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Grants

NRF Central Gap Fund

Status

Status not published

Proposals processed on a needs basis (no fixed batch deadlines); lodged via host Innovation & Enterprise Office through IGMS.

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Amount
2,000,000 SGD

Up to S$2 million (inclusive of 30% overheads) per project for up to 2 years; larger quantum projects stage-gated.

Funder

National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Proposals processed on a needs basis (no fixed batch deadlines); lodged via host Innovation & Enterprise Office through IGMS.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Applications must be led by researchers at Singapore Institutions of Higher Learning, Research Institutes or A*STAR entities; spin-off companies benefit as the eventual vehicle rather than applying directly.

How to apply

  1. Work with the technology transfer / innovation and enterprise office of the host university or research institute.
  2. Prepare the commercialisation proposal with milestones and a route to spin-off or licensing.
  3. Host institution submits to NRF.
  4. NRF panel evaluation and award; milestone-based disbursement.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.nrf.gov.sg/grants/cgf/

"Up to S$2 million (inclusive of 30% overheads) per project for up to 2 years"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.nrf.gov.sg

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