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APPLICATION PERIOD
INTAKE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
| January 2023 (Full-time) | October 2022 (Final deadline) All applications based on rolling admissions. |
For New Applicant
You need to first register for an account with SMU before you can submit an online application form. Click on "Create New Account" below to proceed.
For Existing Applicant
If you have already created an account with SMU, please go directly to the Login page to continue with your application.
For Existing Applicant
(Account created before 7 November 2022)
SMU has launched a new application portal on 7 November 2022. If you have already created an account with SMU before that, you can continue with your application using the Login button below.
While filling in your application, take note that you will be required to submit the following:
- Updated Resume
- 2 Personal Statements
- 2 Referee Reports (Email will be sent to your referee via the Online Application Form, when you submit your application)
- Copy of NRIC/FIN/Passport (in PDF or JPEG format)
Personal Statements
- In approximately 500 words, tell us (a) your motivation in taking up a master degree in the innovation field and entrepreneurship, and (b) in what ways you will contribute to learning in the classroom?
- In approximately 300 words, provide an example of your involvement in creating something new: a business, a product or service, or a personal idea. Do include your role, reflections and the significance it has made.
General Instructions
Please read the following instructions carefully before completing your application. Supplementary instructions are given in each section of the application form. Once you have completed the form, we suggest you keep a copy for your record. Please complete the application form accordingly and attach copies of the documents as instructed. Your application will only be processed when we have received all the documents and payment.
After submitting your application
The Admissions Team will follow-up with your application within 3-5 working days. More information on how to practise and sit for the SMU Admission Test will be provided during this time.
Important Notes:
- Verification of original documents is required upon matriculation into the programme. Failing to do so may result in applicants having to withdraw from the programme.
- If you have not taken the GMAT or GRE, you may first submit your online application and arrange for the test to be taken as soon as possible. Do include the date of your test as well.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.
GMAT/GRE & IELTS/TOEFL Score Reports
EITHER the SMU Admissions Test OR GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) / GRE (Graduate Record Examinations General Test) is mandatory for admission to the MI programme. Applicants who do not have a GMAT/GRE Score are strongly encouraged to attempt the SMU Admissions Test.
Students who did not attempt their undergraduate studies in English are required to attempt the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). It must be taken within the last two years at the time of submitting your application.
For all the abovementioned tests, you may first email the unofficial score to the Admissions Team while requesting for the test centre to send the official score to SMU.
Official Score Reports can be sent via the following Institution Codes:
| TESTS | INSTITUTION CODES |
| GMAT | F8D-7V-97 |
| GRE | 2861 (Department Code: 4102) |
| TOEFL | TOEFL: 9014 (Department Code: 82) |
SMU Admissions Test
Applicants are strongly encouraged to attempt the SMU Admissions Test if they do not have a GMAT/GRE Score Report. Details of this test will be provided to applicants who submitted their applications successfully.
For more information about the SMU Admissions Test, please click here.
Referee Report
2 referee reports are required for admission to the MEI programme, and can be submitted online via the Application Portal. An automated email will be sent to your referee, requesting for them to fill up the online referee report, after you have submitted your application.
Your referee would be typically one of the following:
- A current/previous employer or a supervisor/manager
- Any person who knows you in a professional capacity (for example: business partner etc.)
Application Fee
Applications received without the application fees will not be processed. Payment for the application fee can be made via credit card (VISA or MasterCard) when submitting your application.
Please call (+65) 6828 0663 for your receipt (quote your name, the course and your online application number).
Applicant Self Service
Once you have submitted your application and have received the application number confirmation email, you can use the Applicant Self Service functions to check your application status or update your contact information.
Please refer to the Applicant's Self Service Guide.
