Singapore Prize will not only offer golf’s greatest golfers an opportunity to compete for an estimated prize pool of nearly $10 million, but will also serve as an important platform to highlight climate change awareness. The top team will win $3 Million while second-placed will receive $1.5 Million and third will get $500,000.
At an upcoming ceremony, this year’s Singapore Prize winner will be unveiled and displayed permanently on a plaque at their clubhouse as an ongoing memorial to all past awardees.
Dr Chuah Hui Chin, former President of the National Research Council will deliver the keynote address at this event and emphasize how this award honors distinguished scientists who contribute significantly to Singapore’s quest for excellence.
Since 2009, Singapore’s President of Singapore has presented three awards of distinction to outstanding scientists and engineers residing within his or her borders – The President’s Science and Technology Awards have become a cornerstone program to recognize their contributions, celebrated and honour their accomplishments and celebrate scientific advancement within his nation. Each category of the Awards are given equal consideration – The Presidential Medal, President’s Science Award and President’s Technology Award are distributed each year as the highest honours bestowed by him or her upon winners.
Several works have been shortlisted for this year’s Singapore Prize, introduced as part of programs to commemorate SG50 in 2014. Vincent Tong’s biography of notorious gangster Sam Hua, responsible for multiple deaths, won this prize, administered by NUS Department of History. Other contenders included Imperial Creatures by Timothy P. Barnard which explores human-animal relations during colonial Singapore as well as Sembawang by John Miksic which studies Singapore’s transformation into an eco-city state.
Attended by numerous celebrities – actors Hannah Waddingham and Sterling K Brown among them, as well as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Additionally, co-hosts wore outfits composed entirely of recycled materials to promote sustainability at this event. Tong chose a 10-year-old dark green Alexander McQueen blazer while Mbatha donned a silk dress by Stella McCartney known for their eco-friendly designs. Additionally, One Republic and Bastille, as well as US singer Bebe Rexha performed at this lavish night. Other attendees included actresses Yen and Mbatha as well as NUS students, with the event also live-streamed online. Winners of the Singapore Prize will be announced during an event hosted by the Singapore Prize Foundation and broadcast live by MediaCorp in December. Following #SGP2018 on social media to stay up-to-date, as finalists are profiled across SGP’s Facebook, Instagram and website pages as well as by public voting, the winners will be awarded both a trophy and cash prize of S$100,000. Results will be announced in January 2019!