(1) Applicants must be either young teaching staff or graduates of Member Institutions who are strongly motivated to become a teaching staff of Member Institutions. (2) Applicants must have at least a bachelor’s degree with honours (at least 2nd Class Upper) or its equivalent or master’s degree, and should be ranked within top 10% of the class for bachelor’s degree, in principle, (a certified document of class rank is required), or have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of more than 3.2 in the 4-scale grading system or equal to/more than 4 in the 5-scale grading system. (3) Applicants are expected to submit their TOEFL and GRE scores in support of their applications. Average scores for NTU admission are TOEFL 580 (88 in internet-based/230 in computer-based test) or GRE 1,300 with 3.5 in writing or equivalent. Minimum scores for NUS admission are TOEFL 92 (in internet-based test), or GRE minimum scores of 320 for the verbal & quantitative sections with 3.5 for the analytical section. Applicants without English test score may be requested to take administered test or placement test. Exemption of English test score may be applied to applicants studying in and graduating from English-speaking environment. (4) Applicants must be under the age of 35 at the time of enrolment and capable of carrying out independent research. (5) Applicants who have already received another equivalent major award, scholarship or a salary to undertake a proposed course are not eligible for scholarships.