About
Young Innovators Challenge (YIC) is an annual program to inspire maker movement in secondary schools.
In YIC, students are supported by their teachers, mentors, and the program organiser, to solve real-life problems using open-source embedded systems and software.
Students will have the opportunity to develop projects they are passionate about. This will be a learning journey that nurtures their life skills.
SDYIC National Championship
Young Innovators Challenge (YIC) is an annual program to inspire maker movement in secondary schools.
In YIC, students are supported by their teachers, mentors, and the program organiser, to solve real-life problems using open-source embedded systems and software.
Students will have the opportunity to develop projects they are passionate about. This will be a learning journey that nurtures their life skills.
Innovation & STEM Aspiration Grant
Best Presenter
Favourite Innovation
About our national sponsor and host
Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) or the Sime Darby Foundation is the main philanthropic arm of Sime Darby Plantation Berhad, Sime Darby Property Berhad, and Sime Darby Berhad. Over the years, the Foundation has expanded its wings from offering scholarships to outstanding and deserving individuals to funding impactful conservation, outreach, and development programmes.
The Foundation is governed by an esteemed Council and is managed by a dedicated team to carry out impactful work. YSD practices high ethical values and observe good corporate governance.
YSD has spent more than 30 years charting breakthroughs in the corporate philanthropic sphere.
YSD offers sponsorships to registered organisations that are dedicated towards projects which share its vision and mission across the five pillars: Education, Environment, Community & Health, Sports, and Arts & Culture.