Singapore National Research Foundation Fellowship
(Singapore NRF Fellowship)

The Singapore NRF Fellowship provides opportunities for early career researchers from all over the world to lead impactful research in Singapore.

The Singapore NRF Fellowship offers:

  • A five-year research grant of up to SGD$3.25 million, inclusive of general overheads.
  • Provides opportunities for early-career researchers to conduct independent research in Singapore. (The award is contingent on the awardee taking on a full time appointment in an eligible host institution in Singapore.)
For more details, please click here.

 

PAST AWARDEES

Please click here for the past awardees.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Outstanding researchers of any nationality, in their early stage of their research careers and are ready to take on their independent research, are eligible to apply.
  • Applicant should be a PhD holder, with no more than 7 years of post-PhD experience.
  • PhD holders with research experience in any discipline of science and technology (Computer Science, including Infocomm Technologies and Interactive Digital Media, Engineering, Life Sciences and Natural/Physical Sciences). These areas also include the underpinning fundamental research and interfaces between disciplines such as Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity (MTC), Urban Solutions and Sustainability (USS), Human Health and Potential (HHP) and Smart Nation and Digital Economy (SNDE). Please refer to the NRF Fellowship Information Sheet for further details on the research areas.
  • Applicant must not be a recipient of a similar early career award in Singapore.
  • Applicant must be committed to take up an independent research appointment on a full-time basis in Singapore, if selected.

SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL CALL AND ACTIVITIES

There is one call per year. The shortlisted candidates would be invited to Singapore for final interviews by NRF Fellowship Evaluation Panel (FEP).

DATE OF CURRENT / NEXT CALL

20 December 2023

DEADLINE FOR CURRENT

20 March 2024, 3pm (Singapore time)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

  • Applications for the NRF Fellowship will be done online via the Integrated Grant Management System (IGMS). Late submission shall not be accepted.
  • For local NRF Fellowship Applicants with a SingPass account, please register and login to the IGMS using SingPass login.
  • Applicants shortlisted to the final rounds will be invited to Singapore for an interview by the NRF Fellowship Evaluation Panel (FEP), an international panel of eminent scientific leaders.
  • For common queries raised, please refer to NRF Fellowship FAQ.
For grant proposals which are $1million and above, ODPRT has in place an optional content editing service provided by in-house scientific editors (Dr Steven John Wolf, email: dprsjw@nus.edu.sg). Please note that incorporating the changes suggested by the editors is at PI’s discretion, and is not a precondition prior to submission to grantor. PIs who wish to tap onto this service are advised to engage with our writers with your close-to-final drafts at least one week prior to the deadline. Proposals will be handled in the order of arrival.

Queries can be directed to NRF_Fellowship@nrf.gov.sg.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION


Quick links: