Awards
President's Challenge
Social Enterprise Award Finalist
The President’s Challenge Social Enterprise Award (PCSEA) is a prestigious accolade conferred by the President’s Office to outstanding businesses and their partners within the social enterprise sector in Singapore. It aims to honour and recognise exceptional social enterprises for their contributions made to the local community.
Jumpstarter 2020 Global Pitch Competition
Jumpstarter is a not-for-profit initiative curated by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund that provides a platform for entrepreneurs to jump start their dreams. Out of over 2000 applicants worldwide, GenConnects is one of the 40 startups who will pitch in Hong Kong in February 2020, where the top 5 will win investments of up to US$5 million and US$100k in cash prizes
ALIPAY-NUS Enterprise
Social Innovation Challenge 2019
Top 10 in Singapore
This challenge is a joint initiative that aims to seek out the most innovative social impact enterprises, with a focus on digital technology towards building an inclusive society.
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2019 China - ASEAN New Smart City Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition
First Runner Up (Start Up Category with over 400 entries)
This competition selects the most innovative Smart City ideas from individuals, youths, enterprises, organisations and institutions and further supports them with the opportunity to realise their ideas in the China-ASEAN Smart City Innovation center.
15th International Design Conference 2018
MatchLink research was published and presented at the Design Conference 2018 in Croatia, with other presenters being PhD candidates and Professors from reputable universities such as Cambridge.
Cities of Love Awards (COLA Merit) 2017
COLA recognises the effort made by people or enterprises that contribute to the love and care for the communities we live in. GenConnects won two Merit awards in the Individual category.
International Conference of Undergraduate Research 2017
GenConnects participated in an annual, 2-day academic conference that showcases the best undergraduate research from around the world.
International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Bronze level award
In one of the longest running and most prestigious design awards programs in existence, GenConnects competed against 1600 entries and came out on top.
Past winners of the IDEA award includes the Oculus Rift, Tesla’s Model S and Apple’s original iPhone.
The Global Undergraduate Award
Top 10% in each category
The Global Undergraduate Award is the world’s leading undergraduate awards programme which recognises top undergraduate work, shares them with a global audience.
It is also going to be presented at the main conference in Dublin at The Undergraduate Awards.