In my latest piece on Medium, I unpack the powers granted to the Authority, question areas of overreach and benchmark against Singapore's Cybersecurity Authority framework.
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1. NTU Nanyang Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Singapore. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/vkwonFWVHe
2. SMU Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Singapore. Full/partial tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/X7mhpvo748
3. SUTD Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Singapore. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/nDezRHxkiX
4. NUS MBA Scholarship: fully funded MBA in Singapore. Full/partial tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/Zp5WrhIoPi
5. University of Melbourne Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Australia. Full tuition. Deadline: October 31/April 30. https://t.co/Wi5BZRPoyP
6. Australian National University PhD: fully funded PhD in Australia. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/Gj01ujmH79
7. University of Sydney Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Australia. Full tuition. Deadline: September 15/March 15. https://t.co/KZIam7fy5I
8. Monash University Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Australia. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/MQWEilpoKz
9. University of Queensland Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Australia. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/f7fl564UUU
10. UNSW Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Australia. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/p296022k1F
11. University of Auckland Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in New Zealand. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/0zpU9z4O6X
12. University of Otago Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in New Zealand. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/UrP8TD6PD6
13. Victoria University Wellington: fully funded Master's/PhD in New Zealand. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/9FAyOfTrod
14. Chulalongkorn University LINK: fully funded Master's/PhD in Thailand. Full tuition. Deadline: April 17. https://t.co/L0WnVVWO2i
15. Mahidol University Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Thailand. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/XowS28EF01
16. Thammasat University Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Thailand. Full/partial tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/QwVmWMh3BW
17. Universiti Malaya Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Malaysia. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/4Sd9rOeeIn
18. Universiti Sains Malaysia: fully funded Master's/PhD in Malaysia. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/NdFZU6bOsu
19. Universiti Putra Malaysia: fully funded Master's/PhD in Malaysia. Full tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/jEY82qgI8Q
20. IIT Delhi Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in India. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/PMiKYqRqSF
21. IIT Bombay Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in India. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/UM500pZ5WF
22. IISc Bangalore Fellowship: fully funded PhD in India. Full funding. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/o6AwR644kq
23. NTU Taiwan International Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Taiwan. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/X4OURKmydK
24. National Taiwan University Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Taiwan. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/X4OURKmydK
25. University of Hong Kong Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Hong Kong. Full tuition. Deadline: December 1. https://t.co/SATb3FOOPW
26. CUHK Vice-Chancellor PhD: fully funded PhD in Hong Kong. Full tuition. Deadline: December 1. https://t.co/QQ77rW30qY
27. CityU Hong Kong PhD Scholarship: fully funded PhD in Hong Kong. Full tuition. Deadline: December 1. https://t.co/JziwuCdckC
28. HKUST Postgraduate Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Hong Kong. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/WKYLERLEl2
29. PolyU Hong Kong Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Hong Kong. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/YqdqHmjrTH
30. Macau University Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Macau. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/2mXIz7m2TH
31. Khalifa University Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in UAE. 100% tuition. Deadline: March. https://t.co/UJACL3PORf
32. KAUST Fellowship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Saudi Arabia. Full tuition. Deadline: January 15 (Round 2). https://t.co/J6VmQZIXQZ
33. MBZUAI Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in UAE. 100% tuition. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/Um6J1vNgwS
34. NYU Abu Dhabi Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's in UAE. Full tuition. Deadline: January. https://t.co/yktSWSQGa7
35. HBKU Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Qatar. 100% tuition. Deadline: February 1. https://t.co/nKfFsPBQ7e
36. Qatar University Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's in Qatar. Full tuition. Deadline: October. https://t.co/ageLVavj11
37. Georgetown Qatar Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's in Qatar. Merit-based full tuition. Deadline: January. https://t.co/v2037hXS7t
38. Weill Cornell Qatar: fully funded MD in Qatar. Full tuition. Deadline: October. https://t.co/ZzqoHGrUGD
39. Sultan Qaboos University: fully funded Master's/PhD in Oman. Full tuition. Deadline: September. https://t.co/zJ8KvNwvMu
Universiti Brunei Darussalam: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Brunei. Full tuition. Deadline: February 15. https://t.co/51ALiBCAw6
Europe
1. Chevening Scholarship: fully funded Master's in United Kingdom. Full tuition. Deadline: August-November (Annual). https://t.co/i26BkJHS3x
2. Commonwealth Master's Scholarship: fully funded Master's in United Kingdom. Full tuition. Deadline: October (Annual). https://t.co/t9BIpjzNr0
3. Commonwealth PhD Scholarship: fully funded PhD in United Kingdom. Full tuition. Deadline: October (Annual). https://t.co/kTtvKEqodp
4. Commonwealth Shared Scholarship: fully funded Master's in United Kingdom. Full tuition. Deadline: December (Annual). https://t.co/I0p4pUQgEC
5. DAAD EPOS Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Germany. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies by program (Sep-Dec). https://t.co/ittMzc0xVp
6. DAAD Research Grants: fully funded PhD/Research in Germany. €1,350-1,500/month. Deadline: October (Annual). https://t.co/dcMUKjwLAR
7. Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Germany. Full tuition. Deadline: March/September. https://t.co/2T8fMaRs0n
8. Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters: fully funded Master's in Multiple EU. Full tuition. Deadline: January-February (Annual). https://t.co/717rCUh004
9. Eiffel Excellence Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in France. Monthly allowance €1,181-1,700. Deadline: October-January. https://t.co/MHSNIVssnU
10. French Government Excellence Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in France. Monthly stipend. Deadline: Varies by country. https://t.co/9zA7150uue
11. Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship: fully funded PhD/Postdoc/Research in Switzerland. CHF 1,920-3,500/month. Deadline: September-December. https://t.co/xMHzRNobzI
12. Italian Government MAECI Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Italy. €9,000 grant. Deadline: March 26 (Annual). https://t.co/nUuGBAFmeQ
13. Stipendium Hungaricum: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Hungary. Full tuition. Deadline: January 15 (Annual). https://t.co/4WpPP0K5FK
14. Poland Stefan Banach NAWA: fully funded Master's in Poland. Full tuition. Deadline: March-April. https://t.co/aumJskH4Me
15. Swedish Institute Scholarship (SISGP): fully funded Master's in Sweden. Full tuition. Deadline: February (Annual). https://t.co/D3h4qUi1Fm
16. Czech Government Scholarship: fully funded Master's in Czech Republic. Full tuition. Deadline: September 30. https://t.co/YCaibo6pa2
17. OeAD Austria Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Austria. Monthly stipend. Deadline: Varies (Feb-Sep). https://t.co/PhWe55Lhve
18. Government of Ireland Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Ireland. €10,000 stipend. Deadline: March (Annual). https://t.co/OlaTYBCpES
19. Holland Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's in Netherlands. €5,000 one-time grant. Deadline: February-May. https://t.co/0KgEZD8dJS
20. Belgium ARES Scholarship: fully funded Master's in Belgium. Full tuition. Deadline: January-February. https://t.co/R4GSiRoR3t
21. Denmark Government Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Denmark. Full/partial tuition waiver. Deadline: Varies by university. https://t.co/tF6787ssG7
22. Norway Quota Scheme (discontinued): fully funded Master's/PhD in Norway. Varies. Deadline: Discontinued 2023. https://t.co/YfVq4fbIXi
23. Finland EDUFI Fellowship: fully funded Master's/PhD/Postdoc in Finland. €1,500-2,100/month. Deadline: February 1 (Annual). https://t.co/HgkOYPnW5u
24. Spain Government Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Spain. Full tuition. Deadline: March-May. https://t.co/mDUfk2ZlMC
25. Portugal FCT Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Portugal. Monthly stipend. Deadline: Varies by program. https://t.co/puXgpiItI6
26. Greek Government Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Greece. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/IhBCxr7RO4
27. Turkiye Burslari Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Turkey. Full tuition. Deadline: February 20 (Annual). https://t.co/dYTZvzY3sD
28. Russian Government Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Russia. Full tuition. Deadline: December-January. https://t.co/Pt2r6H4v4Z
29. Romania Government Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Romania. Full tuition. Deadline: March 15. https://t.co/A7HBrmzZQO
30. Slovakia National Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD/Research in Slovakia. €400-1,500/month depending on level. Deadline: April 30/October 31. https://t.co/N6Wn7gcCnh
31. Croatian Government Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's in Croatia. Partial/full tuition waiver. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/TbOBJEDMkF
32. Bulgaria Government Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Bulgaria. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/CNSI8Fd714
33. Slovenia Zois Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Slovenia. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/LMRIDV9rZS
34. Latvia State Scholarship: fully funded Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Latvia. €130-500/month. Deadline: April 1/October 1. https://t.co/P19mlJ2kM2
35. Lithuania State Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in Lithuania. Monthly stipend. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/jPjOx9vwtX
36. Estonia Scholarship Program: fully funded Master's/PhD in Estonia. €350-660/month. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/7HyVzk0VBU
37. Clarendon Fund Scholarship (Oxford): fully funded Master's/PhD in United Kingdom. Full tuition. Deadline: December/January (Annual). https://t.co/eHC5H2yC5k
38. Rhodes Scholarship (Oxford): fully funded Master's/PhD in United Kingdom. Full tuition. Deadline: July-October (varies by country). https://t.co/9hGKUeiOCr
39. Gates Cambridge Scholarship: fully funded Master's/PhD in United Kingdom. Full tuition. Deadline: October/December. https://t.co/s5Y9mYXdJW
40. Cambridge International Scholarship: fully funded PhD in United Kingdom. Full tuition. Deadline: December (Annual). https://t.co/m4SnN3eaOm
41. Oxford Pershing Square Scholarship: fully funded Master's/MBA in United Kingdom. Full tuition. Deadline: January. https://t.co/kwtXMGysCe
42. Warwick Chancellor's Scholarship: fully funded PhD in United Kingdom. Full tuition. Deadline: January. https://t.co/f5VdDhDpod
43. Imperial College PhD Scholarship: fully funded PhD in United Kingdom. Full tuition. Deadline: Varies by department. https://t.co/pyqdOT36qn
44. ETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship: fully funded Master's in Switzerland. CHF 12,000/semester. Deadline: November 30/December 15. https://t.co/kP8noTRNPq
45. EPFL Master Excellence Fellowship: fully funded Master's in Switzerland. CHF 10,000/semester. Deadline: December 15/April 30. https://t.co/iYwStNMCQ8
46. University of Geneva Excellence Fellowship: fully funded Master's in Switzerland. CHF 10,000-15,000/year. Deadline: March 15. https://t.co/KZAXtQCeyi
47. University of Lausanne Master's Grant: fully funded Master's in Switzerland. CHF 1,600/month for 2 years. Deadline: November 1. https://t.co/KuMms3nCBI
48. TU Munich HEIBRiDS Scholarship: fully funded PhD in Germany. Full funding. Deadline: January. https://t.co/NAgK2XfIiy
49. Heidelberg University Scholarship: fully funded PhD in Germany. Full funding. Deadline: Varies. https://t.co/qeUcYAmcRo
50. Humboldt Research Fellowship: fully funded Postdoc in Germany. €3,170-4,465/month. Deadline: Rolling. https://t.co/X34exI2asB
I recently found this note to myself:
No sense in thinking small. Don't water down your vision. A remarkable amount can be accomplished if you are willing to think longer term than most and work hard each day.
Bachelor’s in Mathematics & Statistics
Master’s in Applied Statistics & Data Science
Now a PhD in Computer Science 💜
If I had to do it all over again…
I’d choose this path every single time.💜
After seven years of intense work, I am excited to announce that my new book, The Law of the Sublime, will be out in November. and is now available for pre-order (see link below).
The book is designed to expand your mind, and to reveal to you a world to explore beyond what you consider reality: the realm of the Sublime.
This adventure does not require travel, drugs, or any form of external stimulation.
It only requires a new pair of eyes to see the extraordinary all around you.
Through stories, exercises, and meditations, the book will immerse you in the Sublime and forever transform how you experience life.
An Open Letter to PhD Students
(From Supervisor)
Dear Student
This is an exciting time for you as you embark on your journey towards a doctoral degree. As your supervisor, I thought I should write to welcome you and give you a few handy hints that may help both of us to survive this long journey.
We both have much to learn. Although we have exchanged emails, we do not know each other well. I feel at the outset, we have to display the good in us, and hide the crazy. Over the next three years this balance will switch, as we each reveal our true selves.
My role is to guide you through the minefield that is the modern research process. You will learn how to identify gaps in knowledge, critically review literature, pose useful research questions, devise testable hypotheses, acquire the necessary ethical approvals, collect and analyse data and so on.
But remember I am not your sister, nor your mother, nor am I your counsellor – I am not your friend either. Some supervisors regularly socialise with their students. I do not. I am really not interested in the matters of your life. I understand life events will impact on your work, and I will be very sympathetic and talk through practical solutions. But I am not your emotional support – that’s what family and real friends are for.
At the beginning of this journey, I will provide leadership and instruction. But a PhD is an evolving process towards independence as a researcher, so by the end you will be in control of supervisions and you will be telling me what you need from me. I am very happy to see this happen. It is as it should be.
You do not need to be a genius to do a PhD. It certainly helps if you are bright, but some surprisingly unbright people seem to pass. The main characteristic you need in spades is ‘stickability’ – a ‘never give up’ attitude, and a willingness to suck up all problems that come your way (and they will), and find solutions to them.
But not everyone who gets a PhD becomes a Professor – so it is crucial that you make the most of opportunities to acquire other transferable life-skills that will be useful in non-academic fields.
Your PhD research is unlikely to change the world. I’m sorry to break bad news, but there it is. For most people, PhD research is the vehicle they use to demonstrate that they have the skills and abilities to be taken seriously as a researcher. If you can change the world as well, then that is a bonus. But don’t expect it.
Not everyone who embarks upon a PhD will pass with flying colours. I can (and will) give you my best advice at all times, but I am not responsible for your final thesis – you are.
Although we start, with me ahead of you, but by the end we will be equal, and in some areas you will be my superior. This is also as it should be. For a brief, shining moment, you should be the world expert in a tiny prescribed area of the topic you have chosen to study.
I receive no specific reward or financial gain for the pleasure of supervising you – so yes, I do expect my name to go on any publishable papers which may emerge from your data. If no publishable papers emerge, I will be frankly disappointed.
During your tenure, you will experience some kind of personal crisis (illness, bereavement, relationship problems, and so on). And, if you escape these, then your research will be plagued by some major drama (vital equipment failure, collapse, & then sudden disappearance from the planet).
Again, I will be sympathetic and practical.
Time out is always an option, to stop the clock ticking. But your final examiner will not care about your troubles. You are judged on what you produce and how you defend it in the viva – not on how much effort it took you to overcome life’s obstacles to get there.
So now, are you sitting comfortably? Then let us begin.
Good luck – and may your journey be fruitful,
Your Supervisor
Many students who learn English as a foreign language have a hard time using punctuation marks correctly.
Here's a simple guide to help you with punctuation marks:
1. Comma ,
A comma is used:
Before "and, but, or, so, yet" when they connect two independent clauses, e.g., It was raining, and I was carrying an umbrella.
Around extra information, e.g., My friend, who lives next door, invited me to party.
After introductory phrases, e.g. After the game, he went home.
2. Semi colon ;
A semicolon is used instead of a comma and a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so — remember FANBOYS)
Instead of:
I like coffee, but I don't drink it every day.
you can write:
I like coffee; I don't drink it every day.
3. Colon :
Used to introduce lists.
My paper focuses on three themes: nationalism, religion, and literature.
4. Apostrophe '
Used in contractions like Don't, Can't, etc.
Also used for possession. Pay attention to singular and plural nouns.
The boy's desk (singlular).
For pluran nouns, the apostrophe comes after "s."
The teachers' cafeteria.
5. Quotation marks (Double and single)
Double quotation marks are used for direct quotes.
He argues, "Translation in not a neutral affair."
Single quote marks are used for a quote within a quote.
He said, "The term 'world literature' is difficult to define."
6. Hyphen -
Used to create compound adjectives like well-known, well-paid, etc. when the come before a noun, e.g., a well-known scholar, a well-paid job.
7. En dash –
Used mainly for ranges
Monday–Friday
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8. Em dash —
Very versatile punctuation mark.
Used to add extra information or interruption.
The result is clear—we need to revise our research methodology.
Also, used in place of commas and colon.
Think back on the moments when you felt deeply and personally connected to an activity. Think about the pleasure it brought you. In such activities are signs of your true purpose.
Derek Sivers said it right:
“Mastery is the best goal because the rich can’t buy it, the impatient can’t rush it, the privileged can’t inherit it, and nobody can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work. Mastery is the ultimate status.”