MSc in Quantitative Finance

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:

1. Explain your career and personal aspirations, and your motivation for pursuing the MSc in Quantitative Finance (MQF) programme.
2. 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:

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.

MSc in Quantitative Finance

Application Fees
S$100

Registration Fees
S$400 (Locals/PRs)
S$500 (International Students)

Tuition Fees
​​​​​​​S$50,760 (inclusive of GST at current rates)

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a tax collected on behalf of Singapore Government and will be charged at the prevailing rate.

*All fees are non-refundable​​​​​​​. Tuition fees are paid over 4 separate billings. 

Application deadline:

15 June 2023

*Admissions are awarded on a rolling basis

The Master of Science in Quantitative Finance programme welcomes all applicants who meet the following criteria for admissions:

• An undergraduate bachelor's degree (in any field with some level of mathematical rigour)
• A good GMAT/GRE or SMU Admission Test Score*

  TEST	INSTITUTION CODES
  GMAT	F8D-7V-97
  GRE	2861 (Department Code: 4102)
  TOEFL	9014 (Department Code: 82)

• SMU track - A good TOEFL/IELTS score is required if your degree was not taught in English (Applicants with TOEFL >90 and IELTS >6.5 are typically shortlisted for an interview.)
• International track - An IELTS score of 7.0 overall (with 6.0 and above for all components) is required for all applicants choosing this track

Admissions interviews will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. Applicants who have applied to, and were rejected from, the Bayes Business School (formally Cass Business School) previously will not be considered eligible for the MQF (International Track).

*SMU UG Alumni with cumulative GPAs of 3.40 or better, and Non-SMU candidates local Autonomous Universities (NUS, NTU, SMU, SUSS, SUTD, SIT) with cumulative GPAs of 3.50 or better will not require a GMAT or GRE score for admissions. An undergraduate GPA is valid for 5 years after graduation. Speak with your Admissions Manager to find out more.

Want to know if you are eligible for the programme?

If you would like us to assess your suitability for the MQF programme, please deposit your resume here and we will contact you within 3 working days.

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