The NRF POC grant scheme provides funding for proof-of-concept development to researchers in the institutions of higher learning (IHLs) and local public medical institutions, so as to facilitate the commercialisation of technologies developed in these institutions.
The NRF POC grant will be awarded through a competitive application process to support projects which are technically proven and have potential for commercially viability. The grant will go towards supporting the development cost in building a fully functional prototype. The development work must be conducted in the IHLs/local public medical institutions, and should yield results pertaining to viability for commercialisation.
Funding Information
| Capped Amount |
Maximum Duration |
| $250,000 |
1 year |
The actual amount awarded will depend on the extent of work to be carried out. This grant does not support IRC.
Schedule of Annual Call
There are two calls a year - July and Nov.
Eligibility
• Only IHL-linked staff, students and researchers or those from local public medical institutions is eligible to apply for the NRF POC grant.
• For each research team, there should be a lead Principal Investigator (lead-PI) to head the team. Teams comprising multiple IHLs/local public medical institutions may also be formed.
• Full-time students in the IHLs may be a Principal Investigator of the project, in which case the IHLs must ensure that the student will receive support in the hiring of research manpower and have access to facilities and resources needed for the completion of the project.
• While project teams may include collaborators from private sector companies, NRF will only support the developmental work conducted in the IHLs/local public medical institutions. In particular, only manpower, equipment and operating expenditure incurred at the IHLs/medical institutions may be charged to the POC grant.
Application Process
NUS & NUH researchers/students are required to submit a pre-proposal via the Enterprise POC Online Pre-Proposal System (E-POPS) for internal review.
Kindly note there is an updated full proposal template for the NRF POC grant. The major change includes an additional component under 4.3 Endorsements by Potential Investors or Customers.
| May 2012 |
Shortlisted full proposal applicants to present before NRF panel |
| June 2012 |
Announcement by NRF of awarded proposals |
References
Please read through the guidelines before preparing your proposal:
1. NRF POC Application Guidelines v4.0(updated 13 May 2011)
2. Criteria for IHL panel evaluation
3. Critera for NRF Panel evaluation
4. Full proposal template (updated 22 Dec 2011)
5. Example of completed full proposal
6. Slides for POC Roadshow held on 6 June 2011 (new)
7. NRF Press Release
Please visit NUS ILO website for more information.
Contact Us
For any urgent grant matters, you may also contact Ruth at 67723709, or ruth_gao@nus.edu.sg .
