Innovation & Enterprise Award
As part of the selection criteria, the judging committee will be looking for factors such as the innovativeness of the technology, commercial and social impact, and whether the individual has received any international awards or other forms of recognition.
» Award of $10,000 each
» Up to 2 Awards per year
Please submit your form electronically before 15 Feb 2012 to ieaward@nus.edu.sg.
How to apply
To be eligible, nominees must be NUS staff, ex-staff, students or alumni. In addition, they should have been involved in licensing or commercialization of innovations in recent years. Entries for this award must be nominated by a third party. The nomination must be acknowledged and accepted by nominee.
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Judging guidelines
Commercialisation of licensed inventions in the recent years.
Number of licenses, stage of commercial development, impact of research collaboration with industry, etc
Financial returns
Licensing or royalties generated, potential royalty income, etc
Innovativeness
Novelty of technologies, patents awarded, etc
Commercial Impact
Market demand and market penetration, track record of attracting follow-on funding to further develop the technology , attracted industry or equity investment.
International Recognition
Other awards or recognition received.
Social Impact
Impact on the society by the research or innovation.
Judging Process
The judging panel will comprise prominent entrepreneurs, business leaders, experienced investors and accomplished NUS academia. Where appropriate, additional resource persons, who have relevant expertise in the technology domain or industry/market, may be invited to join the judging panel to provide their expert advice and input.
Individual category
The finalists for the Outstanding NUS Innovator Award may be required to be present for an interview on their inventions and commercialization with the judging committee.