Award Criteria

What are the selection criteria for nominees?

	Demonstrated excellence in their field: Arts and Culture Community and Youth Service Entrepreneurship Science and Technology Sports and Adventure
	Contributed to the Singapore community and the nation.
	An inspirational role model for the youth. For the full selection criteria, please click here.

What is meant by “other contribution to the society”?
This refers to the nominee’s community involvement which could include mentoring others, conducting workshops/talks dialogue sessions, initiating new programmes to promote the field, being active members of boards, and performing community service etc.

If someone has previously won the Award, can they be nominated again?
No. An individual/team can only be awarded the Singapore Youth Award once.
However, SYA team awardees and SYA individual awardees aged 40 years and below can be nominated for the SYA Medal of Commendation five years after they have won the Award.

If I nominate someone and they do not win, can I nominate them the following year?
Yes, you can nominate them as many times as you like so long as the nominee is aged 35 years old and below at the time of nomination. For teams, at least 60% of the members have to be aged 35 years and below.

Can I nominate the same person for consideration in more than one category?
Yes. Nominees can be submitted for consideration in more than one category.
They will have to fill in different forms for each category.
However, if selected, they will only be awarded in one category.

What is the maximum number of recipients each year?
SYA offers a maximum of six individual and two team awards each year.  The same quota applies to the Medal of Commendation.