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APPLICATION PERIOD
| INTAKE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
| August 2023 | 31 May 2023 (Admissions are awarded on a rolling basis) |
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.
Online Application
Please read through the Applicant Self-Service Guide here before beginning your online application.
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:
- Current Resume (in PDF or Microsoft Word Document format)
- Two Personal Statements
- Copy of NRIC / FIN / Passport (in PDF or JPEG format)
- Two Referee Reports (Email will be sent to your referees via the Online Application Form, when you submit your application)
- Official GMAT/GRE Scores & Report (if available) - See below for more information.
- Official IELTS/TOEFL Score (required if the medium of undergraduate studies was not done in English language)
- Certified True Copies of Degree Scroll and Academic Transcripts
- Certified True Copies of CFA / ACCA certificates (if any)
2 Personal Statements (approximately 500-600 words each) on the following topics:
- Explain your career and personal aspirations, and your motivation for pursuing the MSc in Quantitative Finance (MQF) programme.
- Discuss one of the following topics:
(i) Describe your greatest weakness and how you have tried to overcome it.
(ii) Describe your outstanding talents, skills and inherent abilities that are not reflected in your academic qualifications and records.
After submitting your application
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.
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.
ADMISSIONS TEST & Score reports
An Admission Test is required for admission to the MQF programme. You may choose to take the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)/ GRE (Graduate Record Examinations General Test), or the SMU Admission Test. If you have taken the GMAT or GRE, it must be taken within the last five years at the time of submitting your application.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to attempt the SMU Admission 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.
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) |
Referee Report
Two referee reports are required for admission to the MQF programme, and can be submitted online via the Application Portal. An automated email will be sent to your referees, requesting for them to fill up the online referee report, after you have submitted your application.
Alternatively, your referees may submit their recommendations via recommendation letters delivered to SMU by harcopy or email (mqf@smu.edu.sg).
Of the two personal references, one should typically be from a current or previous employer, a colleague, or someone else who knows you well at work; the other referee could be someone who taught you at university or college, or another person who knows you in a professional capacity.
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).
Contact Us
For more information or assistance, please contact us at the following:
Tel: +65 6828 0882
Fax: +65 6808 5252
E-Mail: mqf@smu.edu.sg
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.
