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Active Grant Calls

2026/08/06

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

Human Potential - Prenatal / Early Childhood Grant Call 2026

Funding Quantum:

Tier 1: Up to S$500,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Tier 2: Up to S$2,000,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Tier 3: Up to S$5,000,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period:

Tier 1: Up to three years
Tier 2: Up to three years
Tier 3: Up to four years

Internal Submission Deadline: 14 Aug 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 27 Jul 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 24 Aug 2026

Mode of Submission:

For NUH PIs: Submission of Letter of Intent (template), Letter of Intent (powerpoint slides), CVs and any other supporting documents to NUHS RIO for DOR's endorsement
For NUSMed PIs: Concurrent submission of Letter of Intent (template), Letter of Intent (powerpoint slides), CVs and any other supporting documents to NUHS RIO for DOR's endorsement and onto the iRIMS-SP portal
- Following DOR's endorsement, applicants are required to upload the fully endorsed documents via FormSG.

Download grant call information here (2.1 MB).

Singapore Therapeutics Development Review (STDR) 2026 (Jul) Pilot and Pre-Pilot Stream 1 & 2 Grant Call

Funding Quantum:

Pilot: Up to S$1,000,000 (incl. of 30% IRC), split into at least two or more Phases
- Phase 1: Up to S$400,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
- Phase 2: Up to S$600,000 incl. of 30% IRC)
Pre-Pilot: up to S$325,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period:

Pilot: Up to two years
Pre-Pilot: Up to one year

Internal Submission Deadline:

[For NUSMed PIs] To NUS Technology Transfer and Innovation (TTI) / [For NUH PIs] To NUHS Innovation Transfer Office (ITO): 7 Aug 2026
To NUHS RIO: 18 Aug 2026

Grant Call Launch Date: 27 Jul 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 27 Aug 2026

Mode of Submission:

For NUH PIs: Submission of NUHS ITO-endorsed application documents to NUHS RIO for DOR's endorsement
For NUSMed PIs: Concurrent submission of NUS TTI-endorsed application documents to NUHS RIO for DOR's endorsement and onto the iRIMS-SP portal
- Following DOR's endorsement, applicants are required to upload applications onto iGrants

Download grant call information here (3.2 KB).

MOE Grants

MOE AcRF Tier 2: ARC 2/2027 (Whitepaper Application)

Funding Quantum:

EP2: S$500,000 to S$1,500,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
EP3: S$500,000 to S$1,800,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
EP4: S$100,000 to S$1,500,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period:

EP2: Up to three years
EP3: Up to three, four, or five years
EP4: Up to three years

Internal Submission Deadline: 9 Sep 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 5 Aug 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 9 Sep 2026

Mode of Submission: Concurrent submission of Whitepaper application on the iRIMS-SP portal and to NUHS RIO

Download grant call information here (200 KB).

NHIC Grants

NHIC Innovation to Develop (I2D) Grant Call - 1st Call for 2026

Funding Quantum: S$400,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Up to 18 months
Internal Submission Deadline: 7 Aug 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 24 Jun 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 11 Sep 2026

Mode of Submission: Submission of NHIC-I2D grant application form & NHIC-I2D application template to NUHS RIO, and concurrent submission of application on the iRIMS-SP portal

Download grant call information here (1.0 MB).

NUS Grants

Merlion 2027: Call for Projects

Funding Quantum:

Merlion Project: €5,000 (no IRC)
Merlion Workshop: €4,500 (no IRC)

Funding Period:

Merlion Project: Up to two years
Merlion Workshop: Up to one year

Internal Submission Deadline: 3 Nov 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 22 Jul 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 10 Nov 2026

Mode of Submission: Concurrent submission of grant application on the iRIMS-SP portal and to NUHS RIO.

Note: The French Team should also submit a concurrent application to the French Embassy. Applications without dual submission (in Singapore and France) will not be considered.

Download grant call information here (290 KB).

Cross Faculty Grant Call 2026

Funding Quantum:

STEM-STEM proposals: S$200,000 (no IRC)
STEM-HSS proposals: S$200,000 (no IRC)
HSS-HSS proposals: S$80,000 (no IRC)

Funding Period:

STEM-STEM proposals: Up to three years
STEM-HSS proposals: Up to three years
HSS-HSS proposals: Up to three years

Internal Submission Deadline: 30 Sep 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 31 Jul 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 30 Sep 2026

Mode of Submission: Concurrent submission of grant application on the iRIMS-SP portal and to NUHS RIO

Download grant call information (45 KB).

JSPS-NUS Joint Research Projects and Joint Seminars - Call for FY2027 Applications

Funding Quantum:

Joint Research Projects: Up to S$38,000 per project
Joint Seminars: Up to S$38,000

Funding Period:

Joint Research Projects: Up to two years
Joint Seminars: Up to one week

Internal Submission Deadline: 27 Aug 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 22 Jun 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 3 Sep 2026

Mode of Submission: Submission of completed application form (for Joint Research Project or Joint Seminar) and one-page CV for each member on the Singapore and Japan teams to NUHS RIO, and concurrent submission of application on the iRIMS-SP portal

Download grant call information here (130 KB).

National University of Singapore - University of New South Wales Seed Grant

Funding Quantum: Up to S$13,500 (no IRC)
Funding Period: Up to 12 months
Internal Submission Deadline: 11 Aug 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 7 Jul 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 11 Aug 2026

Mode of Submission: Submission of single application that includes one Lead Principlal Investigator from each of NUS and UNSW respectively, via the Cognito application form

Download grant call information here (100 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])