Active Grant Calls

2025/03/11

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).

MOE Grants

MOE AcRF Tier 1 (Mar 2025) Grant Call

Funding Quantum: Up to S$250,000
Funding Period: Up to 36 months
Internal Submission Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 04 Mar 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of application to NUHS RO

Download grant call information here (140 KB).

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

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).

Biologics Pharma Innovation Programme Singapore (BioPIPS) Grant Call for (1) Sensing and Modelling and (2) Sustainability

Funding Quantum: No funding cap, but PIs are advised to budget prudently according to the needs of the proposal (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Between six to 36 months
Internal Submission Deadline: 03 Apr 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 07 Mar 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 11 Apr 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of endorsed completed proposal template and the Research Compliances & Resources (RC&R) Form to NUHS RO

Website: www.a-star.edu.sg/bti/programmes-in-bti/biologics-pharma-innovation-programme-singapore-(biopips)

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 4.7 MB).

NRF Grants

Singapore NRF Fellowship (Class of 2026)

Funding Quantum: Up to S$3,250,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period: Up to five years

Internal Submission Deadline: 07 May 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 05 Feb 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 07 May 2025

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

Download grant call information here (630 KB).

NRF 33rd Competitive Research Programme (CRP) Call

Funding Quantum: Funding support of varying sizes
Funding Period: Between three to five years

Internal Submission Deadline: 23 Apr 2025

Grant Call Launch Date: 18 Mar 2025

Grant Call Deadline: 06 May 2025

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

Download grant call information here (2.2 MB).

Pre-Launch for NRF 2025 Thematic Competitive Research Programme (T-CRP) Call

Funding Quantum:

For Nanomechanics theme: Up to S$2,000,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
For Robotics them: Up to S$4,000,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)

Funding Period: For three to five years
Internal Submission Deadline: 21 Apr 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 15 Apr 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 27 May 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of the following to NUHS RO:

Application zip folder downloaded from IGMS,
HOD's comments on the strength of the proposal (between 100 to 300 words), and the
Research Compliances & Resources (RC&R) Form to NUHS RO

Download grant call information here (2.3 MB).

Biosurveillance Research Programmes

Funding Quantum: Up to S$2,400,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Internal Submission Deadline: 14 Mar 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 03 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 28 Mar 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of application zip folder downloaded from IGMS and the Research Compliances & Resources (RC&R) Form to NUHS RO

Website: www.nparks.gov.sg/Cuge/Programmes-Schemes/Research%20Programmes/Biosurveillance%20Research%201st%20grant%20call

Download grant call information here (5.4 MB).

NCID Grants

Interim Communicable Diseases Agency (iCDA) Short Term Fellowship FY2025

Funding Quantum:

Incoming Fellowship: Up to S$10,000 (IRC waived)
Outgoing Fellowship: Up to S$10,000 (IRC waived)

Funding Period:

Incoming Fellowship: Up to 14 days (to be completed within the period of 01 Apr 2025 to 31 Jan 2026)
Outgoing Fellowship: Up to14 days (to be completed within the period of 01 Apr 2025 to 31 Jan 2026)

Internal Submission Deadline: 24 Mar 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 04 Mar 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 28 Mar 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of the following documents to NUHS RO:

For NUH PIs:
- Application form (without signatures) in Word doc format;
- Application form (with signatures) in PDF format; and
- All supporting documents (e.g. quotations)
For NUSMed PIs:
- Application form (without signatures) in Word doc format;
- Application form (with signatures) in PDF format;
- All supporting documents (e.g. quotations); and the
- Research Compliances & Resources (RC&R) Form

Download grant call information here (45 KB).

NCID PREPARE Vaccines & Therapeutics Co-operative Strategic Pilot Open 2025 Grant Call

Funding Quantum: Up to S$500,000 (incl. of 30% IRC)
Funding Period: Up to 18 months
Internal Submission Deadline: 04 Apr 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 03 Mar 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 28 Mar 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of the following documents to NUHS RO:

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

Download grant call information here (350 KB).

NUS Grants

NUS Artificial Intelligence Institute FY2025 H1 Seed Grant Call

Funding Quantum: Up to S$250,000 (no IRC)
Funding Period: Up to two years
Internal Submission Deadline: 15 Apr 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 11 Mar 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 15 Apr 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of the completed application form to [email protected] (Attn: Ms Lini Selvaraj)

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 100 KB).

National University of Singapore-University of Warwick Joint Seed Fund 2025

Funding Quantum: Up to S$8,500 (for NUS PI) (no IRC)
Funding Period: Up to one year
Internal Submission Deadline: 21 Apr 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 10 Mar 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 21 Apr 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of the following documents to the application portal:

A written case for support (max two pages) that includes:
- A description of the relevant research/training conducted in recent years (in application form),
- A description of the activities and collaboration proposed (in application form),
- Explanation of how the activities propsoed will generate demonstrable added value to the PI / Research Group / Department / Faculty / College (in application form),
- A description of the opportunities available for leveraging funding, especially from overseas sources (in application form)
A financial summary; and
Two-page CVs of the Warwick and NUS PIs

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

NUS-Nanjing University Research Collaboration Fund 2025

Funding Quantum: Up to S$50,000 per project per year (no IRC)
Funding Period: Up to two years
Internal Submission Deadline: 18 Mar 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 18 Feb 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 18 Mar 2025
Mode of Submission: Upload of joint application, completed budget template and two-page CVs in a single PDF document to here

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 450 KB).

Ad-hoc Grants

Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Grant (TCMRG) 6th Grant

Funding Quantum: Up to S$750,000 (incl. of 10% IRC)
Funding Period: Up to three years
Internal Submission Deadline: 19 Mar 2025
Grant Call Launch Date: 08 Jan 2025
Grant Call Deadline: 31 Mar 2025
Mode of Submission: Submission of soft copy TCMRG application form (both PDF & Word format), other supporting documents and the Research Compliances and Resources form to NUHS RO

Download grant call information here (ZIP, 630 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])

Regular Grant Calls

2024/09/13