Day: December 10, 2024

The Singapore Prize recognizes publications that have had a substantial effect on our understanding of Singapore history, in support of Singapore’s 50th birthday celebrations. Established to recognize books both scholarly and accessible for general readers about our history.

On 7 November in Singapore, the 2023 winners were revealed at a gala awards ceremony hosted by Mediacorp Campus. Each winner received an S$1 million catalytic prize to expand their solutions further. Accion Andina, GRST, WildAid Marine Program, S4S Technologies and Boomitra were the lucky recipients of such prizes.

This year’s competition attracted an astounding record number of submissions from across Asia – Bahrain, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand Portugal Saudi Arabia Scotland Sweden. Entries across eight categories ranged from memoirs and fiction writings through poetry cookbooks travel guides and travelogues to be read aloud at an awards event on November 11th 2016.

Established in 2012, this prize honours excellence in art education through high-quality artwork produced by secondary school students from Bahrain, Chester, Gibraltar, Ireland, Jersey London Mauritius New Zealand Monaco Portugal Saudi Arabia Singapore. Applicants are required to submit works that demonstrate highest standards in terms of content composition and technique – the winning pieces being selected by an esteemed panel of judges at the end of year for final judging and the ultimate winner announced!

The Christopher Bathurst KC Prize honors Christopher Bathurst, Viscount Bledisloe of Lymington QC who died recently and who developed an extensive practice in Southeast Asia as a member of Fountain Court Chambers. It will award both a cash prize of $1,000,000 as well as $500,000 towards charity of their choosing.

Professor Rajeev Patke is the Director of Humanities Division at Yale-NUS College and Associate Professor of English Literature. His expertise lies in modernism and postcoloniality literature studies; with six books and numerous articles to his credit on modernism/postcoloniality themes. An experienced translator, Rajeev has translated various Chinese authors for Penguin Books, Epigram Publishing, the Human Sciences Research Council of Canada (HSRC), Giramondo Books and Rinchen Books among many others.

Shelly Bryant divides her time between Shanghai and Singapore as a poet, writer, translator and editor of poetry anthologies for Alban Lake Books and Celestial Books. Her translation of Sheng Keyi’s Northern Girls made the shortlist for Man Asian Literary Prize 2012.

The Christopher Bathurst KC, Viscount Bledisloe Prize was created to honour Christopher Bathurst KC Viscount Bledisloe a senior member of Fountain Court Chambers London with significant practice in Singapore. It will provide its winner with money that they can use towards furthering their legal career and share knowledge within the legal profession. It will be given out annually starting with its inaugural awarding in 2024.

The Hongkong Prize is a merit-based award that recognizes scientific research with significant societal benefits. The selection process for this prize is independent from sponsorship or personal interests, so as to attract top researchers to Hong Kong universities and labs and promote collaboration among them. Past winners have included journalists exposing human rights abuses, activists fighting for democracy in their home nations and community service workers working within marginalized communities.

This year’s prize was given to five Hong Kong university scholars for their contributions in artificial intelligence and robotics, life science, new materials and energy and advanced manufacturing. Funded by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, one of Asia’s most generous prize providers, is given to five scholars at Hong Kong universities for work done in artificial intelligence/robotics/life science/new materials/energy and advanced manufacturing. Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited’s award is one of Asia’s largest. Winning researchers can conduct further research at Hong Kong laboratories/universities which will enable them to expand knowledge further while making connections with experts around the world in their field.

Winners of this competition will not only receive a monetary prize but will also have the opportunity to attend an awards ceremony and gain exposure in the media – this can help build your writing reputation and increase the odds of future contests! However, before entering, it is vital that you carefully read through any rules or regulations to avoid fraud or scams.

Are You an Aspiring Author? The Hongkong Prize Is An Excellent Starting Point. This esteemed writing contest is open to residents of Southeast Asia, mainland China and internationally – simply apply online beginning March 1st and you will be selected in three waves – Southeast Asian Residents first followed by mainland Chinese and then international applicants.

Established in 1996 to honor one teacher’s passion for history education and belief that students should gain an in-depth knowledge of Hong Kong, this prize has since become an outstanding benchmark of historical education and raised awareness of Hong Kong’s rich cultural heritage. The winner will receive both cash prize and an engraved statuette as awards.

Hong Kong is an emerging science hub with world-class facilities. The Hongkong Prize, an independent merit-based award that recognizes scientists who publish scientific research with societal benefits, is chosen by an independent expert panel free from sponsorship and personal interests. Past winners have included journalists who expose human-rights violations; activists fighting for democracy; community service workers helping marginalized communities; and doctors performing ground-breaking medical procedures.

Each year, the Hong Kong Academy of the Arts presents five awards in various categories – Lifetime Achievement and Early Career Contribution among them – that honor Hong Kong as an international gateway. As is evidenced in their prize design for winners, which juxtaposes pearl and jade amulet symbols that hold positive connotations in both Chinese and Western cultures; it pays homage to Hong Kong’s unique role as an intersection.