Graduate students can apply for NUS research scholarships and conference grants. The University offers attractive bond-free research scholarships on a competitive basis which provide full-time MA and PhD candidates with a monthly stipend of S$1,500 and a full research subsidy. More information can be found at Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences graduate programmes page.

The Japan Foundation and Sanwa Bank Foundation also offer scholarships and grants for current graduate students wishing to pursue short term graduate training and study in Japan.