KRISfam Fund Outstanding Student Award in Entrepreneurship & Innovation

The KRISfam Fund Outstanding Student Award in Entrepreneurship & Innovation is established at SIT to support entrepreneurship and innovation while recognising academic excellence among students pursuing a full-time undergraduate degree programme under the Information Communications Technology Cluster.

The award will be given out from Academic Year 2022/23 onwards.
 

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

The candidates must meet the following criteria:

  • Graduating student from a full-time undergraduate degree programme under the Information Communications Technology Cluster
  • Achieved outstanding academic results as the Institute may in its sole discretion determine
  • Demonstrated specific intent to be self-entrepreneurial by way of quick pitch to the Selection Committee (comprising senior faculty and staff members of the Institute). Candidates should show their intention to start up a new business in Singapore
  • Preference will be given to graduating students who have completed the end-to-end innovation (e2ei) framework
  • Made significant contributions beyond academic studies to the Institute or the community as determined by the Institute in its sole discretion

Benefits of the Award

Certificate and Cash Prize of S$8,000 

In cases where the application is of an exceptional quality, the Cash Prize may be increased up to S$10,000
 

About the Donor

This award has been made possible with a gift from KRISfam Fund through the Community Foundation of Singapore, with the intent to support innovation and entrepreneurship while recognising academic excellence among students pursuing a full-time undergraduate degree programme under the Information Communications Technology Cluster.