Academic Awards
Congratulations to our Political Science undergraduates for achieving the following awards!
Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher (OUR) Prize
The Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher (OUR) Prize launched in AY 2006-2007 is an annual, university-wide competition which aims to encourage research among undergraduates at NUS by presenting opportunities for them to participate in research while integrating teaching and research at various levels of experience and expertise. This allows undergraduates to develop the capacity for discovery through research.
Details on the OUR Prize can be found here: https://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/outstanding-undergraduate-researcher-our-prize/
Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize
| Name | Academic Year | HT Title |
|---|---|---|
| Chang Xue Qi | AY2017/2018 | Jiak Ba Buay? (Have You Eaten?): Effectiveness of the use of the Chinese Language and Dialects in Singapore’s Public Policy Communication |
| Leow Yuan Ping, Felise | AY2016/2017 | US Multilateral Institutions : A Typology of Foreign Policy Decision-Making |
| Rastus Chow Yong En | AY2014/2015 | Moros in Mindanao |
| David Wong De-Wei | AY2013/2014 | Who is My Neighbor? Cultural Proximity and the Diffusion of Democracy |
| Wong Cheng Kim Annabelle | AY2012/2013 | The Noble Lie: An Examination of Morality in Statecraft |
Medals and Prizes
Medals and Prizes are awarded only once in the academic year, after the Semester 2 Examination. In all instances, a prize-winner must be of sufficient merit. He/She must have passed all courses attempted and must be a good overall student. No award will be made unless there is a candidate of sufficient merit.
Gerald De Cruz Memorial Prize
for Best Honours Thesis (HT) in Political Theory or Asian Politics
| Name | Academic Year | HT Title |
|---|---|---|
| HANNIEL ASHER LIM WEN TE | AY2021/2022 | FAITH THAT COUNTS THE COST: MODERNITY AND SECULARISATION IN SINGAPORE |
| Gerald Lim Bing Xian | AY2020/2021 | “Singapore Be Steady”: Role of Communication Mediums in Singapore’s COVID-19 Response |
| Sun Ya Hui | AY2019/2020 | A Digital Panopticon in Authoritarian China?: An Evaluation of China's Social Credit System |
| Teo Teck Leon | AY2018/2019 | Unity in Diversity: Policy Beliefs, Advocacy Coalitions and Church Responses to LGBT Activism in Singapore |
| Chang Xue Qi | AY2017/2018 | Jiak Ba Buay? (Have You Eaten?): Effectiveness of the use of the Chinese Language and Dialects in Singapore’s Public Policy Communication |
| Jesslynn Goh Si En | AY2016/2017 | Modern but Non-Liberal : A Study of University Students' Political Values and Sentiments in Singapore |
| Goh Shu Li | AY2015/2016 | The Joy of Active Forgetfulness |
| Chester Wong Ci De | AY2014/2015 | Authoritarian Governments and Public Goods |
| Chia Jie Min | AY2013/2014 | Moderation stalled? Comparing Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and the Iranian Reform Front in and under power |
| Wong Cheng Kim Annabelle | AY2012/2013 | The Noble Lie: An Examination of Morality in Statecraft |
| Ng Kuan Khai | AY2011/2012 | Hazardous Investments: The Political Impact of Taiwanese FDI in China |
| Lim Shaun Urn Joshua | AY2010/2011 | U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan in the Post-Cold War Era: A Discourse Analysis Approach |
| Harrison Cheng | AY2009/2010 | The Justice of Migration |
| Lee Yew Chern Benjamin | AY2009/2010 | Unique Motivation in Public Organization: Current Challenges in the Singapore Model |
Political Science Honours Thesis (HT) Prize
for 2nd Best Honours Thesis (HT) in any subfield
| Name | Academic Year | HT Title |
|---|---|---|
| TAN XIN YI | AY2021/2022 | WHAT FIRMS OWE TO US: AN ANALYSIS OF ESG INVESTING |
| Loh Xiang Bin | AY2020/2021 | Escaping the Middle-Income Trap: The Impacts of Partial Privatisation on Industrial Upgrading |
| Cheong Jin Yuen Darren | AY2019/2020 | Do "green" trade agreements produce positive environmental outcomes? |
| Liew Ting Ting | AY2018/2019 | Conditions for Successful Advocacy in China: The Case of Environmental NGOs |
| Arielle Ng Rae | AY2017/2018 | SIApa itu? Gendering Singaporean National Identity through an Analysis of the Singapore Girl icon |
| Tang Zhiliang Kenneth | AY2016/2017 | Clinton vs Trump : A study of the Campaign Rhetoric in the 2016 US Presidential Election |
| Talia Seet Shwen Lee | AY2015/2016 | Creation, Political Order, and Augustine's Thought |
Political Science Prize
for Best PS Honours Year Student (SOC4/ARS4)
| Name | Academic Year |
|---|---|
| TAN JING LING | AY2021/2022 |
| Isabel Chin Xuan Ni | AY2020/2021 |
| Nguyen Xuan Bach | AY2019/2020 |
| Mak Jun Wei Aaron | AY2018/2019 |
| Koh Jhai Leng, Shammah | AY2017/2018 |
| Peh Zi En Kimberly | AY2016/2017 |
| Talia Seet Shwen Lee | AY2015/2016 |
| Madelyn Nicole Usher | AY2014/2015 |
| Darren Wong Wai Lin | AY2013/2014 |
| Wong Cheng Kim Annabelle | AY2012/2013 |
| Rebecca Grace Tan Tian En | AY2011/2012 |
| Chin Quihui Elaine | AY2010/2011 |
| Harrison Cheng | AY2009/2010 |
for Best PS Year 3 Student (ARS3)
| Name | Academic Year |
|---|---|
| CHA HAE WON | AY2021/2022 |
| Tan Jing Ling | AY2020/2021 |
| Chan Zhekang, Aloysius | AY2019/2020 |
| Ng Shi Qi Kimberley | AY2018/2019 |
| Neo Yi Chong, Isaac | AY2017/2018 |
| Wee Sze-En Deborah | AY2016/2017 |
| Robert William Straughan | AY2015/2016 |
| Kenrick Chin Jin Rui | AY2014/2015 |
| Lee Wei Yu Darryl | AY2013/2014 |
| Ng En Hao Joshua | AY2012/2013 |
| Lim Chee Wei | AY2011/2012 |
| Lam Wee Shen Wilson | AY2010/2011 |
| Lim Shan Urn Joshua | AY2009/2010 |
for Best PS Year 2 Student (ARS2)
| Name | Academic Year |
|---|---|
| ISABELLE XINYUE METZGER | AY2021/2022 |
| Ang Kai Jie Kyle | AY2020/2021 |
| Kam Wei Lee Wesley | AY2019/2020 |
| Ashleigh Megan Fernandez | AY2018/2019 |
| Tan Chi Hoong Joel | AY2017/2018 |
| Lim Mingxun | AY2016/2017 |
| Koh Jhai Leng, Shammah | AY2015/2016 |
| Leow Yuan Ping, Felise | AY2014/2015 |
| Samuel Stephens | AY2013/2014 |
| Ang Kah Yik Benjamin | AY2012/2013 |
| Tan Mui-In Amanda | AY2011/2012 |
| Lim Wee Keat | AY2010/2011 |
| Jacintha Gopal | AY2009/2010 |
Straits Steamship Prize
for Best PS-HY Student
| Name | Academic Year |
|---|---|
| Izzah Aqilah Bte Norman | AY2020/2021 |
| Conelius Loo Kah Weng | AY2018/2019 |
| Neo Jen Kiat | AY2017/2018 |
| Chia Shimin | AY2016/2017 |
| Estee Chua Ke Xin | AY2014/2015 |
| Irshath Mohamed | AY2013/2014 |
Batul Izzuddin Global Citizen Prize
Awarded to FASS Political Science or Global Studies who has not only demonstrated academic excellence but has also represented Singapore or their country of origin on the global stage doing the country proud in the process.
This prize was donated by Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, an alumnus of the Political Science Department.
| Name | Academic Year |
|---|---|
| MOHAMED FAYYAZ BIN MOHAMED FAQARH | AY2021/2022 |
| Ten Chee Keat, Shawn Evan | AY2020/2021 |
| Thiyaghessan S/O Poongundranar | AY2019/2020 |