PUB Scholar Sylvester Siew is helping Singapore tackle one of its most pressing environmental challenges: rising sea levels. As a Senior Planner in PUB’s Coastal Protection Department, he works at the crossroads of engineering, sustainability, and public policy, shaping frameworks that will protect communities and strengthen national resilience for generations.
When your strengths align with your passion, the path ahead becomes clear and purposeful. For Low Hwee Keng, choosing the Singapore Sustainability Scholarship (SFA) is a natural decision as it enables her to pursue a career where she can use her knowledge of chemistry to fortify Singapore’s food resilience.
At a young age, Nadia Angelica had a keen interest in everything relating to sustainability and the environment. With a strong sense of public duty and passion for shaping Singapore’s environmental future, the Singapore Sustainability Scholarship became a stepping stone to attaining the career of her dreams.
PUB Scholar and Engineer Saw Han Mei reflects on the opportunities and experiences that came with the scholarship and how they have impacted her career.
Mckayla Esther Tanoko shares how her journey as a Singapore Sustainability Scholar has equipped her with key life skills for success in her future SFA career.
Get a glimpse into the diverse efforts behind building a cleaner and greener nation with Singapore Sustainability Scholar (NEA), Ng Yi Xin, from managing cleaning initiatives at hawker centres to shaping waste management policy and planning.
A deep interest in building a sustainable supply of safe food for the nation led Moh Tiang Xin to pursue a degree in Food Science and Technology at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Presently in her final year, Tiang Xin shares her memorable experience and learnings as a Singapore Sustainability Scholar with the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
The desire to serve the country and contribute to nation-building led Singapore Sustainability Scholar Ahmad Taufiq Bin Rohaimi to an engineering career. Intrigued by Singapore’s Water Story, Taufiq is determined to apply his engineering skills and knowledge to solve the future challenges of Singapore’s water supply and make an impact with PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency.
Fascinated by how engineering plays a part in shaping Singapore’s green plans, Singapore Sustainability Scholar Albert Chieng decided to pursue an exciting engineering career with the National Environment Agency (NEA) and contribute to the sustainable growth of the garden city’s built environment.
Seventeen outstanding young individuals set to pursue courses in earth and planetary science, molecular and cell biology, plus other science and engineering disciplines, received the Singapore Sustainability Scholarship (SSS) from Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, at an award ceremony on 22 July 2024.
Meet Francesca Ong, a Singapore Sustainability Scholar at the forefront of cultivated meat research—an emerging novel food with the potential to revolutionise Singapore’s food sources and enhance food security. As she navigates the final year of her biomedical engineering master’s programme, Francesca is focused on shaping Singapore’s regulatory approach to novel foods, particularly in the lab-grown meat field. Explore Francesca’s scholarship journey, where commitment meets sustainability, with the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), the nation’s lead agency for food-related matters.
NEA Scholar Michelle Tan combines her science and engineering interests with her desire to contribute towards realising a sustainable nation.
