Employers who have partnered the Faculty of Science in offering UPIP to students from the Department include:

• A*STAR - Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
• AXA Life Invest
• AXIS Specialty Limited
• Bank Of America Merrill Lynch
• BTG Pactual
• Citibank Singapore Limited
• Credit Suisse
• DBS Bank HK Ltd
• Great Eastern Financial Advisors Private Limited
• Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd
• J.P. Morgan Private Bank
• Jacob Ng and Associates
• Ministry of Defence
• Munich Management Pte Ltd
• NUS – Risk Management Institute
• OCBC Bank
• Pickering Pacific Pte Ltd
• PowerMe Pte.Ltd
• SATS Catering Pte Ltd
• Singapore Exchange Limited
• YCH DistriPark Pte Ltd

(List is non-exhaustive)

Occasionally, some other employers may offer specific positions for holiday internship directly through the Department. Such information is usually circulated to existing students via email.

The simplified UPIP workflow below serves as a quick reference for students and academic advisors:

Before starting UPIP:

1. Student seeks academic advisor to discuss intention and direction for UPIP;
2. Academic advisor gives advice and support, where applicable;
3. If UPIP is supported, student submits application online;
4. Academic advisor accepts the application online;
5. Student submits the workplan;
6. Academic advisor approves the workplan;
7. Student starts UPIP.

After UPIP has started/is in progress:

1. Student submits online weekly reports;
2. Academic advisor reviews the reports (at his/her discretion). For semester-long UPIP, student submits an online mid-term report on top of weekly reports.

At the end of UPIP:

1. Student submits the final paper report to the academic advisor/mentor;
2. Academic advisor is required to read the report before concluding the UPIP online.

For more specific details, refer to UPIP for students.

For employers who are keen to offer internships:

• For an internship to be offered as UPIP, it must last for exactly 10 weeks as students would receive modular credits upon completion.
• Internships that are shorter or longer than 10 weeks may still be offered as holiday internship through the NUS Centre for Future-ready Graduate. No modular credits are given for completing holiday internships but they are equally important in enhancing students’ learning experience.
• The Department and Faculty do not collate or screen applications. Students would send applications directly to the employer’s contact person.
• Employers would be required to complete some paperwork before the position may be open for registration. Please refer to UPIP for employers for more details.

The Academic Advisor for UPIP will be the student’s designated Academic Mentor, whose role is described here.

Note that the Academic Advisor would be re-assigned when a student switches to another major or department/faculty.

The Department’s coordinator for UPIP is Assoc Prof LEUNG Man Chun. His role is to assess the suitability of internships for students reading major in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Quantitative Finance.

There is no coordinator for holiday internships. Students and employers who are interested in those offered through the NUS Centre for Future-ready Graduate may visit the Centre’s website for more details and application procedure.