Reaching greatness in any sport takes many years of hard work, which explains why only a select few athletes succeed at winning an Olympic medal. To encourage more athletes towards this ultimate goal, the Singapore National Olympic Council created a plan known as Major Games Award Programme which has been in existence for over 30 years now and gives medal-winners cash bonuses as incentives.
President’s Science and Technology Awards was created to honour Singapore’s outstanding scientists and engineers. Formerly known as National Science and Technology Awards, these accolades were elevated to Presidential level in 2009. These awards seek to inspire future scientific talent by honoring researchers who have made substantial contributions towards Singapore’s research and development efforts across various fields of study.
Singapore has long been renowned as a financial center, yet in recent decades its economy has undergone dramatic change, moving away from being services-based towards industrial manufacturing. To support this shift, Singapore has implemented several initiatives designed to promote innovation and stimulate economic growth – among them is their Smart Nation initiative which includes numerous programs fostering an innovative culture while encouraging adoption of new technologies.
Additionally, the country has implemented policies to promote more women into STEM fields through funding and policy changes. For instance, government has established several schemes offering companies incentives for hiring women as employees and increasing diversity at work – these programmes have proven immensely successful at increasing women in the STEM industry.
The NUS Singapore History Prize, established in 2014 and endowed by an anonymous donor inspired by Kishore Mahbubani’s article “Three Stories to Strengthen Singapore Spirit”, published in The Straits Times on 12 April 2014. Since its establishment, this prize has expanded and now includes an Arts & Multimedia Category as well as an award for young authors.
Nominations for the 2027 NUS Singapore History Prize for Arts and Multimedia are open to works produced or translated into English with no restriction as to date of production; they must address Singaporean history while stimulating new insights or sparking imagination among Singaporeans. A panel of judges for this prize will be chaired by former diplomat and distinguished fellow at NUS Asia Research Institute Kishore Mahbubani.
At the 2024 Singapore Literature Prize, Kenfoo’s Cockman (2022), which depicts an alien chicken landing on Earth as a human, took home both awards in English comic or graphic novel genres and debut novel writing categories respectively. Author Akshita Nanda won best English debut author for Nimita’s Place which explores two women navigating family expectations in India and Singapore while splitting Chinese fiction awards between Chia Joo Ming’s book Kian Kok and Wong Koi Tet’s short story collection Black Panther respectively.