A special fund has been set aside to support cutting edge research in strategic areas in the Humanities and Social Sciences, focusing on the Asia region. This fund will be over and above existing competitive funding through the University Research Council and ARC Tier 2 funding. Grant applications for research projects / programmes should normally be in the range of S$150K or above. The aim is to develop a small number of "peaks of excellence" to further enhance the reputation of NUS in the Humanities and Social Sciences research in areas relevant to Asia.
The strategic areas identified are as follows:
- Bioethics
- Economic Growth and Development
- Environment and Energy Issues and Policies (applications should not be mostly engineering or science-based as those can be funded elsewhere)
- Governance and Institutions
- Law and Society
- Media and Culture
- Migration and Demography
- Religion
- Urban Development
Interdisciplinary projects are strongly encouraged. Staff at ARI, EAI and ISAS is encouraged to participate in joint applications with NUS faculty. Grants will be reviewed by a special panel. A high standard will be set for funding, and progress will be carefully monitored.
With effect from URC 1/2010 Grant Call, the Tier 2 funding levels for the Informatics & Mathematics (IM) and Accountancy, Business, Humanities and Social Sciences (ABHSS) Clusters have been revised by MOE as seen in the table below:
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TPV Range |
Applicable Discipline Clusters |
| AcRF Tier 2 - ARC, MOE |
Total Project Value (excluding RS) ≥ $500,000 |
For Sciences and Engineering Clusters |
| Total Project Value (excluding RS) ≥ $250,000 |
Only for Pure Mathematics & Statistics |
| Total Project Value (excluding RS) ≥ $150,000 |
For Humanities Cluster |
| HSS Special Fund - DP(R&T) Office, NUS |
Total Project Value ≥ $150,000 |
Eligibility
All PIs and Co-PIs are required to be full-time academic faculties (tenure/tenure-track faculty member) of Singapore-based universities. Collaborators* ( from NUS or external local organizations) should be fully based in Singapore.
*Overseas collaborator's (if any) contributions may be detailed in the proposal details section. PI should also provide document of his/her commitment to the project in writing (email will suffice). Please indicate accordingly under section D of the Grant Endorsement Form.
Terms and Conditions
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The guidelines for the above can also be accessed through the NUS Intranet portal here and here
Schedule of Annual Call
There are two calls a year in February/March and August/September.
Date of Next Call
Estimated in February 2011.
Please look out for our circulars for a more accurate submission deadline.
Date of Current Call-Submission by 28 October 2010 Thursday
Application Procedure
Please submit the following documents to NUHS Research Office by Thursday, 28 October 2010, 5pm.
| i) Duly signed NUS Grant Endorsement Form |
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| ii) HSS RGF Application Form
Please click here for application guide. |
- Hardcopy (1 original)
- Softcopy (PDF format)
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| iii) Duly signed Annexes - Supporting Documents which include the following:
- Quotations
- Final Project Report (for renewal applications)
- Others
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- Hardcopy (1 original+1 duplicate)
- Softcopy (MSWord, PDF and/or email)
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