Young Defence Scientists Programme (YDSP) 2026

The Young Defence Scientists Programme (YDSP) is a platform for DSO and DSTA to engage students so as to promote awareness and generate interest in defence science and technology. The annual YDSP Congress serves as a platform to recognise the 470 students who participated in YDSP activities in the previous year, and to recognise the 30 recipients of the 2026 YDSP and 35 recipients of the DSTA JC scholarships.

We are proud to announce that the following students received the YDSP scholarship from the Guest-of-Honour, Mr Zaqy Mohamad, Senior Minister of State for Defence during the congress on Tuesday, 28 April 2026:

• Charmaine Chua Jing Min (S3-09)

• Chloe Oh Jia’en (S3-10)
  

The YDSP Scholarships are awarded to talented Year 3 individuals with outstanding academic achievements and a passion for science and technology.

We also congratulate the following students who were presented with the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) Junior College Scholarship:

• Christine Lee Lin Shan (S4-07’25)

• Klarisse Ng Shee Chin (Huang Shiqing) (S4-12’25)

• Tu Meiyi Mary (S4-12’25)