NUS, Applied Materials and Micron launch graduate scholarship for chip talent

The National University of Singapore (NUS), Applied Materials and Micron Technology signed a memorandum of understanding on September 24, 2026, to create the Micron-Applied Materials-NUS Graduate Scholarship Programme. NUS said the agreement was signed at the Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association Summit and that the two companies will fund the scholarship jointly.

In its pilot phase, four local scholars will be selected each year. According to the university, the award provides tuition support for the Master of Science in Semiconductor Technology and Operations, along with industry internships that involve real projects and the possibility of employment after graduation. The master's degree is a multidisciplinary coursework program hosted by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, working with the materials science and industrial systems engineering departments, and it can be taken full-time or part-time.

NUS said that after the pilot the initiative could grow to between 10 and 20 scholars per cohort and extend to other semiconductor-related programs. The announcement cited a projection that the global semiconductor market will reach US$1.6 trillion by 2030, and stated that Singapore produces one in 10 chips and one in five units of semiconductor equipment worldwide, and attracted more than S$30 billion in semiconductor investments from 2022 to 2025.