Awards & Grants
Honouring Excellence in Community Service
C4SR champions service leadership and volunteerism across campus through awards and grants that both celebrate exceptional student contributions and catalyse new community engagement initiatives.
By recognising outstanding service achievements, we inspire a campus-wide culture of civic responsibility while providing tangible support for students committed to creating meaningful change in our communities.
Awards
Through the generosity of various organisations and individuals who share our commitment to social responsibility, SMU offers prestigious awards to honor students who have made outstanding contributions to community service.
Established in 2014, the award aims to recognise outstanding contributions by undergraduate students in community service.
Supported by Soka Gakkai Singapore (SGS), this annual award is given to students who are committed to the spirit of volunteerism with volunteer welfare organisations.
Established in 2012, the award recognises outstanding students in community leadership and aims to motivate them to achieve greater heights of excellence in community service.
Grants
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our generous donors whose support enables SMU undergraduate students to engage in meaningful community service work. The following individuals and organisations have made a significant impact on SMU and our students through their generous support:
Aligned with Central Singapore CDC’s Better Life Framework, the GiraffeSG Do-Good Grant was launched to support community partners in developing ground-up initiatives that create meaningful impact for local communities. The grant aims to empower emerging changemakers to drive positive change within their communities. Programmes endorsed by C4SR that directly engage beneficiaries in the Central Singapore CDC district are eligible.
Established by Associate Professor Themin and Mrs Febrita Suwardy in 2010, the grant provides financial support to full-time undergraduates undertaking community service projects in Singapore or overseas, facilitated through C4SR.
The grant supports both financially-needy students and group-based applications, enabling students to participate in meaningful community service regardless of their financial circumstances.
The grant is set up by Mrs Ruth Chiang, the pioneer Director of the Office of Career Services (2000-2015), to support students working with underserved communities in Cambodia on education and training programmes, developed in tandem with the beneficiary organisations.
The grant provides assistance to full-time SMU undergraduates who participate in overseas community service projects in in Southeast Asian countries and Nepal; and local community service projects in Singapore aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
Established in 2014, the grant seeks to facilitate student participation in overseas community service projects in China and/or Indonesia, in communities supported by Wilmar International Limited, for those wanting to serve the community and create an impact on its beneficiaries.
The Youth Expedition Project (YEP) grant, powered by Youth Corps Singapore as part of National Youth Council (NYC), supports Singaporean youths aged 15 to 35 in undertaking overseas service-learning projects. At SMU, the grant funds student-led overseas community service projects facilitated through C4SR, covering areas such as education, skills training, and community development in ASEAN countries, China, and India. From 1 April 2025, all YEP applications at SMU will be submitted to and managed by C4SR under the Youth Corps Programme Funding Partnership.