College of humanities and sciences (CHS)
Case Competition 2025
7 August – 17 September
Scams are increasingly prevalent in Singapore, with huge socio-economic, and emotional costs to victims.
Do you want to contribute ideas towards scam prevention?
Why participate?
The interdisciplinary curriculum of the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) is designed to enable students to tackle complex problems that require knowledge and skills from diverse fields.
The CHS Case Competition Series is a platform for students to apply curriculum learning to formulate solutions for real-world issues that require an interdisciplinary approach.
You will practice evaluating the width and depth of the problem statement, drawing from the expertise of team members from different disciplines. You and/or your team will develop solutions organically, in recognition of the fluid and complex nature of the problem. You will learn how to communicate effectively amongst team members, integrate individual contributions and collaborate for solutions. You will also have the opportunity to practice delivering clear, concise and articulate presentations of your findings to stakeholders.
Problem statement
Scams remain a growing concern as money lost by victims is still increasing. Despite the extensive and broad public education carried out by the government through various channels, the number of people falling prey to scams continues to rise. Your task is to come up with an innovative solution, that complements existing scam prevention measures and education, to significantly address the problem.
The proposed solution could involve one or more of these approaches: technology, communication strategy, design thinking, behavioural insights, etc
Competition Format
Eligibility:
The competition is open to NUS students from all courses of study.
Requirements:
Participate either as a team or solo. You are free to add or change team members throughout the duration of the case competition up until case submission, and there is no cap on the number of team members. All team members must be current NUS students with at least 50% of team being CHS member(s). Please refer and abide to the NUS Guidelines on the Use of AI Tools For Academic Work.
Preliminary round:
Create a compelling case of no more than 2,000 words. Where appropriate, use infographics to support your arguments. The case will be evaluated by a panel of NUS Faculty members. In evaluating the proposals, the judges will look for ingenuity, impact and feasibility. Solutions that are ingenious, novel and at the same time supported by research, facts and statistics, and rigorously argued, will be favourably considered.
Final round:
Up to 10 finalists will present their cases on-stage in no more than 10 minutes with visual aids. The judges will comprise member(s) of NUS Faculties and representatives from competition partners. The presentations will be evaluated based on content and delivery.
Prizes:
The top three teams will receive cash prizes of SGD2,000, SGD1,500 and SGD1,000.
The 10 finalist teams will each receive an SGD60 F&B voucher.
Competition Timeline
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
1 AUGUST
Launch and release of Problem Statement
Science Campus
7 August
Mid-term workshops
18 - 19 August
Submission of entries
31 August
Announcement of finalists
11 September
Finals and Prize Award Ceremony
17 September
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