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Active Grant Calls

2026/05/25

Active Grant Calls are grant calls that are currently open for applications at NUHS.

Please refer to the information below, for the respective grant call-related details and grant call-related resources that are available for download.

NUHS Principal Investigators (PIs) interested in submitting an application for Active Grant Calls listed below can refer to the NUHS Research Office (RO) intranet page for more information^#.

A*STAR Grants

A*STAR Young Investigator Research Grants (YIRG) 2026 Grant Call

Funding Quantum: Up to S$325,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Over three years
Internal Submission Deadline: 3 Jun 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 5 May 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 23 Jun 2026

Mode of Submission:

Submission of fully endorsed completed proposal template + HOD's comments on proposal to NUHS RIO & concurrent submission of proposal on iRIMS Sponsored Project portal
Submission of shortlisted proposal (with DOR's endorsement) to the iGrants portal

Download grant call information here (1.02 MB).

NUS Grants

National University of Singapore-UCL Research and Innovation Collaboration Fund 2026/27

Funding Quantum: Up to S$17,000 (no IRC) (for NUS PIs)
Funding Period: Up to one year
Internal Submission Deadline: 19 Jun 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 20 May 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 19 Jun 2026

Mode of Submission: Submission of completed, HOD-endorsed application form (with two-page CVs of both NUS & UCL PIs attached) in a single PDF document to the online portal

Download grant call information here (300 KB).

National University of Singapore-Duke University Joint Sustainability Research Initiatives Grants

Funding Quantum: Up to S$120,000 (no IRC) (for NUS PIs)
Funding Period: Up to 18 months
Internal Submission Deadline: 1 Jun 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 10 Apr 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 1 Jun 2026

Mode of Submission:

Submission of application package (i.e. research proposal, implementation schedule, budget and justifications in a single PDF document) + endorsement form to NUHS RIO for VDR's endorsement
Submission of joint proposal by the Duke University PI via the Kuali Build submission portal

Download grant call information here (300 KB).

^# Kindly refer to the NUHS Intranet to retrieve the following information:

Contact List of NUHS Research Office Grants Team
Find the contact details of the officer-in-charge for the various grants
(Location in the NUHS intranet - Research Matters > Research Grants > Contact Us > Contact List [downloadable PDF document])
NUH Grant Endorsement Form (GEF) /NUS Research Compliances and Resource Forms
(Location in the NUHS intranet - Research Matters > Research Grants > Grant Flow and Processes > Useful form templates for download > NUH GEF / NUS Research Compliances and Resources Form [downloadable Word document])