The Singapore Young Researcher Award offers you the opportunity to share your your observations or ideas – whether bold, innovative or thought-provoking or fresh insights - to the research & insights community at large.

Submit a 3-min video pitch for a chance to showcase your know-how at the ESOMAR Singapore Connect on 19 June 2025.

Make your voice heard!

When you’re building your personal brand, where do you want your voice to be heard?

The ESOMAR Singapore Connect, where Singapore’s data, research and insights professionals gather is the place to be!

When you pitch your ideas for the Singapore Young Researcher Award, that’s exactly what you’ll be doing. It's a fantastic opportunity for you to position yourself as one of the rising stars of this community.

Attractive prizes:

• Winner gets cash prize of SGD 500

• Winner gets to attend the upcoming ESOMAR APAC Conference in Japan in 2026 for free (including a round-trip flight sponsored by GMO. Please note that hotel stay is not included)

• Winner gets one year of Young ESOMAR Society membership for free

Additionally, you have the stage on ESOMAR Connect to make your full presentation (in Pecha Kucha style).

Your recorded pitch will also be available on demand on ESOMAR & MRSS’s social media and digital channels.

This is a good opportunity to be recognized by the MR/ Insights community. A feather to your cap (CV)!

How to enter?

The first step to becoming a nominee is to have completed a project or have a developed a strong point of view involving data, research or analytics that you’re particularly proud of.

Next, prepare a 3-min video of your pitch by May 31, 2025.

Be as creative as you wish – just be sure your idea is clearly outlined to ensure the judges want to hear more!

An independent panel will review the submissions and short-list the finalists who will present their idea in a Pecha Kucha format at Singapore Connect on June 19, 2025.

One winner will be selected during the Singapore Connect event.

Who can enter?

• You should be less than 31 years old

• ESOMAR and/or MRSS members and non-members are both welcome to apply

• Any role across data, research, insights are welcome

• University/ polytechnic students are also welcome.

• Submission is on an individual basis. You may collaborate (with other persons) and credit your collaborators. However, only one person will be registered, make the pitch, presentation, and be awarded.

The topic

Here’s the good news, you are not restricted to any specific topic/ theme.

For inspiration, consider the below:

• Showcase how you harness emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, virtual or augmented reality to revolutionise data collection, analysis, and visualisation

• Present innovative approaches to actively engage consumers in research, incorporating co-creation, gamification, online communities, or mobile apps to capture their valuable insights

• Demonstrate how you integrate sustainability and ethical considerations into your research

• Reveal methodologies that uncover cultural nuances, regional differences, and global consumer trends, delivering comprehensive insights across diverse markets

• Ignite a call to action within the industry, create an impact, or drive positive change

The sky is the limit, and your pitch has the potential to shape the industry and inspire a future generation of researchers.

Submit your pitch today and seize the opportunity to showcase your innovative ideas to the industry at large.