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Future Forecast is a competition jointly organised by Temasek and The Straits Times. It is a platform for young people to showcase their story of the vision of the future, their concerns and hopes, and the opportunities and challenges they foresee, through submitting competition entries addressing one or more themes.
Each entry has to address at least one theme. Participants can choose to address one or more themes in their entries. While filling in the entry form, participants can indicate whether their entry fits one, two, three or all the themes. For instance, if you think digitisation can aid people who live longer, you may choose to submit an entry and indicate that both “Digitisation” and “Longer Lifespans” are addressed in your entry.
No. Including more themes in an entry does not mean that it will necessarily be a better entry, so participants should not feel compelled to include all themes. Only indicate the theme(s) that you want to address in your entry.
No. The prompts are meant as suggestions for those who need some ideas on how to approach their entry. Participants are free to make use of the provided prompts or come up with their own ideas for questions or areas under the themes they want to address. The entry form will require you to submit a two-sentence summary about your entry so the judges know what you are addressing specifically in your entry.
You should choose the format that you feel can best express yourself and your ideas. The most important thing is that your entry, in your chosen format, should be told in a compelling narrative way, as a story of the future.
Text: 1,000 to 1,500 words
Visual: 1 to 2 A4 page(s)
Video: 1 to 3 minutes
While participants will not be penalised for exceeding the recommended lengths, it will not give them an advantage. We strongly encourage participants to keep to the recommended lengths as far as possible.
Yes, participants can submit as many entries as they wish, as long as each entry is unique (not a duplicate of other entries), is the original work of the participant, and is each accompanied by an entry form.
Only original works will be accepted. Entries should be created by the participant, unaided by artificial intelligence.
No. Participation is free.
The organisers will look at story development, creative thinking and relevance to trends. The judges will be looking for narrative entries that have clear and compelling storylines that are executed well in their chosen formats, display fresh perspectives and creativity pegged to relevant research on the topic(s) being featured.
The competition does not require participants to be Singapore citizens or Singapore permanent residents. However, participants should be students based in Singapore, which means you are registered as a student of a school in Singapore, and should have a registered Singapore residential address. This information will be required in the entry form and the organisers will verify this information should your entry be shortlisted for an award.
There are two categories for this competition based on which type of educational institution in which you are a registered student.
Category 1: Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges or the equivalent such as Centralised Institute, Integrated Programme or International Baccalaureate schools
Category 2: Institutes of Higher Learning, such as Institute of Technical Education, Polytechnics and Universities
Those who have already attained a degree and are pursuing further education are not eligible.
If you are unsure about your eligibility or which category to join (for instance, you are in between education institutions or waiting to enter your next stage of education), please write to query@futureforecast.sg.
There will be 20 winners in total, 10 winners from Category 1 (Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges or the equivalent such as Centralised Institute, Integrated Programme or International Baccalaureate schools), and 10 winners from Category 2 (Institutes of Higher Learning, such as Institute of Technical Education, Polytechnics and Universities).
Each of the winners will win $1,000 cash.
All 20 winning entries will be put up for public viewing and voting, and the creators of the highest voted entry in each school category (Category 1: Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges or the equivalent such as Centralised Institute, Integrated Programme or International Baccalaureate schools, and Category 2: Institutes of Higher Learning, such as Institute of Technical Education, Polytechnics and Universities) will each win an iPad Pro.
Additionally:
- Category 1 winners will receive a chance to attend exclusive workshops organised by Temasek and The Straits Times about how they tell stories in the work they do.
- Category 2 winners will be offered a short attachment with Temasek, and an exclusive workshop organised by The Straits Times.
Workshop and attachment dates will be announced at a later time by the organisers and are expected to be held in end-2023 or first half of 2024. Winners who wish to claim the workshop and/or attachment prizes are expected to plan their schedules to ensure they can make it on the dates decided by the organisers. The organisers are unable to accommodate individual requests for specific workshop or attachment dates.
You should check that your entry meets the requirements and recommendations stated.
You should fill in an entry form with each submission and ensure that all particulars and information are correct.
Submit your entry via the Submit page.
The organisers will contact the winners through the details provided on their entry forms. Hence, it is important to ensure that you provide your details accurately.
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