EDGE: Innovation

Who qualifies

• Must be registered in Singapore.
• Business must be registered and operating in Singapore.
• At least 30% ownership, direct or indirect, by Singapore Citizens and/or PRs, determined by ultimate individual ownership.
• No previous grant support application for any part of the project. Build on existing commercial operations with clear growth objectives; the company’s first product and incremental improvements are excluded. Technological or functional advancement beyond market standards and actual prototype development or small-batch production are required; strategy work is supported only as a lead-in to prototype development.
• Not supported: costs of capital investment outside Singapore; costs of developing the company’s first product; GST; technology, equipment, software or expenses below industry norms (routine replacements, standard implementations, incremental upgrades) unless part of a larger integrated system with clear technological or functional advancement.
• Minimum local shareholding (%): 30.

What it funds

• R&D, product development, prototyping, IP

Maximum support: up to 50%.

All open activity pages state up to 50% for SMEs and 30% for non-SMEs. FAQ SME tier definition: group annual sales turnover not more than S$100 million OR group employment no more than 200; non-SMEs are not excluded.

Recorded cap: S$100,000.

S$100,000 annual company cap is shared across all EDGE categories, not per category, and resets on 1 April. The selected activity may have a lower cost cap or grant quantum; the exact page-level caps and support statements are recorded in docs/research/2026-10-26-edge-activity-evidence.yaml.

Payment: Paid after the company incurs the cost and files a claim.

How to apply

Choose an open activity, prepare its required documents and vendor proposal, and apply through BGP using company Corppass. Accept the Letter of Offer, complete its deliverables, then submit the claim on BGP.

1. Select an open activity and prepare its application documents and suitable vendor proposal.
2. Submit on BGP using company Corppass; third parties must not apply or manage the grant on the company’s behalf.
3. Accept the Letter of Offer and complete the approved project and deliverables.
4. Set up PayNow Corporate or GIRO, prepare payment and deliverables evidence, engage an auditor where required, and submit the claim on BGP.

Before applying

• Do not start work or make payments/deposits before application submission.

Documents

• Project proposal, and vendor proposals and quotations — All open activities. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Audited or management certified financial statements for the last financial year — All open activities. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Projection of expected revenue growth, cost savings and overseas sales (if applicable) as a result of project, for 3 years after project completion — All open activities. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Projection of new jobs created (overall and Singaporeans only) with gross monthly salary above S$5,000, for 1 year after project completion — All open activities. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.

Processing time: All open activities: Not stated

Claiming support

Pay all approved expenses in full, complete the Letter of Offer deliverables and submit the claim on BGP. Keep eligibility through claim submission. Provide expense verification and deliverables documents; foreign-language evidence needs an English translation. Disbursement after claim approval: PayNow Corporate within 14 working days, GIRO up to eight weeks. Auditor required for Product Development: engage an EnterpriseSG panel auditor, sign the engagement letter before submitting, and submit within 14 working days of signing. Pay the auditor promptly; assessment follows completion of the audit.

Before the claim due date in the approval; no single category-wide calendar deadline stated. For auditor-required activities, within 14 working days after signing the audit engagement letter.

Contact: https://go.gov.sg/askenterprisesg

Application window: FAQ: "EDGE has launched on 30 September 2026."

Opens: 2026-09-30