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What will the judges be looking for? |
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Below are the judging criteria and the percentage weightage used by the panel. |
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Original and / or innovative
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30%
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Highly original and/ or innovative and creative as an idea. |
| Relevance |
20% |
Effectively addresses a common need in school, community and/or Singapore. |
| Research |
20% |
Identifies problems and possible solutions; distinguishesfact from opinion; and has thought through development process. |
| Sense of Reality |
20% |
The concept makes a strong business case and has high potential to be developed for use. |
| Presentation |
10% |
The ideas and arguments are presented in a logical and convincing manner. |
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Will grants be awarded to existing school projects? |
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Ideas in Action provides grants for NEW IDEAS generated for this program. Grants WILL NOT be awarded to existing student projects that have already been completed. |
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How much funding do we get to develop our ideas and projects? |
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The size of the grant varies according to the nature and scale of the project. Approved projects will receive grants of up to $2,500 depending on the degree of uniqueness and innovativeness. |
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How many funding grants will be made this year? |
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Up to 100 grants will be available this year, but the actual number depends on the quality of project submissions received as deemed by the judging panel. |
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What happens if our idea gets short-listed? |
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You will be contacted by the Ideas in Action organizing committee via email and asked to deliver a 5-minute presentation to a judging panel. The venue details for the presentation will be sent to you closer to the judging date.
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Important Dates and Information
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| Timeline 2009 |
Deadline for on-line submissions:
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7 April, Tuesday |
| Notification to successful teams to present to Judges: |
17 April, Friday |
| Judging Date: |
30 April, Thursday |
| Announcement of grant winners: |
8 May, Friday |
| Disperse funds via MOE: |
15 May, Friday |
| School Visitations: |
6 July – 28 August |
Culmination Event:
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4 September, Friday
[Ngee Ann Polytechnic Convention Center] |
| Final Report Deadline: |
6 October, Tuesday |
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