Empower your ideas. Impact our campus.

u-proposal

Empower your ideas. Impact our campus.

U-Proposal is a new NTUSU initiative that empowers NTU undergraduates to build projects which strengthen community, foster belonging, and create meaningful impact across campus.

It serves as a sandbox for student-led initiatives, providing a supportive space for undergraduates to experiment, collaborate, and grow their ideas.

Through U-Proposal, students can test fresh concepts, prototype solutions, and scale initiatives that truly matter to the NTU community.

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What we’d love to see

At the heart of it, we want ideas that strengthen student life at NTU

🌍 Create broad campus impact — reaching beyond just one faculty, hall, or group.

🤝 Bring people together — interdisciplinary ideas that bridge faculties, halls, and communities.

🌱 Make a lasting difference — sustainable projects aligned with NTU and Union values.

📊 Have a clear plan — with measurable outcomes to share with the OneNTU community.

Examples for inspiration:

  • Campus-wide resource or tool-sharing schemes

  • Food circularity and sustainability pilots across halls and faculties

  • Interdisciplinary arts–culture–tech showcases that unite students

u-proposal process

  • Share Your Idea

    Start by submitting your proposal through the online form. Use the Grant Kit as a guide — it shows you what we’re looking for and helps you put your idea into shape. If needed, you may reach out to the Union Policy Division to help you strengthen your idea.

  • Get Feedback

    Your proposal will be reviewed by a panel of students across faculties. They’ll check if it meets the basic criteria and give you feedback to make it stronger. If your idea needs more work, you can revise and resubmit — up to two times in the same term.

  • project pitch

    When your proposal is ready, you’ll be invited to pitch it. Expect to prepare a simple pitch deck and have a conversation with the panel — a diverse of students from different faculties. It’s about showing how your project will benefit the NTU community.

  • Get Funded & Launch

    If your pitch is approved, your proposal goes to NTU’s Student Affairs Office for endorsement. Once endorsed, you’ll receive funding and support to launch your initiative. From there, it’s your chance to make a real impact on campus.

Ready to Apply?

U-Proposal exists to empower students to make a positive impact on campus. Bring a clear, collaborative idea—and NTUSU will advise you on how we can test, refine, and scale it for the NTU community.

Download grant kit

“Together, we can make NTU a campus where students support each other”

"Over the past few years in the Union, I’ve spoken with many students who have shared thoughtful suggestions and exciting ideas to improve campus life. Too often, these ideas don’t get off the ground, not for lack of passion, but because they lack the support and resources to move forward.

U-Proposal was created to change that.

My hope is that this initiative empowers all of us to not only pursue our own ideas, but also to help one another in building a stronger, more connected NTU community. With U-Proposal, even the smallest idea has the potential to grow into something that benefits many.

I look forward to seeing the creativity and compassion of our student body shine through the projects that emerge. If you have an idea, I encourage you to take this step and make it happen!

My thanks also go to Wei Xue and Dominic, who shared this belief with me and worked tirelessly to make U-Proposal a reality.

With Love,

Edison Ng Wei Long

President, 34th NTUSU Executive Committee

FAQs

  • All NTU undergraduates and NIE students may submit an idea to be reviewed for grant review.

  • Don’t worry — U-Proposal is meant to be a supportive sandbox. If your initial submission is not approved before the pitch stage, you’ll be given constructive feedback and the chance to resubmit your idea up to two times within the same term. This ensures every student has a fair opportunity to improve and try again.

  • U-Proposal is built to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration. While you can begin an application on your own, you will need to show meaningful collaboration across at least two faculties or groups before funding can be approved. Teaming up with peers from different disciplines not only strengthens your proposal but also broadens its impact across campus.

  • We’re looking for initiatives that clearly benefit more than one group or faculty. A strong proposal should have a credible plan to reach a wide section of the student body, strengthening connections across NTU and contributing positively to the campus community as a whole.

  • Not necessarily. We encourage you to come with a well-thought-out concept and, if possible, discuss it with peers from across NTU to strengthen it. But U-Proposal is designed as a sandbox — a space where early-stage ideas can be refined. If you need guidance, you can also reach out to our Policy Division, who can provide advice on shaping your proposal. What matters most is your project’s potential to benefit the NTU community.

  • All proposals are reviewed by a student panel comprising Union Executive Committee members and student representatives from different faculties from the Union Council, and subsequently endorsed by the NTU Student Affairs Office.

    Assessment is based on a transparent points matrix (provided in the grant kit) that considers:

    • Alignment with NTU and NTUSU values

    • The scale and breadth of community impact

    • Innovation and originality

    • Sustainability and long-term viability

    • Whether other grants have already been received

    Strong proposals are those that combine feasibility with meaningful, lasting outcomes for the wider NTU community.

  • Reach out to NTUSU Honorary Financial Secretary (HFS):

    su-hfs@e.ntu.edu.sg