, NTU and A*STAR institute pages still mention it.
A*STAR supervisors and projects
The indexed page said research areas fall broadly under two councils — the Biomedical Research Council and the Science and Engineering Research Council. Applicants were told to review all categories because research is interdisciplinary, and to contact a supervisor directly if that person is not on the list. CFAR (Centre for Frontier AI Research, formed 2021) was named on that page. Old link: A*STAR Supervisors & Projects (404).
NUS supervisors and projects
The indexed NUS SINGA page pointed to NUS Graduate Schools / NUSGS programmes. NUS has listed SINGA on its Service Obligation page (unconfirmed on 6 October 2026: the page blocked our check). Old link: NUS Supervisors & Projects (404).
SUTD supervisors and projects
The indexed SUTD page listed the academic pillars (ASD, DAI, EPD, ESD, ISTD, SMT) and research centres including DManD, iTrust, the LKY Centre for Innovative Cities, and Temasek Laboratories @SUTD. Old link: SUTD Supervisors & Projects (404).
NTU
The 2023 brochure names NTU as a partner, and its January intake was A*STAR and NTU only. NTU schools still mention SINGA (for example the Asian School of the Environment). Use the school's faculty pages if A*STAR's NTU directory is down.
BMRC and SERC are real councils
A*STAR's live organisation page still describes both:
Oversees public-sector biomedical R&D: bioprocessing, genomics, molecular and cell biology, bioengineering, computational biology and translational medicine. Sits at Biopolis.
Covers physical sciences and engineering: communications, materials, chemicals, computational sciences, microelectronics, advanced manufacturing and metrology.
A live research-attachment page still groups institutes under BMRC and SERC tabs. That attachment scheme is not SINGA, but the council split matches the old SINGA project lists. The 2023 brochure's research buckets are biomedical sciences; physical sciences; engineering and technology; and computing and information sciences.
How to write to a professor
Official pages do not publish an email script. They do say you may contact a supervisor who is not on the list. Keep the first note short: who you are, which paper or project you read, what you can do in a lab, and that you are applying for SINGA through the official A*STAR system. Attach a CV.
Do not ask the professor to “guarantee SINGA.” A*STAR still decides the award.
SMU is in the 2023 partner list, and SIT appears on some A*STAR material. Confirm either on a live official page before you treat them as a current SINGA host.
Supervisor-search readiness
Progress: 0% (0 of 5). A planning tool, not an official A*STAR decision
Start: official scholarships site. History: Growing research talent in Singapore. Questions: singa_enquiries@hq.a-star.edu.sg.