The Institute of Policy Studies is grateful to The Ngee Ann Kongsi for its generous gift of S$2.94 million to The Ngee Ann Kongsi-IPS Research Fund.

The gift, which will be made over three years, will support IPS Policy Laboratory and the following projects during the term of the gift:

• The Ngee Ann Kongsi Community Fellowship, which allows community leaders and change-makers to test-bed innovative interventions or implement community-based participatory research projects that can contribute to community development or social change
  
• Reimagining Singapore 2030, a scenario-planning exercise on how Singapore will achieve happiness, prosperity and progress in 2030 and beyond
• IPS’ annual flagship conference Singapore Perspectives (2022, 2023 and 2024)
• The Ngee Ann Kongsi-IPS Panel Study on the Impact, Effects and Expectations of Singaporeans in Low-Income Households in Post-COVID-19 Singapore
• The Ngee Ann Kongsi-IPS Citizens’ Panel Series, through which citizens from all walks of life can share their views on current policies, culminating in a set of recommendations to policymakers

The signing of the gift agreement and cheque presentation ceremony took place on 7 Dec 2021, with Minister for Home Affairs and Law Mr K Shanmugam gracing the event as the guest-of-honour.