MakerSpace

MakerSpaceNYP invites NYP alumni to sign up for the MakerSpaceNYP Residency Program. We are looking to provide the facilities and space to support our alumni who have business ideas and require the necessary facilities to build physical prototypes.

• The duration of the program per project application is 1 month (min) to 6 months (max). Any request for extension must be made one month in writing before the projected end of the program. Any extension of the program will be evaluated by a select committee. The maximum extension granted is 6 months.

• Successful applicants may be approached during the residency to provide feedback and suggestions to help improve the residency program.

• MakerSpaceNYP is an open space for NYP students and staff. Successful applicants are obliged to share their make knowledge and experience with the makers in MakerSpaceNYP in the form of participating in monthly sharing sessions.

• Currently, the number of vacancies available for the program is limited to 5 teams. Each team can have a maximum of 2 team members, inclusive of the successful applicant. This number will be reviewed from time to time. The maximum space reserved to support the residency program in MakerSpaceNYP is limited to 10% of the space available in MakerSpaceNYP.

• MakerSpaceNYP reserves the right to make the final decision in accepting applicants.

• NYP reserves the right to cite or highlight any product or design created at the MakerSpaceNYP Residency Program for reporting purpose. All public citation will be discussed with the creator/s and consent sought prior to the release.

   

Participants of this program are to give credit to MakerSpaceNYP when a product is developed through the program.

Application

1. The MakerSpaceNYP Residency Program is only open to NYP graduates who have successfully completed a part-time/full-time diploma or advanced/specialist diploma courses.

2. Interested alumni should fill in the application form and submit their application form on-line at http://bit.ly/nyp-mspr

3. It is mandatory to include the project proposal and the expected project duration in the application form. All applicants must attend a pitching session to pitch his/her project. Acceptance into the program is based on the project scope and requirements, the potential impact of the project, our ability to support as a makerspace and any other criteria that MakerSpaceNYP may decide to consider. Successful applicants will be notified within 3 weeks after the pitching session.

   For further enquiry, please send an email to MakerSpace@nyp.edu.sg