Prizes
Chan Mui Hiang and Png Poh Seng Prize
In 2003, Professor Ivan Png (faculty member of NUS) donated a gift of $15,000 to establish a prize for the Best Graduate Student in History in honour of his father, Dr Png Poh Seng, a former member of the Department. The prize is valued at $750 and will be awarded annually.
In 2023, Dr Png donated a sum towards the prize valued at $1,000. The name of the prize has also been changed from Png Poh Seng Prize to Chan Mui Hiang and Png Poh Seng Prize.
Tan Suan Imm History Prize
In 2011, Mrs Tan Suan Imm pledged a gift of S$15,000 to the Department of History for two cash prizes, valued at $500 each to be awarded annually to (1) the Best Masters or PhD History Student for Coursework or Graduate Teaching and (2) Excellent History Graduate Field Research Proposal.