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What opportunities are there for me to develop interest or skills in STEAM?
This page will cover opportunities offered both in Singapore and online. Please take note that while the list may be extensive, it does not cover all opportunities offered and if you cannot find anything related to your field of interest under STEM/STEAM, or would like to contribute to the list, please {}
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Short term - 5 days and below
Long term - 1 week and above
Education - Anything short term or low effort resource relating to simply learning about the topic
Courses - Anything long term or high intensity relating to learning about the topic (usually with certificate)
Competitions - Compete with others on the topic, where winners are usually given recognition and awards.
Internships - Interning at companies, both short and long term
Scholarships - Receive funding, both full or partial, from companies, schools, or government for higher schooling
Programmes - Long-term activities that offer large enrichment capabilities at the cost of constant dedication
Hackerthons - Engineering events where participants group up and collaborate to create projects to achieve a specified goal. This is usually done in a short period of time, such as 24h or 48h
Olympiads - prestegious national competition, where top performers selected for international. Schools select / ask for students to apply at the start or end of the year
MUN - Model United Nations, where you basically role play as a nation and discuss a solution with others for global problems ranging from rights to crisis. Applications are usually a few months before, either via Instagram or website
$ - Pays money to exceptional performers / paid internship
* - Costs money to enter(ask your school to sponsor)
(CERT) - Provides free certificate at completion
(Part) - Participation awards
(P) / (O) - Whether programme is physical (P) or online (O)
! - Skill level, where 0=No experience, 1=Novice, 2=intermediate, 3=Professional
^ - Prestigious and will generally look good on portfolio if completed / do well in
_ - Will not do much for portfolio but will be good for learning
P.S. Just because options are unlabled doesn't mean they don't have these, the site is still a WIP so a lot aren't labled properly.
Competitions
Competitions
General
^Science Centre Singapore Competitions - a selection of prominent STEM competitions under science centre
Common Sciences & Maths
International Chemistry Quiz - idk how register they say contact this email yichan@seedasdan.org
Space
Programming, Robotics, & AI
^International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (Singapore)
^RoboCup - Registrations for this year's RoboCup have not opened as of writing this but register there.
^HacX - Organised by HTX and Microsoft
Writing
John Locke Essay Competition - Non-fiction
Arts
Singapore National Art Contest - Based on specific themes and focusses in said themes.
Design Competition - Hosted by Commarts
Photography Competition - hosted by Commarts
Diplomacy & Speech
^Raffles MUN - application only opens a few months before, instagram account is linked for updates
PrepMUN - December
^Yale MUN - March
OnePeople.sg Model UN - December
Youth Model ASEAN Experience (MUN) - June
^SMUN - June
Global Youth Leaders' Summit - December
Singapore Model Parliament - October. Link not here at time of writing - linked to 2024.
Misc
Programmes
Programmes
Research
^Science Research Programme (NUS) - Nominated by school
^Nanyang Research Programme (NTU) - Usually apply to internal shortlisting in school then apply directly to website after given support
^A*STAR Science Award - only offered to top performers
^A*STAR-MOE Attachment Programme - School nominated students only
^^Research Science Institute - Represent Singapore overseas, hosted at MIT
^Young Defence Scientists Programme (DSO & DSTA) - ask teachers to help you register or apply yourself via email
Programming
Youth Cyber Exploration Programme - Cybersecurity bootcamp
Arts
Misc
^Youth Action Challenge - A 6 month programme where participants group up and create start-ups to solve a selected topic problem. Large amount of networking opportunities and learn a lot about entrepreneurship. Pitch to a panel at the end of 6 months, where successful groups get either 10k or 50k to launch their start-ups.
Courses
Courses
General
(CERT)(O)Class Central - Ivy league courses
(O)Khan Academy - 100% Free courses but no cert
(O)EDx - Mix of free and paid courses, but certs need payment
(O)Udemy - Mix of free and paid courses, but certs need payment
*(O)Courseta
*(O)FutureLearn
(O)MIT Opencourseware - Literally every MIT course published for free, including lectures, assignments, etc
Programming and AI
^(CERT)(O)CS50 - Harvard programme that teaches programming and computer science
_(CERT)(O)Cisco - Network engineer courses
Art
_Draw A box - Fundementals of art
Misc
Singapore Youth Flying Club - Basic Flying course proceeded by Private Pilot License Course
Others
Others
Fairs
Singapore Science and Engineering Fair - Those with completed projects can register to showcase them here. There is also judging of booths for further awards.
!!!(Long Term)Youth and Community bands
West:
West winds - Conducted by Mr Francis Tan. Apply via email westwinds.sg@gmail.com; Include your name, your instrument and contact number.
New Gen Wind Symphony - Conducted by Mr Vincent Lee. Apply via link provided.
Mus’Art wind orchestra - Conducted by Mr Wilson Ong (JPJC conductor as well). Apply via link provided.
OBOG wind symphony - Conducted by Mr Lim Yean Hwee. Application unclear. Try through email obogwindsymphony@gmail.com.
North:
Sembawang Wind Orchestra - Conducted by Mr Desmond Ng. Apply Via link provided.
National Youth Winds - Conducted by Mr Ignatius Wang. Registration opens annually. there's a link for new band SAF Volunteer Corps in the insta description.
Novo Winds - Conducted by Mr Joseph Teo. Application via email novo@novowinds.com
East:
Singapore Wind Symphony - Conducted by Mr. Daniel Yiau. seems to be annual auditions, but take your shot and email.
Singapore Wind Symphony Youth - Conducted by Mr. Daniel Yiau. Auditions are not open yet but email and try your luck.
Philharmonic wind orchestra - Conducted by Dr Leonard Tan. Apply via link provided.
Short term:
WBAS
This subpage is managed by Sim Kai Feng (STEAM Interest Group), if there is any feedback or recommendations do contact him at:Email: Sim_kai_feng@students.edu.sg
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