Join the FASS
Social Incubator Programme (SIP)!

CREATE IMPACT TO SOCIETY

Win $10,000 seed funding and bring your ideas to life!

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Why Join?

If you are a NUS student with innovative ideas to improve society and seeking the opportunity to bring them to life, this is the programme for you! You will have the opportunity to collaborate with fellow NUS students, form dynamic teams, and develop innovative solutions to drive positive social change.

Join the SIP Pitch Competition to pitch your ideas to our panel of judges. The winning team will receive $10,000 seed fund to kickstart your ideas.

Spearhead your very own social project and make a difference in the cause you stand for!

You have great ideas but don't have a full team yet? Join the SIP Networking Event! Read on for more information.

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About the SIP

How did the SIP come about?

The former residents of Normanton Park residents shares NUS FASS vision of bettering our society and generously set up the SIP with the proceeds from the en bloc sale of the Normanton Park estate. This creates an exciting platform for students to innovate and develop social solutions that drive positive impacts on society.

What does the SIP entail?

  • Registration of interest (Aug 2023)
  • Networking session (Sep 2023)
  • Submission of teams and indication of Pitch Competition proposal topic (Oct 2023)
  • Submission of proposal (Dec 2023)
  • Shortlist of Teams (Jan 2024)
  • Pitch Competition (Feb 2024)

Who can join?

This programme is open to ALL current NUS students. You just need to have at least 1 FASS student in the main committee of your team. No prior experience in pitch competition is required.

Join us for the Networking Session on 30 September 2023 to network, find teammates and/or get to know more about the programme.

SIP Timeline

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Join the SIP Networking Event

Looking for like-minded people to collaborate with to bring your ideas to life? Or questions about SIP buzzing in your mind? No worries, we've got you!

Join the SIP Networking Event on 30 September 2023 (Sat) morning – A place to connect, collaborate, and find your dream team through exciting activities and bond over great food! This is the perfect recipe for creating meaningful connections and step closer to realizing your social entrepreneurship initiative and solutions!

More details will be shared via email after you register your interest for SIP

 

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About the SIP Pitch Competition

This is the platform for you and your team to pitch your social entrepreneurship initiative and solutions. Submit your proposal and the shortlisted teams will be invited to pitch for the $10,000 seed fund.

A broad pitch scope is offered to provide a wide latitude for your solutioning to help the vulnerable communities.

*FASS students will receive 40 points for your Career Compass Module in the academic year upon successful submission of your proposal for the Pitch Competition.
*The winning team will receive $10,000 seed funding and mentorship to bring your ideas to life in the next 1 year!

Pitch Topic

Impactful social innovations/social practices that aim to meet social needs in a better way than the existing solutions in any of the following areas: healthcare, active aging, at-risk youth, mental wellness, family care, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable communities.

The proposal criteria will be shared via email after registration.

Judging Criteria

A panel of judges will assess the proposal submissions and shortlist the eligible teams for the Pitch Competition. The proposal and Pitch Competition will be assessed based on the following criteria:

  • Objective
  • Social Impact
  • Creativity and Innovativeness
  • Scalability
  • Sustainability

Frequently Asked Questions

SIP brings a platform for NUS students to form multi-disciplinary teams and pitch their innovative ideas to improve social issues and drive positive change. On top of receiving $10,000 seed fund, the winning team will also receive mentorship to guide them towards bringing the idea to life.

The SIP Networking Event aims to connect like-minded NUS students interested in social entrepreneurship or projects. If you have an impactful social innovation and still seeking for people to team up with, this event will provide you with the opportunity to find your potential teammates through fun activities and food! Even if you already have a team, this event provides a platform for you to get to know each other better.

The SIP Networking Event is on 30 September 2023, Saturday morning. Further details will be sent via email to registered participants.

It is recommend for your main committee team size to be 4-6 members so that you can have one person to take care of certain aspects. Students from different years of study and faculties can team up as long as at least one FASS student is on your main committee. You may have sub-committees to support your project.

Yes! In fact, we welcome multi-disciplinary teams to bring a wider dimension of skills and ideas to the projects.

Additionally, FASS students who successfully submit a proposal for the Pitch Competition will earn 40 points towards their Career Compass Module for the academic year.

Final year students can participate in this programme if they form a team with any NUS students who are from the lower years. As the winning team will be given seed funding and mentorship in the next one year to carry out their project, we want to ensure that there will still be existing students to see through the programme.

We are looking for impactful social innovations/practices that aim to meet social needs in a better way than the existing solutions in any of the following areas of healthcare, active aging, at-risk youth, mental wellness, family care, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable communities.

Absolutely! You are welcome to submit your proposal if your ideas address social needs effectively not in the above listed. We encourage a wide range of innovative social solutions.

The Pitch Competition allows you to pitch your social ideas to a panel of judges. The winning team will be awarded $10,000 seed funding, along with mentorship to bring the ideas to reality.

The seed fund will have to be used within the following 12 months after the 1st dispensing of the funds.

Registration

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