Awards for Outstanding Performance in Graduate Programmes
No. | Name of Award | Type/Value | Criteria for Award |
1 | ASCD (Singapore) Gold Medal | Gold Medal | One gold medal is awarded to the top graduate with outstanding performance in the MEd programme specialising in Curriculum & Teaching. The award is sponsored by Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Singapore. |
2 | ERAS Gold Medal | Gold Medal | One gold medal is awarded to the top graduate with outstanding performance in the MEd programme through the Coursework with Dissertation route. The award is sponsored by the Educational Research Association of Singapore (ERAS). |
3 | Educational Management Gold Medal | Gold Medal | One gold medal is awarded to the top graduate with outstanding performance in the MA (Educational Management) programme either through the Coursework with Dissertation route or Coursework Only route. The award is sponsored by the Singapore Teachers’ Union (STU). |
4 | Instructional Design & Technology Gold Medal | Gold Medal | One gold medal is awarded to the top graduate with outstanding performance in the MA (Instructional Design & Technology) programme or the Master of Education (Learning Sciences & Technologies) programme, either through the Coursework with Dissertation route or Coursework Only route. The award is sponsored by the Singapore Teachers’ Union (STU). |
5 | STU Gold Medal | Gold Medal | One gold medal is awarded to the top graduate with outstanding performance in the MEd programme through the Coursework Only route. The award is sponsored by the Singapore Teachers’ Union (STU). |
6 | The Applied Psychology Award | Gold Medal | One gold medal is awarded to the top graduate with outstanding performance in the MA (Applied Psychology) programme based on performance in courses and dissertation. The award is sponsored by the NIE’s Psychological Studies Academic Group. |
7 | The Tan Poey Quee Doctor in Education (NIE EdD) Gold Medal Award for Best Overall Student | Gold Medal plus Cash Award (total $1000 of value, subject to availability of fund) | The medal is awarded to the top graduating student who has distinguished herself/himself in the Doctor of Education (NIE-EdD) programme. The Gold Medal is sponsored by the family of the late Mdm Tan Poey Quee. |
8 | NIEI Gold Medal | Gold Medal plus Cash Award of S$600 | One gold medal plus cash prize of S$600 is awarded to the top graduate in each of the following programme:
The award is sponsored by NIE International. |
No. | Name of Award | Type/Value | Criteria for Award |
1 | ASCD (Singapore) Book Prize | Book Prize of $300 | One book prize is awarded for the best dissertation submitted for examination by the graduate from the MEd programme specialising in Curriculum & Teaching. The book prize is sponsored by Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Singapore. |
2 | ASCD (Singapore) Book Prize | Book Prize of $200 | One book prize is awarded for the best Capstone Project submitted for examination by the graduate from the MEd programme specialising in Curriculum & Teaching. The book prize is sponsored by Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Singapore. |
3 | Lau Teng Chuan Book Prize | Book Prize of $1,600 | The Book Prize will be awarded to the best overall graduate in the Master of Science (Exercise and Sport Studies) based on the performance in sports science courses. The Book Prize is sponsored by the family of the late Dr Lau Teng Chuan. |
4 | The Tan Poey Quee Doctor in Education (NIE EdD) Book Prize Award for Best Dissertation | Book prize of $500 | One book prize is awarded for the best dissertation submitted for examination by the graduate from the Doctor in Education (NIE-EdD) programme. The Book Prize is sponsored by the family of the late Mdm Tan Poey Quee. |
5 | AME Book Prize | Book Prize of $300 | One book prize is awarded to the best graduating student in the Master of Education (Mathematics) programme or the Master of Science (Mathematics for Educators) programme. The book prize is sponsored by the Association of Mathematics Educators (AME). |
6 | AME Book Prize | Book Prize of $300 | One book prize is awarded to the graduate who has submitted the best thesis or dissertation for examination in the area of Mathematics Education, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor in Education, Master of Arts, or Master of Education (Mathematics). The book prize is sponsored by the Association of Mathematics Educators (AME). |
7 | Henry David Hochstadt Early Childhood Education (HDHECE) Book Prize | Book prize of S$2,000 | Two book prizes with a value of S$2,000 each to be given annually to two students who have shown sustained excellence in performance in the Master of Education (Early Childhood). The award is sponsored by Henry David Hochstadt Early Childhood Education Endowment Fund. |
8 | The Lien Foundation Book Prize | Book prize of S$2,000 | Two book prizes with a value of S$2,000 each to be given annually to two students who have shown sustained excellence in performance in the Master of Education (Special Education). The award is sponsored by the Lien Foundation. |