Postgraduate Fees and Funding
Find out how much your postgraduate studies cost and how to get financial support.
- Applicable for existing employees of a company involved in IPP (selected candidates nominated by the company) or current/prospective students of NewRIIS (selected candidates will be mapped to their university’s pool of companies under IPP and their available projects)
- Candidate must be a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
- Candidate must not be receiving concurrent funding support under any awarding bodies, any bursaries or scholarships
- There is no bond requirement. Candidates and companies can negotiate terms on a case-by-case basis
- Candidate supported by IPP will be employed by a Singapore-based company and enrol into a full-time postgraduate research programme at NewRIIS
- Candidates are expected to tackle highly industry-relevant projects and receive joint supervision and training from the companies and their partner universities. Throughout the programme, trainees will gain knowledge of the inner workings of the industry – spending 50% of their training in the R&D facilities of the company.
- The discount cannot be combined with other awards, rebates or discounts.
- You can use the discount as long as you're a member or an employee of the above institutions.
- You must provide proof of employment or membership during your application and at every billing.
Fee Protection Scheme
What is the Fee Protection Scheme?
In compliance with the requirements of the Committee for Private Education (CPE), Newcastle Research & Innovation Institute (NewRIIS) is required to purchase insurance on behalf of its students to protect unconsumed course fees paid by the student.
The Fee Protection Scheme (FPS) is a mandatory requirement and applies to all students who are taking courses with NewRIIS, with course duration of more than 1 month or 50 hours.
Fee protection service provider
NewRIIS has appointed Lonpac Insurance Bhd as the fee insurance provider for all our students. Lonpac pays the insurance premiums on behalf of our students.
Lonpac Insurance is a CPE-approved service provider.
Lonpac Insurance Bhd
100 Beach Road
#19-00 Shaw Tower
Singapore 189702
NewRIIS Fee Protection Scheme Certificate (PDF: 248 KB)
Protected fees
All course fees as stated in Schedule B of the Standard PEI-Student Contract of NewRIIS are insured. It refers to most fees that are paid by the student to be enrolled in NewRIIS.
It doesn’t cover the:
- course application fee
- miscellaneous fees (ad-hoc, non-compulsory and non-standard fees paid only when necessary or where applicable)
- goods and services tax (GST)
Students who seek deferment or transfer resulting in an extension of the course duration will be protected for the applicable extended period.
Certificate of Insurance
NewRIIS will purchase the insurance within 7 days of collection of the fees and the student will receive the Certificate of Insurance (COI) via email from the insurance provider.
If you don’t receive the COI, please email newriis.research@ncl.ac.uk.
The insurance coverage shall commence from the fee payment date till the next payment due date or the course end date, whichever is earlier.
Protection provided
The FPS Insurance offers insured students protection against the following events:
- Loss of unconsumed course fees of the insured student paid to NewRIIS if NewRIIS is unable to continue operations due to insolvency and/or regulatory closure.
- If NewRIIS fails to pay penalties or to return fees to students arising from judgements made against it by the Singapore Courts.
- S$10,000/- benefit payable to the student covering the insured student’s accidental death or permanent disability by accident.
How to make the FPS insurance claim?
Submit the following documents to the insurance provider with your claims:
- proof of identity
- certificate of insurance
- proof of fees paid (original fee receipt)
- valid student contract
Refunds
Refund policy
Details about our refund policies are included in your student contract. It has information about:
- refund for withdrawal due to non-delivery of course
- refund for withdrawal due to other reasons
- refund during the cooling-off period
Download a sample student contract (DOCX: 33KB)
Refund procedure
- If you want to withdraw or defer, you'll need to follow Newcastle University's Student Progress service policies and procedures.
- You'll be notified by email about the status of your refund and the amount, if any.
- All refunds will be processed within seven working days of making the request.
What this means
By law, our fees must include the GST rate. NewRIIS invoices and fees have increased to include the new GST rates.
The below GST rates are included in student contacts, invoices and payments issued in:
- 2023: 8% GST
- 2024: 9% GST
Calculate the GST-inclusive fee
Student contract issued in 2022 or earlier
Fees inclusive of 7% GST rate.
Fees payable from 1 January 2023: (Student contract fee / 1.07) x 1.08
Fees payable from 1 January 2024: (Student contract fee / 1.07) x 1.09
Student contract issued in 2023
Fees inclusive of 8% GST rate.
Fees payable from 1 January 2023: No re-calculation required
Fees payable from 1 January 2024: (Student contract fee / 1.08) x 1.09
| Fees payable from 1 January 2023 | Fees payable from 1 January 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Student contract issued in 2022 or earlier Fees inclusive of 7% GST rate. |
(Student contract fee / 1.07) x 1.08 |
(Student contract fee / 1.07) x 1.09 |
|
Student contract issued in 2023 Fees inclusive of 8% GST rate. |
No re-calculation required |
(Student contract fee / 1.08) x 1.09 |