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SINGAPORE FINTECH FESTIVAL FINTECH EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2025

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Application Deadline: 25 July 2025, 23:59.

LOCATION: Singapore

The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) FinTech Excellence Awards 2025, organized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore FinTech Association (SFA), serve as a beacon of excellence within the FinTech ecosystem, recognizing the remarkable contribution of both corporate entities and individual contributors. The awards underscore the innovative strides made in the field of financial technology. This is a prestigious awards ceremony in Singapore that shines the spotlight on those who have made extraordinary contributions to the industry’s meteoric rise on the global stage.

ELIGIBILITY:

Emerging FinTech Award: Incorporated within the past three years with a FinTech solution implemented/deployed in any part of the world.

The FinTech company’s core business must be related to the finance industry.

The FinTech company does not need to be a regulated entity in Singapore.

Financial Inclusivity Award: The company must have implemented/deployed a solution with the objective of promoting financial inclusion and improving access to financial services (e.g. microinsurance, peer-to-peer lending).

The company’s core business must be related to the finance industry.

The company does not need to be a regulated entity in Singapore.

Regulatory Leader Award: The company must have implemented/deployed an innovative solution to support regulatory compliance and governance.

The company’s core business must be related to the finance industry.

The company does not need to be a regulated entity in Singapore.

Sustainable Innovator Award: The company must have implemented/deployed an ESG solution adopted by corporates.

The company’s core business must be related to the finance industry.

The company does not need to be a regulated entity in Singapore.

Thematic—AI Champion: AI solution deployed or implemented by corporates.

You may register and submit your proposal here.

BENEFIT:

Emerging FinTech Award: 1st Place: S$50,000

Financial Inclusivity Award: 1st Place: S$50,000

Regulatory Leader Award: 1st Place: S$50,000

Sustainable Innovator Award: 1st Place: S$50,000

Thematic—AI Champion: 1st Place: S$50,000

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Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

SUSS PHD SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 15 March 2025

LOCATION: Singapore

The SUSS PhD Scholarship aims to support applicants who have demonstrated academic excellence and whose proposed research aligns with the research focus of the Singapore University of Social Sciences and expertise of their faculty.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be an applicant seeking admission to one of the three PhD programmes offered by SUSS, and have at least a 2nd Upper Class Honours Degree from a reputable university or equivalent qualifications. The three PhD programmes are:

the Doctor of Philosophy programme offered by the Office of Graduate Studies;

the Doctor of Philosophy programme (Gerontology) offered by S R Nathan School of Human Development; and

the Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) programme offered by the School of Science and Technology.

You must study full-time in the PhD programme.

You should not participate in any occupation or business during the programme, unless the prior written approval of SUSS has been obtained. 

You must not be receiving another sponsorship/scholarship from any other organisations.

The scholarship is awarded for the minimum period required to complete the PhD programme, up to maximum four (4) years.

Please read through the Terms and Conditions for the scholarship before applying.

Scholar is to provide 400 hours of teaching assistance and/or research assistance under the Graduate Assistantship Programme. Scholar will not be paid any remuneration for the hours clocked under the Graduate Assistantship Programme.

Shortlisted applicants will be notified to attend an interview by end May for July semester and end November for January semester.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship covers the tuition fees, miscellaneous fees and a monthly stipend as follows:

 Before Qualifying ExaminationAfter Qualifying Examination
Singapore CitizenS$2,800S$3,300
Permanent ResidentS$2,400S$2,900
International StudentS$2,200S$2,700
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