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Active Grant Calls

2026/01/19

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 RO after finalisation of application form with MOH Relationship Manager

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

NUS Grants

2026 Sydney-NUS Ignition Grant

Funding Quantum: Up to S$20,000 (for NUS PIs)
Funding Period: Up to one year
Internal Submission Deadline: 09 Mar 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 15 Jan 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 09 Mar 2026

Mode of Submission:

Online submission of grant application, the following elements should be included:
- Ignition grant application form
- CV of the Sydney Chief Investigator (maximum two pages in length)
- CV of the NUS Chief Investigator (maximum two pages in length)
- A brief Letter of Support in English on official letterhead from any additional institution/organisation (other than Sydney or NUS) that intends to formally collaborate
NUS Chief Investigator's and HOD's endorsements on the coversheet
Upload of the endorsed coversheet, together with the rest of the application documents, to the Funding Scheme Site

Download grant call information here (480 KB).

NUS Artificial Intelligence Institute FY25 H2 Seed Grant Call

Funding Quantum: Up to S$250,000
Funding Period: Up to two years
Internal Submission Deadline: 30 Jan 2026
Grant Call Launch Date: 08 Jan 2026
Grant Call Deadline: 30 Jan 2026

Mode of Submission:

Registration for NAII membership using the membership form
Submission of duly endorsed application form onto the iRIMS-Sponsored Projects (iRIMS-SP) portal

Download grant call information here (600 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])