M.Sc. in Chemical Sciences Course Fee

The tuition fee for the full programme in AY2026/2027 is $52,320 inclusive of 9% GST. Payment schedule due on the first week of every semester is as follows and all prices listed are in SGD. 

• This Programme is not SSG funded.
• A non-refundable and non-transferable application fee of S$100 (inclusive of prevailing GST) must accompany your online application.
• A non-refundable and non-transferable acceptance fee of S$5,450 (inclusive of prevailing GST) is required to confirm your place.
• All matriculated students have to pay the Miscellaneous Student Fees every semester. More information can be found on the NUS Office of the University Registrar website.
• Full-time and part-time students who read more than 10 courses (exceeds 40 units) OR obtain a ‘F’ or ‘CU’ grade and need to repeat/replace the course will need to pay the additional course by per-course fee.
• Please refer to IRAS website for more information on the prevailing GST rate. The prevailing GST on the fees payable will be borne by students.
• For AY2024/2025 programme fee and GST information, please refer to here.

Tuition fee rebate for local students (Singaporeans, Singapore Permanent Residents) and NUS alumni

All Singaporeans, Singapore Permanent Residents, and alumni of NUS who are enrolled in this MSc programme will enjoy rebates for the tuition fee*. Similar to the tuition fee, the rebates are also intake-based.

For a limited time only (AY2024 to AY2026 intakes), Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents (alumni and non-alumni) will enjoy a 40% tuition fee rebate*. If student is a Singaporean and also a NUS Alumni, the higher rebate* of 40% will apply.

• • NUS Alumni (regardless of nationality, up to and inclusive of AY2023 intake) entitled to 15% tuition fee rebate*.
  • NUS Alumni (regardless of nationality, AY2024 & AY2025 intakes) entitled to 20% tuition fee rebate*.

These rebates will be automatically applied to the tuition fees, and eligible students do not need to apply for them.
Rebates will not be applicable to local students who read more than 10 courses or obtain a ‘F’ or ‘CU’ grade and need to repeat/replace the course will need to pay the additional course by the per-course fee.

*Students awarded scholarships or study awards will NOT be able to receive any tuition fee rebate.

NUS ASEAN Master’s Scholarship

The NUS ASEAN Master’s Scholarship is a continuation of the DiscoverNUS scheme. It is an exclusive bond-free scholarship that covers full tuition fees for the normal candidature period of a Master’s Degree programme at NUS. The scholarship may be offered only to candidates who have met all the following requirements:

• Hold citizenship in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand or Vietnam,
• Have completed an undergraduate semester at NUS under the DiscoverNUS scheme,
• Have earned an undergraduate degree from one of the partner universities in their country, and
• Have been offered a place in one of the designated Master’s Degree programmes at NUS.

A separate application to be considered for the scholarship is not necessary.

Recipients of the scholarship may not concurrently hold any other scholarship, fellowship, bursary, grant, award or allowance without notifying NUS. If a recipient withdraws from the University and/or terminates the scholarship prematurely, NUS reserves the right to impose repayment of all scholarship monies disbursed.

Find out more about the scholarship here.

FoS ASEAN Master’s Study Award

The FoS ASEAN Master’s Study Award is offered to support outstanding students from ASEAN member countries (excluding Singapore). Each scholarship will be granted as a partial tuition fee waiver for the programme. All FoS Coursework Master Programme applicants from the ASEAN region who have accepted the admissions offers will automatically be considered for FoS ASEAN Master’s Study Award and will not be required to submit a separate application for the scholarship.

• The recipient must meet all below requirements to be eligible:
• Citizens of an ASEAN* member country, excluding Singapore
• Demonstrate academic excellence, leadership potential, and active participation in community service or extracurricular activities during their undergraduate study.
• Accepted the admission offer to the full-time FoS Coursework Master Programme
• Non-NUS alumnus who will receive the prevailing tuition fee rebate at university level
• Not a recipient of another NUS Scholarship/Study Award/Financial Aid

*ASEAN member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam), excluding citizens or permanent residents of Singapore.