Innovation & Enterprise Award
The judging committee is looking for companies that demonstrate high degree of innovation, market validation of their product/service, scalability of their business model, international recognition and their commercial/social impact.
» Award of up to $100,000 each
» Up to 2 Awards per year
Please submit your electronically form before 15 Feb 2012 to ieaward@nus.edu.sg.
How to apply
To be eligible, the companies should be innovation-based ventures and should also have some NUS linkage, including utilising NUS technology, being founded by NUS staff/ex-staff, student or alumni or being incubated by NUS. The company should also be revenue generating.
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Judging guidelines
Degree of innovation
New product or product enhancement - technology or design or new business model, etc.
Validation of business model
Revenue, profitability, customers, corporate partnerships, etc.
Scalability and growth potential
What does it take to scale up the business and growth rate, etc.
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.
Company category
The finalists for the Promising Start-up Award may be expected to present their company's accomplishment to the judging committee.