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Announcement: Call for Entries

The Regional Health Research and Development Consortium XI (RHRDC XI) will be conducting its 9^thHealth R&D Expo on October 3-4, 2019. This annual activity gathers researchers and institutions to showcase their health research results and educate the public on the completed health researches in the region.

Parts of the expo are two health research competitions: Oral Research Paper Presentation and Poster Exhibit Competition.

In line with this, we are inviting you and your institution to join the aforementioned competitions. There will be two categories: 1. Undergraduate and 2. Graduate and Creative Research. Each institution may submit 5 entries maximum (per category).

Oral Research Paper Presentation is further divided into 2 classifications: Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research. To join, participants must submit a compressed research report including the abstract of the study. Deadline for submission of entries will be on September 02, 2019.

For the Poster Exhibit Competition, participants must submit an abstract on or before September 02, 2019. Download guidelines and endorsement form HERE for more specific details of the Oral Research Paper Presentation and Poster Exhibit Competition.

Should you have any queries or clarifications, feel free to contact us at 221-5428/227-1313 and look for Ms. Richell Mae B. Ruyeras or Ms. Diane Calipes or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For more details: DOWNLOAD GUIDELINES HERE

Call for Nominations: 2020 Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS)

The Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) is an annual multi-disciplinary summit that brings together eminent scientific minds and young scientists to foster exchange of ideas among scientists of different generations, cultures and disciplines. The summit will feature talks from Nobel Laureates, distinguished scientists, as well as mathematicians.

Starting this September 2019, the GYSS will be accepting nominations through a web-based system for the Summit to be held on 14-17 January 2020.

Qualifications:

Currently an undergraduate, master’s and doctoral, and young postdoctoral student;
Not older than 35 years of age at the time of the summit;
With genuine interest in science and research;
Shows strong commitment to their principal field of studies and to interdisciplinary work;
Receive the endorsement of an organization that was invited to provide nominees OR receive strong support of their application by their head of department and/or by internationally renowned scientists, through a letter of recommendation;
Fluent in English to actively participate in discussions;
Has not participated in previous Global Young Scientists Summits; and
Does not have a permanent position (scientist with permanent positions, in particular on the professor level, will not be admitted to the Summit).

Registration Process:

Phase 1

The nomination process is web-based. Representatives from invited organizations will be provided with login credentials. Representatives will be asked to provide information on each nominee, including the nominee’s name, email address and institution. Representatives are not required to provide details CVs or academic track records of the nominees. Upon submission through the system, nominees will be informed to submit further details. Only nominees who successfully submit all required information will be considered. Open applicants (i.e. those applying without the endorsement of an invited organization) can also apply, but will be required to submit an additional letter of recommendation from the applicant’s head of department or an internationally renowned scientist.

Phase 2

Nominees will be informed of the status of their applications. Successful nominees will be required to provide further information, such as flight details, poster submissions and their choice of any optional or parallel sessions to attend.

For inquiries you may contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit the GYSS website at https://www.nrf.gov.sg/gyss/home.