The NTU AI-for-X Postdoctoral Fellowship (AI4X-PDF) is run by Nanyang Technological University and co-funded by Singapore’s National Research Foundation through its NRF Postdoctoral Award.
Fellows join NTU in Singapore as full-time research staff to carry out their own project applying AI to a problem in science, engineering, mathematics or medicine, guided by a Project Mentor and an AI Mentor.
Benefits & funding
- Up to four years of funding as an NTU employee; salary not published, described only as competitive.
- SGD 250,000 research grant, released at the start, for staff, materials, equipment, computing and research travel.
- Funding runs to the original end date if you move into a tenure-track post in Singapore.
- Full-time on site: you must relocate and leave your current job. No faculty post is guaranteed.
Eligibility
- PhD (or equivalent) in a STEM field conferred in 2023 or later; you may apply before conferral if the degree comes in time to start by 31 March 2027 (NTU suggests around end December 2026).
- Your own research proposal that integrates AI to solve a scientific problem; prior AI experience is not required.
- An NTU faculty member who agrees to be your Project Mentor.
- Able to start by 31 March 2027.
- No nationality or age limit; nationality may be weighed late in selection only for cohort diversity.
- Concurrent fellowships with overlapping aims are generally not allowed.
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Application process
- 1Secure an NTU Project Mentor and their letter of support.
- 2Write a two-page research proposal on NTU’s template; one proposal per call.
- 3Name two referees, one your PhD supervisor; NTU contacts them after you submit, so get their agreement first.
- 4Submit online by 30 October 2026, 23:59 Singapore time.
- 5Only shortlisted candidates are contacted; selection includes a panel interview.
Program timeline
Applications open
Aug 1, 2026
Four online briefing sessions
Sep 1, 2026 to Oct 2, 2026
Application deadline (23:59 SGT)
Oct 30, 2026
Latest fellowship start
By Mar 31, 2027