Active Grant Calls

2025/05/20

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^#.

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NMRC Grants

NMRC Population Health Research Grant (PHRG) - Thematic Category

Funding Quantum & Period: No stipulated caps in funding quantum or duration. Quantum and duration to be deliberated during the co-creation and review process

Internal Submission Deadline: Open throughout the year

Grant Call Launch Date: Open throughout the year

Grant Call Deadline: 01 Aug 2025

Mode of Submission:

For projects with NUH as HI: IGMS submission only
For projects with NUS as HI: Submission of application zip folder downloaded from IGMS, and the Research Compliances & Resources (RC&R) Form to NUHS RO

Website: www.nmrc.gov.sg/grants/competitive-research-grants/population-health-research-grant-thematic-category

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB).

NMRC Clinical Trial Grant-Inductry Collaborative Trials (CTG-ICT)

Funding Quantum: Up to S$4.94 million (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period: Up to five years

Internal Submission Deadline: Open throughout the year

Grant Call Launch Date: Open throughout the year

Grant Call Deadline: 01 Aug 2025

Mode of Submission:

For projects with NUH as HI: IGMS submission only
For projects with NUS as HI: Submission of application zip folder downloaded from IGMS, and the Research Compliances & Resources (RC&R) Form to NUHS RO

Website: www.nmrc.gov.sg/grants/competitive-research-grants/ctg

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB).

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 RO after finalisation of application form with MOH Relationship Manager

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

A*STAR Grants

Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Initiative (NATi) - Call for Proposals T01 and T02

Funding Quantum:

T01: Up to S$300,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
T02: Up to S$5,000,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period:

T01: Up to 12 months
T02: Up to 36 months

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Sep 2025

Grant Call Launch Date: 03 Mar 2025

Grant Call Deadline: 30 Sep 2025

Mode of Submission:

For T01 applications: Submission of endorsed proposal template, proposal budget template and the Research Compliances & Resources (RC&R) Form to NUHS RO
For T02 applications: Submission of endorsed Letter of Intent and the Research Compliances & Resources (RC&R) Form to NUHS RO

Websites:

Download grant call information here (1.6 MB)

A*STAR Young Individual Research Grants (YIRG) 2025 Grant Call

Funding Quantum: Up to S$325,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Up to three years

Internal Submission Deadline: 19 May 2025

Grant Call Launch Date: 05 May 2025

Grant Call Deadline: 16 Jun 2025

Mode of Submission:

Submission of the proposal via the iRIMS-Sponsored Projects (iRIMS-SP), proposal module for internal review and endorsement,
Submission of shortlisted endorsed proposal onto the iGrants portal

Download grant call information here (1.5 MB).

MOE Grants

2025 Social Science Research and Humanities Research Thematic Grant (SSHR-TG)

Funding Quantum:

Type A: S$100,000 to S$1,000,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Type B: > S$1,000,000 to S$5,000,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Type C: > S$5,000,000 to S$10,000,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period:

Type A: Up to three years
Type B: Over three to five years
Type C: Over three to five years

Internal Submission Deadline: 20 Jun 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 09 May 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 25 Jun 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of application package onto the iRIMS-Sponsored Projects (iRIMS-SP) portal. Application package should include the following documents:

SSHR-TG application form, with relevant supporting documents (please provide names of external reviewers in Section 13);
Letters of Commitment and CVs from PI, Co-PIs and collaborators;
Letters of Support from Government of Singapore Agencies & non-Government stakeholders;
Copies of emailed agreements from suggested external reviewers;
Letters of agreement from nominated members of the External Advisory Board (for Type B proposals with budget close to S$5,000,000 and Type C proposals only);
References cited in the Abstract and details of Research Proposal; and
Quotations

Download grant call information here (650 KB).

NHIC Grants

NHIC Innovation to Startup (I2S) Grant Call

Funding Quantum:

Phase 1 & 2: Up to S$60,000 for each phase (incl. 30% IRC)
Phase 3: Up to S$1,200,000 (capped at S$400,000 for Proof-of-Concept (POC) projects and & S$800,000 for Proof-of-Value (POV) projects)

Funding Period:

Phase 1 & 2: Up to one year for each phase
Phase 3: Up to 1.5 years for POC projects and 2.5 years for POV projects

Internal Submission Deadline: 04 Jul 2025

Grant Call Launch Date: 12 May 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 04 Jul 2025

Mode of Submission: Submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) to the I2S Grant Secretariat, keeping NUHS RO in copy
Website: www.nhic.sg/funding/innovation-to-startup/

Download grant call information here (75 KB).

NCID Grants

PREPARE 2025 Environmental Transmission & Mitigation Co-operative Strategic Open Grant Call

Funding Quantum: Up to S$1,300,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Up to 24 months
Internal Submission Deadline: 28 May 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 04 Apr 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Jun 2025
Mode of Submission:

For NUH PIs: Submission of application form in Word format (without signatures) and in PDF format (with signatures) to NUHS RO;
For NUSMed PIs: Submission of research proposal onto the iRIMS-Sponsored Projects (iRIMS-SP) portal.

Download grant call information here (230 KB).

NUS Grants

National University of Singapore-Swiss National AI Institute First Call for Seed Collaboration in AI Research

Funding Quantum: Up to S$220,000 (for NUS PIs)
Funding Period: Between 12 to 24 months
Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Aug 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 15 May 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 22 Aug 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of joint application by NUS PIs onto the submission portal

Download grant call information here (190 KB).

Ad-hoc Grants

Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) Short Term Fellowship FY2025 Round 2

Funding Quantum: Up to S$10,000 (IRC waived)

Funding Period: Up to 14 days

Internal Submission Deadline: 20 Jun 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 19 May 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 27 Jun 2025

Mode of Submission: Submission of application (PDF format, with endorsement & Word format, without endorsement) and supporting documents (e.g. quotations) to NUHS RO

Download grant call information here (170 MB).

National Cohorts Office (NCO) 2025 Request for Proposals (RFP)

Funding Quantum: Up to S$750,000 for single cohort, or up to S$1,500,000 for two or more cohorts (30% IRC not applicable)

Funding Period: Up to 18 months

Internal Submission Deadline: 17 Jun 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 22 Apr 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 25 Jun 2025

Mode of Submission: Submission of research proposal onto the iRIMS-Sponsored Projects (iRIMS-SP) portal. The completed application package should include the following:

Completed application form (in Word format),
Completed Annex A: Tables 1 - 8 (in Excel format),
Annex B: CVs of all applicants to be submitted as a single document (in PDF format),
Annex C: Letter(s) of Support from each of the Cohort Host Institution (in PDF format),
For each cohort, the latest institutional review board approved participant information sheet, consent form, data collection form, data dictionary corresponding to the timepoints collected, and data request form (if available), as well as
Duly endorsed application form (in PDF format)

Download grant call information here (1.5 MB).

^# 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])

Regular Grant Calls

2024/09/13