🏅 Celebrating Excellence — Awards & Recognition
Honouring outstanding student achievements across quizzes, debates, pitches and innovation challenges. Awards spotlight talent, celebrate effort and connect students with mentors & opportunities.
Award Categories
Awards are structured to recognise team performance, individual excellence and innovation.
Overall Champion
Top-performing team across all competitions.
- Trophy
- Certificates
- Mentorship package
Best Start-Up Pitch
Most compelling startup idea & presentation.
- Cash prize (optional)
- Incubation guidance
- Certificate
Best Debating Team
Outstanding argumentation, research and delivery.
- Trophy
- Best Speaker prize
- Certificate
Innovation & Creativity
Most original and executable idea (reserved for innovation page events).
- Special recognition
- Mentor session
- Certificate
Outstanding Research
Best use of evidence and industry insight in any competition.
- Certificate
- Publication opportunity (optional)
People's Choice
Audience-selected favourite project or team.
- Audience trophy
- Certificate
Nomination & Selection Process
How to Nominate
Nominations are automatic for participants in each competition. For special awards, institutions may put forward nominees via the organisers' email.
- Participant performance is tracked during events.
- Institutions can nominate students for individual awards via email.
- Shortlisted candidates will be notified by the organisers.
Selection & Judging
An expert panel evaluates nominees using transparent criteria and scores. The selection process includes:
- Score aggregation across rounds
- Panel interviews for finalists (if applicable)
- Public voting for People's Choice
Scoring Criteria
Impact
How meaningful or scalable is the idea/effort?
Originality
Novel approach or creative thinking.
Execution
Quality of delivery, research and feasibility.
Prizes & Certificates
What Winners Receive
- Champion Trophy
- Certificate of Achievement
- Mentorship Sessions
- Potential incubation or internship opportunities
Previous Highlights
Snapshots from past award ceremonies and winner showcases.
Partners & Support
We partner with education bodies, incubators and industry mentors to deliver awards, mentorship and incubation opportunities.