Research

Active Grant Calls

2024/11/12

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#.

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: Open throughout the year

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 (3.8 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: Open throughout the year

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 (3.8 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):

  1. For NUH PIs: submission of full proposal to NUHS RO for endorsement
  2. 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):

  1. For NUH PIs: submission of LOI to NUHS RO for endorsement, successful proposals will be notified by the Implementing Agency for full proposal submission
  2. 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

MOE Grants

2024 Call for Applications for the Social Science and Humanities Research (SSHR) Fellowship 

Funding Quantum: Up to S$1,000,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Over five years
Internal Submission Deadline: 29 Nov 2024 (to Dept); 06 Dec 2024 (to NUHS RO)
Grant Call Launch Date: 07 Oct 2024
Grant Call Deadline: 10 Jan 2025
Mode of Submission: 

  1. Submission of SSHR Fellowship application form to HOD (for drafting of section 8 on behalf of Provost, no endorsement required)
  2. Submission of the following documents to NUHS RO
    • SSHR Fellowship application form (Sections 1 to 7) 
    • Detailed Project Proposal (Annex A)
    • CV(s) and Letter(s) of Commitment (Annex B)
    • Quotation(s)
    • Letters of Support (if any)
    • Names of arm's length external reviewers (Section 9)
    • Research Compliances & Resources form

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 460 KB).

NRF Grants

NRF Artificial Intelligence Fellowship/Investigatorship (NRF/I-AI) Call for Nomination

Funding Quantum: S$3,250,000 (incl. 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Over five years
Internal Submission Deadline: 20 Nov 2024
Grant Call Launch Date: 02 Sep 2024
Grant Call Deadline: 29 Nov 2024
Mode of Submission:

1. Submission of the following documents to NUHS RO

  • Completed nomination form (Annex A),
  • Detailed CV of nominee,
  • Letters of Recommendation from three referees,
  • Five-page research proposal,
  • Five-year budget required for the implementation of the research idea, 
  • Other supporting documents, and
  • Research Compliances & Resources (RC&R) Form

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 150 KB).

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: 

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

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 150 KB)

Ad-hoc Grants
Singapore Academies South-East Asia Fellowship (SASEAF) Programme 2024

Funding Quantum: Monthly stipend ranging from S$4,000 to S$6,000 + S$4,000 for overseas travel at the start and end of the two-year long fellowship period
Funding Period: 

  1. SG Academies South-East Asia Fellowship (SASEAF) Programme: Over two years
  2. Short SASEAF (infectious diseases only): Over six months

Internal Submission Deadline: 30 Nov 2024
Grant Call Launch Date: 23 Oct 2024
Grant Call Deadline: 30 Nov 2024
Mode of Submission: Submission of the following grant application documents to the online portal

  • Application form
  • Research proposal (no more than two pages) - to be developed in consultation with host Professor / PI at the Singapore University
  • Host professor's / PI’s in-principle approval with his / her official email ID
  • Certified copies of diplomas and transcripts
  • Two recommendation letters from referees (e.g. current / past supervisors, collaborators etc.) stating candidate's suitability for this fellowship. The letters should be submitted directly by candidate's referees to a separate portal

Website: snas.org.sg/saseaf

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 650 KB).

# Kindly refer to the NUHS Intranet to retrieve the following information:

  1. 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])

  2. 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])


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