Enterprise Compute Initiative

Who qualifies

• Must be registered in Singapore.
• The business must be registered or incorporated and physically present in Singapore.
• The company must have CEO or equivalent-level sponsorship.
• Total organisation headcount based in Singapore must be at least 10; this is not represented as headcount_max.
• The organisation must have a tech team of at least 2 people comprising software engineers, AI engineers and/or data scientists.
• The organisation must have experience building a custom AI solution for a proof of concept or wider deployment and accessible data sets for the use case.
• The organisation must have the financial ability to ensure project completion.
• Companies in the gambling and betting industry are excluded.
• The parent entity, rather than multiple subsidiaries, must participate when a group is involved.
• Minimum headcount and tech-team personnel must be Singapore-based direct employees; subcontracting arrangements do not qualify.
• A company with current or previous AI-project grants remains eligible only if its proposed use case is differentiated from those projects.

What it funds

• R&D, product development, prototyping, IP
• Adopting digital tools, software, e-commerce, cybersecurity
• Core capabilities — strategy, HR, finance, branding, processes

Costs covered: Software licences and SaaS; Third-party consultant or professional service fees.

Maximum support: up to 70%.

DISG supports 70% of actual consulting costs, capped at S$105,000 per company; total supportable consulting cost is capped at S$150,000 and the company pays the remaining 30%.

Recorded cap: S$105,000.

Consultancy support is capped at S$105,000. The 10 February 2026 factsheet lists Google training licences up to S$200,000; AWS S$350,000 baseline credits/training and up to S$600,000 complementary support; Microsoft up to S$250,000 credits/training/tools and up to S$700,000 services for approved select businesses; and Oracle up to S$250,000 in credits/training/certification/workshops and S$1.9 million for qualifying private-cloud infrastructure. The current FAQ names only Google, Microsoft and AWS.

Payment: Not stated on official pages.

How to apply

Apply for ECI through Digital Industry Singapore with one main use case; if approved, the assigned Cloud Service Provider and pre-qualified consulting partner provide onboarding information.

1. Confirm the baseline eligibility and prepare one main AI use case, AI ambition and latest audited financial statements.
2. Apply through the ECI website using Corppass and select a preferred Cloud Service Provider; the factsheet says this selection is final.
3. If accepted, receive an acceptance email, onboarding details and a pre-qualified Consulting Partner from the designated Cloud Service Provider.
4. Fully commit manpower and technical resources for the programme duration of up to six months.
5. Deliver an AI Roadmap with MVP milestones and 12-month change-management plans, and an MVP tested with at least five end-users who provide written feedback.

Before applying

• The proposed use case must focus on process improvement, new product development, research and development, or contribution to the broader ecosystem.
• The proposed use case must demonstrate company or industry impact and lead to establishment of AI teams.
• Only one application with the main use case should be submitted.

Documents

• Latest audited financial statements

Processing time: Applicants will generally be notified on their application status within 4 weeks.

Claiming support

Participating companies submit no grant application forms or claim documents; the grant is awarded directly to Partners, who make the claims. The company and Partner set the 30% payment arrangement in their commercial agreement.

Contact: ECI_DISG@edb.gov.sg

Application window: Multiple cohorts were described as launching on a staggered timeline.