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Humanities & Social Sciences Research Programme (HSSRP)
Run by Gifted Education Branch, Ministry of Education
In personSingaporeAbout ten months: mentorship from January or February, workshops February to May, project review in August, symposium in OctoberCompetitiveHigh effort
About this opportunity
HSSRP pairs students with expert mentors from institutions such as NUS, NTU, SMU, SUSS, ISEAS and RSIS for an interest-based research project in the humanities or social sciences. Over the year, students attend research workshops, present to a review panel of subject experts, share their findings at the HSSRP Symposium in October, and strong papers are selected for publication.
Who can apply
Year 3 and Year 4 students in schools offering School-based Gifted Education (SBGE) or the Integrated Programme (IP), with a strong interest and aptitude in the humanities and social sciences.
How to apply
Apply through your school's HSSRP teacher-coordinator. For the 2026 intake, the forms (student application, research proposal, parent consent, school endorsement and teacher recommendation) were posted in October 2025; forms for the next intake are not up yet.
What you get
MentorshipPublication
Frequently asked
Who runs this?+
Run by Gifted Education Branch, Ministry of Education. More on their website.
Who can apply?+
Year 3 and Year 4 students in schools offering School-based Gifted Education (SBGE) or the Integrated Programme (IP), with a strong interest and aptitude in the humanities and social sciences.
What will I walk away with?+
You can expect mentorship and publication.
How do I apply?+
Apply through your school's HSSRP teacher-coordinator.
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