Singapore Prize is a biennial award given to authors for outstanding published works in Chinese, English or Malay. The winner of this competition receives both a cash prize as well as an engraved trophy. It is Singapore’s second highest literary prize, after the Epigram Books Fiction Prize.
A healthy civil society requires individuals who are committed to their communities and, at pivotal moments, will put the common good before their own interests. This award recognizes and encourages such altruism.
The NUS Singapore History Prize is awarded by a jury of five judges appointed by the President of NUS. The prize is meant to highlight and reward the best research in Singapore history. The winning paper will be based on original and creative work, and the judges will take into account its wider impact in the field of Singapore history.
This year’s winners of the NUS Singapore History Prize were announced at a ceremony in May at the National Museum of Singapore. The prize was awarded to papers that examined key issues and developments in Singapore’s past, including the impact of global events on the city-state and its people. The winner was chosen from the shortlist of papers which had been nominated earlier in the year.
In his opening remarks at the ceremony, NUS President Koh Poh Chee thanked the prize’s jury for its work and congratulated them on producing such outstanding research. He also acknowledged the contribution that this research makes to Singapore’s intellectual heritage and the development of its citizens.
NUS also announced the 2024 shortlist of the NUS Singapore History Prize, which includes seven books and a film. The shortlist was curated by the NUS History Department, and included titles such as Seven Hundred Years of Singapore (2019) by Kwa Chong Guan, Tan Tai Yong, Peter Borschberg and Derek Heng; Sembawang (2020) by Kamaladevi Aravindan; Home Is Where We Are (2020) by Jeremy Tiang; and Imperial Creatures (2019) by Timothy P. Barnard.
The NUS History Prize is supported by the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, which is presented to cities that demonstrate leadership in creating liveable, sustainable and vibrant urban communities. This year’s prize was awarded to Vienna.
On Monday, November 6, prominent buildings across the Lion City lit up green to mark the arrival of this year’s 15 Earthshot Prize Finalists and celebrate their inspiring work on solving the planet’s biggest environmental challenges. This kicks off Earthshot Week in the city, featuring a series of special events and initiatives to showcase sustainability successes and capture the spirit of the prize’s vision. The event is co-hosted by United for Wildlife and NUS. For more information, visit here. The full list of participating buildings can be found here. NUS is proud to support this global initiative. This is one of many ways that we contribute to the social well-being of Singaporeans. NUS’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities include education, healthcare and the arts. We also provide funding to community organisations to carry out social service and welfare work in our local neighbourhoods and beyond.