Chancellor's Cup for Beta Innovation 

$100,000 Cash

Recognises the team with the most promising breakthrough innovation and strongest potential for commercialisation. Beyond the S$100,000 cash prize, winners gain access to a suite of strategic support opportunities. Together with ecosystem resources and partner-sponsored awards, the prize empowers innovators to accelerate their journey from concept to market.

Chancellor's Cup for Infinity Impact 

$100,000 Cash

Celebrates ventures that combine business excellence with meaningful and scalable societal impact. Coupled with partner-sponsored awards and ecosystem support, the prize helps impact-driven ventures scale their solutions and create lasting change across communities and industries.

Best Professor - Student Team Prize 

$20,000 Cash Prize

Celebrating the powerful collaboration between academia and entrepreneurship, this prize recognises outstanding professor-student teams translating university research into real-world urban solutions and sustainability innovations. It bridges the gap between lab and market, giving research-based ventures the funding, recognition, and network needed to commercialise deep-tech breakthroughs.

 People's Choice Award (Beta Category)

$10,000 Cash Prize

The community, this award shines a spotlight on the most compelling early-stage (0 to 1) venture of the competition. More than a prize, it is a platform for emerging founders to showcase groundbreaking ideas to a global audience of investors, corporates, and fellow innovators.

 People's Choice Award (Infinity Category)

$10,000 Cash Prize

Voted by the community, this award honours the most compelling growth-stage (1 to Infinity) venture of the competition, startups that have demonstrated traction and are scaling transformative solutions. It recognises the team that most captures the imagination of the global LKYGBPC audience.

Indorama Ventures Future of Sustainable Materials Award 

$125,000 Cash Prize

(2 Winners: Beta - S$50,000, Infinity -S$75,000) 

In partnership with a global innovator driving sustainable material solutions and circular value creation, the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC) proudly presents the Indorama Ventures Future of Sustainable Materials Award—a S$125,000 prize designed to propel visionary startups redefining material innovation.

Steven Li & Jessica Wang Innovation Award

$125,000 Cash Prize

(2 Winners: Food & Land Use - S$62,500, Urban Solutions - S$62,500)

In partnership with Steven Li Jiang and Jessica Wang, the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC) proudly presents the Steven Li & Jessica Wang Innovation Award, inspired to empower innovative minds committed to advancing sustainable, resilient, and thriving urban communities for generations to come.
 Aligned with SMU's commitment to innovation and impact, Steven and Jessica support both the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC), backing promising university start-ups with strong technology and commercial potential, and the Li Family Innovation Scholarship, which enables outstanding students to develop as future innovators and leaders.