New scholarships for semiconductor talent, under tie-up between Micron and polys

27 Sep 2023

Twenty new scholarships will be offered each year to students passionate about engineering and looking to enter the semiconductor industry under an agreement that US chipmaker Micron Technology signed on Wednesday with five polytechnics. Besides scholarships to attract new talent, the collaboration will see the computer memory maker commit to providing upskilling and continuing education and training (CET) programmes to those already in the industry. The chipmaker said it is the first semiconductor firm to partner polytechnics here to provide their students with a holistic and structured programme as they study a semiconductor curriculum. The five polytechnics are NYP, NP, RP, SP and TP. Micron said it also plans to offer internships to at least 100 third-year students identified by the polytechnics every year. They will spend four to six months at the various Micron sites here and undertake projects involving problem-solving and innovations. 

[The Straits Times]