Rules of Award - O

Oliveiro Memorial Medal

The Oliveiro Memorial Prize Fund was inaugurated in 1956 to perpetuate the memory of the late Dr C. J. Oliveiro, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry at the University of Malaya (established 1949 in Singapore). A capital sum of $2,100 was donated by the University of Malaya Medical Society. In 1980, a further donation of $5,150 was received from former students of the late Dr Oliveiro in order to augment the capital sum. The award is governed by the following conditions:

1. A gold medal, to be named 'The Oliveiro Memorial Medal', will be awarded to a student who, in the opinion of the Board of Undergraduate Studies, is second in the First Professional Examination for the degrees of M.B.,B.S.
   
2. No award will be made unless there is a candidate of sufficient merit.
   
3. The capital sum will be invested and only the interest will be used for awards. The balance in any year will be reinvested.

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Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize

Objective

The Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher (OUR) Prize was launched in AY 2006-2007. The objective of this annual, university-wide competition is 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.

Through this competition, undergraduates will have more meaningful experiences at university by fostering learning through hands-on work. It also serves to develop their research skills for use in courses and other academic and professional pursuits; identify academic and career interests; learn about a new field; develop working relationships between classmates and faculty mentors; and provide them a glimpse of graduate life.

Guidelines

Entry Type

• either by individual category or by group category (if by group, no more than 5 members per group)
• submit only one entry to each category (if student participant is submitting more than one entry in the same academic year).

Candidates' Eligibility

• full-time matriculated undergraduates (including honours students) at NUS with Faculty’s support on the merit of the project.

Project Type

• credit-gaining coursework-based projects or independent non-credit-gaining non-coursework-based projects.

Evaluation Criteria

• Originality and significance of the project
• Clear understanding of the subject
• Evidence of critical and independent thinking
• Other points of merit on the project.

Prize Categories

The prizes awarded must be used towards participation in related activities/programmes which includes overseas/local conferences/workshops, leadership seminars or any such related activity approved by the Faculty/School that are deemed to add value to a student’s education and overall development.

A maximum of 15 prizes is awarded each year.

Timeline

Deadline for submission of projects to Faculties/Schools for evaluation is 11 April each year.  

Entry Form

The entry form for the OUR Prize is available from the Dean’s Offices of Faculties/Schools.

List of Winners

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