Innovation Fellowship Application Process

Please submit your application via FormSG and the following documents (in .pdf format) by Sunday, 15 September 2024, 2359H SGT

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Written Essay

Written Essay Submission Requirement

Topic: Why is innovation an important part of your career pathway? How will the Innovation Fellowship help you achieve your short and long-term goals?

Please submit your written essay with the following:

1. Share your passion, values and vision of your career path with us
2. Maximum 600 words, Arial font, minimum font size 12, Single Space.

Applicants shortlisted for Round 2 will be notified via email. The following documents are required:

1. Video Essay
2. Referee Details
   

Video Essay Submission Requirement
Please submit a video essay (up to 3 minutes) with the following content (video exceeding 3 minutes will not be accepted):

1. Brief introduction of yourself
2. Describe at least one experience that demonstrates your creativity and/or inventiveness
3. Explain how you wish to contribute back to the local health and medtech ecosystem
   
   Notes: Do not disclose any proprietary invention you have developed if it has yet to obtain any intellectual property protection

Title the video: SB Fellowship 2024 Video - [Your Name]. Please ensure that access is not restricted and do not set an expiry date to the uploaded video. 

Please upload your video to your personal cloud storage services such as oneDrive, Dropbox or Google Drive.

Provide the download link in the FormSG application field. 

Referee Letters
Please provide TWO (2) referee letters to support your application.  Please inform your referees to fill in his/her recommendations via the referee’s recommendation template (download here) and email the completed form directly to SB (sbenquiry@hq.a-star.edu.sg) by 16 October 2024, 1200H. 

The referee letters should describe the candidate's potential, academic and professional skills, contributions to research and/or innovation, character, and attributes for consideration as an Innovation Fellow.

For Healthcare Professionals*, please note that among the referee letters, one of them must be from your direct supervisor or Head of Department.

*Healthcare Professionals refers to all Clinicians, Allied Health Professionals and Nurses.

Please note that we will only accept referee letters sent in by the referees (not sent by the applicant). It is your responsibility to ensure that all application materials, including the referee letters, are duly submitted by the deadline.

All applicants will have to go through a half day in-person interview with panelists consisting of stakeholders within the local ecosystem and Singapore Biodesign.