EDGE: Internationalisation

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.
• Overseas Business Development Staff Deployment: staff must be a full-time employee without shareholding or directorship in the applicant or related companies/subsidiaries; overseas physical presence and work/residence evidence are required at claim.
• Overseas Physical Trade Fairs must not be LEAD-supported; applications must be no earlier than six months before the official commencement date. Advance payments/deposits to secure booth space are expressly permitted.
• Market Entry Setup foreign incorporation deliverable requires majority ownership above 50%, or the maximum allowable foreign ownership where the market restricts ownership. Overseas Marketing & Public Relations must promote products/services owned or officially represented by the applicant or subsidiaries at least 50% owned by it.
• International Branding; International Financial and Tax Planning; Identification of Potential Overseas Partnerships; Overseas Marketing & Public Relations; Overseas Physical Trade Fairs: Project must be completed within 12 months from date of approval
• Market Entry Setup: Project must be completed within 18 months from date of approval
• Areas of support, choose at least one: International Branding (brand research and analysis; brand strategy; brand identity development or refresh) and Market Entry Setup (drafting of agreements; entity incorporation; import/export licence; intellectual property; tax advisory; trade credit insurance).
• Not supported across the activities (varies by page): activities aimed at generating domestic business opportunities; investment activities (investor sourcing, capital raising); travel, accommodation and staff-related costs (beyond basic salary for BD staff deployment); GST. International Branding excludes operational expenditure such as collateral production, website development and campaigns. Generic or template agreements without market-specific provisions are not supported.
• Overseas Physical Trade Fairs: booth space rental and booth design/construction capped at 36 sqm; no co-sharing of booth space, no booth staffed by vendor representatives, no fairs open to the public or without international exhibitors and visitors. FAQ: a separate application is required for each overseas market.
• Overseas Business Development Staff Deployment: Project must run for at least 6 months and be completed within 12 months from date of approval
• Minimum local shareholding (%): 30.

What it funds

• Market entry, overseas marketing, trade fairs, internationalisation

Costs covered: Third-party consultant or professional service fees; Internal staff salary attributable to the project; Space, incubation or facility rental; Marketing, advertising, trade-fair booth costs.

Maximum support: up to 70%.

All open activity pages state up to 70% for SMEs and 50% for non-SMEs. Overseas Business Development Staff Deployment: Singapore Citizen/PR deployment uses 70%/50%; foreign staff deployment uses 50%/30% for SMEs/non-SMEs respectively. Basic salary and office rental are capped at 12 months. 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. Exception: Overseas Physical Trade Fairs expressly permits advance payments/deposits to secure booth space; apply no earlier than six months before the fair.

Documents

• Outline of overseas market strategy and expansion plan (if applicable) — International Branding; International Financial and Tax Planning. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Vendor's proposal corresponding to branding initiatives for the target market, vendor's quotation, SS 680 certification (if applicable) — International Branding. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Projection of expected overseas sales as a result of the project, for 1 year 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.
• Vendor's proposal, quotation, and SS 680 certification (if applicable) — International Financial and Tax Planning. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Vendor's proposal and quotation, including KPI of leads and final physical in-market meetings to be arranged (if applicable) — Identification of Potential Overseas Partnerships. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Vendor track records showing relevant credentials for the activity in the target overseas market (if applicable) — Identification of Potential Overseas Partnerships; Market Entry Setup; Overseas Marketing & Public Relations; Overseas Physical Trade Fairs. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Vendor's proposal and quotation (if applicable) — Market Entry Setup; Overseas Marketing & Public Relations; Overseas Physical Trade Fairs. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Proposal including KPIs of BD staff, job description and CV (if applicable) — Overseas Business Development Staff Deployment. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Employment/redeployment letter or Employer of Record (EOR) agreement and track records of EOR, where applicable (if applicable) — Overseas Business Development Staff Deployment. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Office rental quotation for commercial premises excluding residential, warehouse, storage (if applicable) — Overseas Business Development Staff Deployment. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Event brochure (if applicable) — Overseas Physical Trade Fairs. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.
• Proof that event organiser is the vendor (in the form of contract agreement or event brochure) (if applicable) — Overseas Physical Trade Fairs. Required only when that activity/condition applies; file format not stated.

Processing time: International Branding / International Financial and Tax Planning: Application outcome in 10 weeks; Identification of Potential Overseas Partnerships / Market Entry Setup / Overseas Business Development Staff Deployment / Overseas Marketing & Public Relations / Overseas Physical Trade Fairs: Application outcome in 6 weeks

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 International Branding; International Financial and Tax Planning; Identification of Potential Overseas Partnerships; Market Entry Setup; Overseas Business Development Staff Deployment; Overseas Marketing & Public Relations; Overseas Physical Trade Fairs: 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