In response to the COVID-19 situation and MOE Safe Management Measures (SMM), there are limited numbers of people allowed on site. Therefore, the SAFMC 2022 presentations will be held online and its challenges will be held physically in the Singapore Expo premises.

As per the SMM guidelines, limited numbers of people allowed on site, the SAFMC 2022 will involve 2 stages. The first stage of the competition requires the participating teams to submit the Pre-Challenge & Learning Journey video submission and the online presentation session, which serves as a qualification round to move on to the next stage of the challenge competition.

The next stage of the competition will include a physical challenge at Singapore EXPO Convention & Exhibition Centre (Singapore EXPO) which is the usual way SAFMC is conducted in the previous years.

Teams are encouraged to give equal attention to all aspects of the competition. The top team from each category will be presented with an award at the SAFMC 2022 Awards Presentation Ceremony

Please refer to the respective Category Challenge Booklets for more details on the competition requirements.

The competition will be conducted in accordance with Safe Management Measures (SMM) guidelines outlined by the Government.

More information will be announced nearer to the competition.

Anyone can participate! Please refer to the Categories information above. 

Members or the family members of the organising committee may not participate.

Participants registered under a school must be a full-time student at the point of competition.

Yes! Home-schooled participants can register as “Independent teams”.

Yes, the team will be registered as ‘Independent’ instead of under a school or organisation. This includes graduating students from the same school who register as a team and may be posted to different schools in the following year when the competition will be held. The team will have to appoint a Team Manager, who will need to provide his/her particulars and contact details for billing during registration

Yes, teams can participate in more than one category, but each team can only register for each category once.

The team may participate in categories higher than recommended but not lower

Example: Secondary school students can participate in Categories B-E but not Category A.

Any student that is officially registered with any school located in Singapore will be eligible to participate.

There is no limit to the number of entries from each school or organisation, except Category B, whereby the limit is 8 teams per school.

Each member can participate in one team per category.

Participants of Category C1 Challenge are also eligible to register for either C2 or C3 challenge but not both.

Participants of Category C2 Challenge are not eligible to participate in Category C3 Challenge and vice versa.

Participants of Category D1 are also eligible to register for Category D2 and vice versa

The registration fees will be channelled towards the administration costs of running the competition. These include the organisation of complimentary training workshops for participants and safety infrastructure setup for the competition (e.g. safety nets for the flying areas).

Registration fees can be refunded only if a letter of notification to withdraw is received before the registration deadline – 18 February 2022 (23:59 SGT).

The collection, use and disclosure of the teams’ personal data by or on behalf of the organisers will be used to facilitate the processing of the teams’ registration or any matters in relation to the Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition (SAFMC). The consent provided for the collection, use and disclosure of the team’s personal data will remain valid until the team member withdraws his/her consent in writing to the organisers.

Participants agree to be contacted by or on behalf of the organisers for SAFMC related events and matters, and any photo or video taken at the SAFMC related events could be used by the organisers for publicity purpose.

Participants will be notified upon successful registration within two weeks of the registration deadline.

Attendance is not compulsory but recommended. Workshops will cover basic theories of flight and know-how to build flying machines. Clinics provide professional guidance to fine-tune participating flying machine(s).

No, all hardware and software costs are to be borne by the teams / schools, unless otherwise stated.

Please download the Challenge Booklet for the respective categories.

*The organisers reserve the right to amend the rules and regulations. However, all teams will be informed of such changes 4 weeks prior to the start of the competition.

All presentations and challenges will be held in the Singapore Expo and there are wireless hotspots available. However, participants should be prepared to work on location without wireless internet access.

Congratulations! All prizes won by the teams will be issued to their respective team manager.

*The judges’ decisions are final. Judges’ discussions are strictly confidential. The organising party reserves the right to revoke any prizes awarded should there be evidence of regulation violation.