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Promotion Submission Timeline

ACP

For promotion to be effective from January 2027 (Updated as at 7 July 2026)

Proposed Title (Clinical Track)	Submission Date
Professor	15 May 2026
Associate Professor	1 Jul 2026
Assistant Professor	15 Jul 2026

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Professor Tenured	15 Dec 2025
Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	16 Mar 2026
Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	16 Mar 2026
Associate Professor Tenured	15 Dec 2025
Associate Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	16 Mar 2026
Associate Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	16 Mar 2026
Assistant Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Apr 2026
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research)	15 May 2026
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Educator / Practice)	15 Jul 2026

Proposed Title (Adjunct Track)	Submission Date
Professor	15 May 2026
Associate Professor	1 Jul 2026
Assistant Professor	15 Jul 2026

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Principal Research Scientist	15 May 2026
Senior Principal Research Scientist	16 Mar 2026

For promotion to be effective from July 2027 (Updated as at 7 July 2026)

Proposed Title (Clinical Track)	Submission Date
Professor	16 Nov 2026
Associate Professor	9 Dec 2026
Assistant Professor	9 Dec 2026

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	18 Sep 2026
Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	18 Sep 2026
Associate Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Associate Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	18 Sep 2026
Associate Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	18 Sep 2026
Assistant Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	16 Oct 2026
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research)	16 Nov 2026
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Educator / Practice)	15 Jan 2027

Proposed Title (Adjunct Track)	Submission Date
Professor	16 Nov 2026
Associate Professor	9 Dec 2026
Assistant Professor	9 Dec 2026

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Principal Research Scientist	16 Nov 2026
Senior Principal Research Scientist	18 Sep 2026

For promotion to be effective from January 2028 (Updated as at 28 July 2026)

Proposed Title (Clinical Track)	Submission Date
Professor	14 May 2027
Associate Professor	1 Jul 2027
Assistant Professor	1 Jul 2027

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Mar 2027
Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	15 Mar 2027
Associate Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Associate Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Mar 2027
Associate Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	15 Mar 2027
Assistant Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Apr 2027
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research)	14 May 2027
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Educator / Practice)	15 Jul 2027

Proposed Title (Adjunct Track)	Submission Date
Professor	14 May 2027
Associate Professor	1 Jul 2027
Assistant Professor	1 Jul 2027

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Principal Research Scientist	14 May 2027
Senior Principal Research Scientist	15 Mar 2027

For promotion to be effective from July 2028 (Updated as at 28 July 2026)

Proposed Title (Clinical Track)	Submission Date
Professor	15 Nov 2027
Associate Professor	2 Jan 2028
Assistant Professor	2 Jan 2028

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Sep 2027
Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	15 Sep 2027
Associate Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Associate Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Sep 2027
Associate Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	15 Sep 2027
Assistant Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Oct 2027
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research)	15 Nov 2027
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Educator / Practice)	14 Jan 2028

Proposed Title (Adjunct Track)	Submission Date
Professor	15 Nov 2027
Associate Professor	2 Jan 2028
Assistant Professor	2 Jan 2028

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Principal Research Scientist	15 Nov 2027
Senior Principal Research Scientist	15 Sep 2027

For general enquiries, please contact your respective ACP-in-charge.

For titles marked Refer to OFA, please check with your ACP-in-charge for exact submission timelines.

SRP

For promotion to be effective from January 2027 (Updated as at 28 July 2026)

Proposed Title (Clinical Track)	Submission Date
Professor	22 Jul 2026
Associate Professor	15 Sep 2026
Assistant Professor	15 Sep 2026

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Professor Tenured	23 Feb 2026
Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	25 May 2026
Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	25 May 2026
Associate Professor Tenured	23 Feb 2026
Associate Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	25 May 2026
Associate Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	25 May 2026
Assistant Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	23 Jun 2026
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research)	22 Jul 2026
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Educator / Practice)	15 Sep 2026

Proposed Title (Adjunct Track)	Submission Date
Professor	22 Jul 2026
Associate Professor	15 Sep 2026
Assistant Professor	15 Sep 2026

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Principal Research Scientist	22 Jul 2026
Senior Principal Research Scientist	25 May 2026

For promotion to be effective from July 2027 (Updated as at 28 July 2026)

Proposed Title (Clinical Track)	Submission Date
Professor	15 Jan 2027
Associate Professor	15 Mar 2027
Assistant Professor	15 Mar 2027

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	16 Nov 2026
Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	16 Nov 2026
Associate Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Associate Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	16 Nov 2026
Associate Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	16 Nov 2026
Assistant Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Dec 2026
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research)	15 Jan 2027
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Educator / Practice)	15 Mar 2027

Proposed Title (Adjunct Track)	Submission Date
Professor	15 Jan 2027
Associate Professor	15 Mar 2027
Assistant Professor	15 Mar 2027

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Principal Research Scientist	15 Jan 2027
Senior Principal Research Scientist	16 Nov 2026

For promotion to be effective from January 2028 (Updated as at 28 July 2026)

Proposed Title (Clinical Track)	Submission Date
Professor	15 Jul 2027
Associate Professor	15 Sep 2027
Assistant Professor	15 Sep 2027

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	14 May 2027
Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	14 May 2027
Associate Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Associate Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	14 May 2027
Associate Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	14 May 2027
Assistant Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Jun 2027
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research)	15 Jul 2027
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Educator / Practice)	15 Sep 2027

Proposed Title (Adjunct Track)	Submission Date
Professor	15 Jul 2027
Associate Professor	15 Sep 2027
Assistant Professor	15 Sep 2027

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Principal Research Scientist	15 Jul 2027
Senior Principal Research Scientist	14 May 2027

For promotion to be effective from July 2028 (Updated as at 28 July 2026)

Proposed Title (Clinical Track)	Submission Date
Professor	14 Jan 2028
Associate Professor	15 Mar 2028
Assistant Professor	15 Mar 2028

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Nov 2027
Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	15 Nov 2027
Associate Professor Tenured	Refer to OFA*
Associate Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Nov 2027
Associate Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research / Educator / Practice)	15 Nov 2027
Assistant Professor Tenure-Track (without Tenure award)	15 Dec 2027
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Research)	14 Jan 2028
Assistant Professor Non-Tenure Track (Educator / Practice)	15 Mar 2028

Proposed Title (Adjunct Track)	Submission Date
Professor	14 Jan 2028
Associate Professor	15 Mar 2028
Assistant Professor	15 Mar 2028

Proposed Title	Submission Date
Principal Research Scientist	14 Jan 2028
Senior Principal Research Scientist	15 Nov 2027

For any general enquiries, please contact us at ofadossiers@duke-nus.edu.sg.

For titles marked Refer to OFA, please email ofadossiers@duke-nus.edu.sg to confirm submission timelines.

Please note:

There is no guarantee the promotion effective date will adhere even though dossiers are submitted by the submission deadline due to for example, changes in APT Committee, ARC and / or GB meeting dates, clarifications sought by academic committees that require the candidate to address, etc.
Dossiers for appointment or conversion cases may be submitted anytime.

2026 Duke-NUS ARC Meeting Dates	2026 Duke-NUS GB Meeting Dates
4 Nov 26	19 Nov 26

2027 Duke-NUS ARC Meeting Dates	2027 Duke-NUS GB Meeting Dates
11 Feb 27	31 Mar 27
5 May 27	27 May 27
18 Aug 27	27 Jul 27
3 Nov 27	23 Nov 27

Please note that the ARC and GB meeting dates are applicable only to selected Tenure, Research, Educator, Practice track, Principal Research Scientist, and Senior Principal Research Scientist Appointments and Promotions.