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Active Grant Calls

2026/04/30

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^#.

MOH Grants

MOH Health Innovation Fund 2.0

Funding Quantum: No explicit funding cap (requested budget will be evaluated for cost-reasonableness and value-for-money)
- Note: Level of grant support varies for the different types of projects (between 15% to 100%)

Funding Period: Between 18 months to 36 months

Internal Submission Deadline: Open throughout the year, accepted on a rolling basis
Grant Call Launch Date: 01 Nov 2024

Grant Call Deadline: 31 Dec 2028

Mode of Submission:

Submission of intent to apply to MHI Secretariat at least three months before targeted project commencement date
Submission of final completed application form to NUHS RIO after finalisation of application form with MOH Relationship Manager

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 1 MB).

NRF Grants

Singapore NRF Fellowship Call (Class of 2027)

Funding Quantum: Up to S$3,250,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Over five years
Internal Submission Deadline: 13 May 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 13 Feb 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 13 May 2026

Mode of Submission: Submission of aplication package, which includes the following documents, on IGMS:

Registration form
Detailed CV
Proposal
List of publications, and
Other supporting documents

Download grant call information here (410 KB).

MOE Grants

MOE 6th Science of Learning Grant Call (Whitepaper)

Funding Quantum:

Type A (Use-inspired basic and applied research):

Type A1 (Large-scale research projects, with sub-projects): Up to S$5,000,000 (incl. 30% IRC)
Type A2 (Research projects): Up to S$2,500,000 (incl. 30% IRC)
Type A3 (Seed grants for proof-of-concepts and/or support young investigators): Up to S$500,000 (incl. 30% IRC)

Type B (Development and translation):

Type B1 (Large-scale development and translation projects with sub-projects): Up to S$5,000,000 (incl. 30% IRC)
Type B2 (Projects to develop and test implementable applications): Up to S$2,500,000 (incl. 30% IRC)
Type B3 (Seed grants for proof-of-concepts and/or support young investigators): Up to S$500,000 (incl. 30% IRC)

Funding Period:

Type A (Use-inspired basic and applied research):

Type A1 (Large-scale research projects, with sub-projects): Up to five years
Type A2 (Research projects): Up to five years
Type A3 (Seed grants for proof-of-concepts and/or support young investigators): Up to three years

Type B (Development and translation):

Type B1 (Large-scale development and translation projects with sub-projects): Up to five years
Type B2 (Projects to develop and test implementable applications): Up to five years
Type B3 (Seed grants for proof-of-concepts and/or support young investigators): Up to three years

Internal Submission Deadline: 13 May 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 28 Apr 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 6 Jul 2026

Mode of Submission: Submission of completed Whitepaper application form (Types A1, A2, B1 & B2: up to six pages; Types A3 & B3: up to three pages - including figures, tables and charts) and annexes (CVs: up to two pages per Lead PI/Co-PI/Collaborator/Mentor; References: up to two pages per Whitepaper) to NUHS RIO & concurrent submission of proposal on iRIMS Sponsored Project portal.

Note: Cover page & annexes are not subjected to the page limit

Download grant call information here (1 MB).

NUS Grants

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])