
For those with creativity, drive and a passion for design like Shannon Teoh Yi Wen, the DesignSingapore Scholarship offers a unique opportunity to pursue a higher education in design.

The impact of design goes beyond solving problems but also creating empowering narratives, says the DesignSingapore Scholar. He wants to support communities by giving them a voice in society, just as the self-professed introvert found his through design.

Design can create a better world as the process builds empathy and helps us see the world from the perspective of others, says the former art teacher turned designer. The DesignSingapore Scholar wants to empower more communities to harness the power of design to improve their lives and the lives of others too.

Nursing and design have much in common, including how they improve human lives by understanding their needs, says the DesignSingapore Scholar. This is why he is pursuing doctoral studies in healthcare design to explore how the professions can support one another to create better health outcomes for an ageing Singapore.

DesignSingapore (Dsg) Scholars Lim Si Ping and Ong Kian Peng harbour a profound passion for design and the transformative impact of technology. United by a shared commitment to harmonising art, technology, and environmental consciousness, their collective aspiration is to drive positive change through their design endeavours.

The DesignSingapore Council works with designers in Singapore to make the world better by design. Through the DesignSingapore Scholarship, we have empowered individuals to pursue studies in a wide variety of design disciplines all around the world since 2005. Meet our past and present scholars and be inspired by the impact they have made on Singapore and its design industry.

The rise of new technologies such as artificial intelligence has transformed society and culture, but design’s interdisciplinary approach offers a way of navigating these uncertainties and create a more human-centric tomorrow, says the DesignSingapore Scholar.

The rise of new technologies such as artificial intelligence has transformed society and culture, but design’s interdisciplinary approach offers a way of navigating these uncertainties and create a more human-centric tomorrow, says the DesignSingapore Scholar.