Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS) 2025 – Singapore

May 19 - July 18, 2025

Apply

To apply for RIPS Singapore, visit: https://www.mathprograms.org/db/programs/1678 and follow the steps below:

  1. Review the program description/requirements and click on “Apply.”
  2. Login using your email address, choose your own password and check the “this is my first login…” checkbox on your first login.
  3. After login, fill out the Standard Coversheet. Make sure to enter your two reference writers.
  4. Click on “submit” and you will be redirected to the RIPS application form.
  5. Fill out the RIPS application form. For the “US VISA Status” question, select your country of citizenship. Also, make sure to check the box of the program(s) you would like to be considered for (Los Angeles, Singapore, or both). International students are only eligible for RIPS-LA.
  6. Make sure to submit/upload all the required documents: your resume/CV, transcripts (can be unofficial), and select two reference writers for this program. Make sure to check the boxes next to your reference writers’ names and click on the green arrow to send them an email request for a tailored reference letter (the system will email them the reference letter requests). Your reference writers won’t receive any letter requests unless you click on the green arrow and the status next to their names changes to “email sent.”
  7. Once you complete the application form and upload the required documents, click on “Apply.” Your submission is successful only if you see the “Thank you for submitting your application” screen right after submitting the form that states your application is complete and all required items have been submitted.
  8. You can check your Status page to see any status updates, and to see if your application is complete or to update it.

The application deadline is February 03, 2025 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time). No applications or reference letters will be accepted after the deadline.

RIPS is a program for students who are enrolled in or have just completed an undergraduate (bachelor’s) degree. Recent graduates who have received their degree no earlier than December 2024 may apply.

Please send your questions to rips@ipam.ucla.edu.