Active Grant Calls

2024/12/12

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) - Open Category

Funding Quantum & Period: Up to S$1.95 million (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Up to three years (Projects involving prospective patient/subject recruitment may apply for up to five years)
Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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-open-category

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB).

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 Population Health Research Grant - New Investigator Grant (PHRG-NIG)

Funding Quantum: Up to S$130,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period: Up to two years (Projects involving prospective patient/subject recruitment may apply for up to three years)

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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-new-investigator-grant

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB)

NMRC Clinician Scientist-Individual Research Grant (CS-IRG)

Funding Quantum: Up to S$1.95 million (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Up to three years (Projects involving prospective patient/subject recruitment may apply for up to five years)
Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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/cs-irg

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB)

NMRC Clinician Scientist-Individual Research Grant-New Investigator Grant (CS-IRG-NIG)

Funding Quantum: Up to S$260,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period: Up to two years (Projects involving prospective patient/subject recruitment may apply for up to three years)

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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/cs-irg-nig

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB)

NMRC Open Fund Individual Research Grant (OF-IRG)

Funding Quantum: Up to S$1.625 million (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period: Up to five years

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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/of-irg

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB)

NMRC Open Fund Young Individual Research Grant (OF-YIRG)

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

Funding Period: Up to three years

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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/of-yirg

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB)

NMRC Clinical Trial Grant-Industry 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)

NMRC Clinical Trial Grant-Investigator-Initiated Trials (CTG-IIT)

Funding Quantum: Up to S$1.625 million (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period: Up to five years

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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)

NMRC Healthy and Meaningful Longevity (HML) - Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award

Funding Quantum: Up to S$200,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period: Up to two years

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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/hml

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB)

NMRC Singapore Translational Research (STaR) Investigator Award

Funding Quantum:

First award: Up to S$6 million, or
Subsequent renewal: Up to S$4 million (subsequent renewals) that includes:
- PI's salary support up to S$600,000 per annum +
- Grant support and up to 30% IRC will be adjusted accordingly

Funding Period: Over five years (first award); over five years (subsequent renewals)

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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: https://www.nmrc.gov.sg/grants/talent-development/stria

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB)

NMRC Clinician Scientist Award (CSA)

Funding Quantum:

0.5 FTE to 0.7 FTE salary support of actual research time, subject to NMRC annual salary cap
Grant support of up to: S$675,000 (INV category); S$1.75 million (SI category)
Up to 30% IRC

Funding Period: Over three years (INV category); over five years (SI category)

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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/talent-development/csa

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB)

NMRC HPHSR Clinician Scientist Award (HCSA)

Funding Quantum:

0.5 FTE to 0.7 FTE salary support of actual research time, subject to NMRC annual salary cap
Grant support of up to: S$500,000 (INV category); S$1.3 million (SI category)
Up to 30% IRC

Funding Period: Over three years (INV category); over five years (SI category)

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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/talent-development/hcsa

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB)

NMRC Clinician Innovator Award (CIA)

Funding Quantum:

0.3 FTE salary support of actual research time, subject to NMRC annual salary cap
Grant support of up to: S$250,000 (INV category); S$500,000 (SI category)
Up to 30% IRC

Funding Period: Over two years (INV category); over two years (SI category)

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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/talent-development/clinician-innovator-award

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB)

NMRC Transition Award (TA)

Funding Quantum:

0.5 FTE to 0.7 FTE salary support of actual research time, subject to NMRC annual salary cap
Grant support of up to S$300,000
Up to 30% IRC

Funding Period: Over four years

Internal Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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/talent-development/ta

Download grant call information here (1.7 MB)

NMRC Research Training Fellowship (RTF)

Funding Quantum: Up to S$500,000 comprising of

Salary support
Tuition fees
Conference support
Maintenance allowance and others (e.g. return air travel, health insurance)

For overseas non-PhD training, the award is capped at S$300,000 and institutions are encouraged to co-fund if required. Clinicians pursuing overseas full-time PhD training may request for up to S$800,000

Funding Period: Up to two to three years (extendable to four years for PhD degree)

Internal Submission Deadline: 15 Jan 2025 (to clear MAHR); 22 Jan 2025 (for NUH) & 23 Jan 2025 (for NUSMed)
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 06 Feb 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/talent-development/nmrc-rtf

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

A*STAR Industry Alignment Fund - Industry Collaboration Project (IAF-ICP) Call for Letter-of-Intent (LOI) / Full Proposal

Funding Quantum: Up to S$25,000,000 or more than S$25,000,000

Funding Period: No more than 36 months

Internal Submission Deadline: Open throughout the year, accepted on a rolling basis

Grant Call Launch Date: Open throughout the year

Grant Call Deadline: Open throughout the year, accepted on a rolling basis

Mode of Submission:

For proposals seeking up to S$25,000,000 (one-stage full proposal):

For NUH PIs: submission of full proposal to NUHS RO for endorsement
For NUSMed PIs: submission of full proposal to ODPRT for endorsement

For proposals seeking more than S$25,000,000 (two-stage LOI and full proposal):

For NUH PIs: submission of LOI to NUHS RO for endorsement, successful proposals will be notified by the Implementing Agency for full proposal submission
For NUSMed PIs: submission of LOI to ODPRT for endorsement, successful proposals will be notified by the Implementing Agency for full proposal submission

Website: www.a-star.edu.sg/Research/funding-opportunities/iaf-icp

SFA Grants

Singapore Food Story 2.0 R&D Programme - Second 'Future Foods' Main R&D Grant Call

Funding Quantum: Between S$4,000,000 to S$8,000,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Up to four years
Internal Submission Deadline: 27 Jan 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 22 Nov 2024
Grant Call Deadline: 11 Feb 2025
Mode of Submission:

Submission of the following documents onto IGMS

Research Proposal (in Word format);
Annex A - Curriculum Vitae (in PDF format);
Annex B - Detailed Project Budget (in Excel format);
Annex C - Detailed Methodology (in PDF format);
Annex D - Letters of Support (in PDF format);
Annex E - Suggested Peer Reviewers (in PDF format); and
One-slide summary: NABC model (in PDF format)

Submission of application zip folder downloaded from IGMS, and the Research Compliances & Resources (RC&R) Form to NUHS RO

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 2.3 MB)

NCID Grants

PREPARE 2024 Diagnostics Co-operative 3rd Strategic Open Grant Call

Funding Quantum: Up to S$500,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Up to one year
Internal Submission Deadline: 18 Dec 2024
Grant Call Launch Date: 06 Nov 2024
Grant Call Deadline: 03 Jan 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of the following documents to NUHS RO:

Application package (without signatures), including all pictures, tables, charts and various attachments in Word doc format;
Application package (with signatures), including all pictures, tables, charts and various attachments in PDF format; and
Research Compliances & Resources (RC&R) Form

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 150 KB)

NHIC Grants

NHIC Innovation to Develop (I2D) Grant Call – 1st Call for 2025

Funding Quantum: Up to S$300,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Up to 12 months
Internal Submission Deadline: 07 Jan 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 10 Dec 2024
Grant Call Deadline: 07 Feb 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of completed application form to NUHS RO

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 1.0 MB)

NUS Grants

FY2024 NUS Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII) Seed Funding - 2nd Call

Funding Quantum: Up to S$250,000 (no IRC)
Funding Period: Up to two years
Internal Submission Deadline: 17 Jan 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 06 Dec 2024
Grant Call Deadline: 17 Jan 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of completed application form to [email protected] (Attn: Lini Selvaraj)

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 30 KB)

NUS Sustainable Futures Seed Grant - Call 1

Funding Quantum: Up to S$500,000 (no IRC)
Funding Period: Up to three years
Internal Submission Deadline: 14 Jan 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 04 Dec 2024
Grant Call Deadline: 17 Jan 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of completed endorsed application form, one-page CV of all team members and Research Compliances & Resources form to NUHS RO

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 65 KB)

Call for applications - Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025

Funding Quantum: Applicant's gross salary (from S$78,000 to S$204,000) & research budget (up to S$180,000, no IRC)
Funding Period: Over three years
Internal Submission Deadline:
- 10 Jan 2025: Submission of potential candidate's information to NUHS RO
- 07 Feb 2025: Submission of application documents to Department
- 21 Feb 2025: Submission of application documents to NUHS RO
Grant Call Launch Date: 25 Nov 2024
Grant Call Deadline: 21 Feb 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of the following documents to NUHS RO

Department’s Interview Report (the report should include an assessment of the candidate’s communication skills and scientific merits of proposed research)
Candidate’s detailed CV and educational certificates
Detailed list of publications in a separate Annex, which includes the following information
- Impact factor of the journals
- Highlight papers in which applicant was the leading author
- Candidate's H-index (if available)
Three international/external referee reports, which contains
- Comments on scientific merit of candidate's research, suitability and potential for Fellowship
- Referee's contact details
- Two-page CV of each referee
Candidate’s research proposal as LKY PDF (no word limit, but proposals should be succinct)
Summary of endorsed candidate

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 45 KB)

Ad-hoc Grants

Singapore-New Zealand Joint Grant Call on Leveraging AI for Healthy Ageing

Funding Quantum: Up to S$1,330,000
Funding Period: Up to three years
Internal Submission Deadline: 17 Feb 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 09 Dec 2024
Grant Call Deadline: 17 Feb 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of the following documents to the AISG portal & NUHS RO

Full proposal;
Recorded presentation;
Project budget; and
Research Compliances & Resources Form.

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 1.6 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