NEA Innovation Calls

Who qualifies

• The past Pollution Monitoring and Rat Tracking calls targeted Singapore-registered companies, including foreign companies registered and based in Singapore, as well as Institutes of Higher Learning and Research Institutes based in Singapore.
• The proposed project or research and development work for those calls had to be conducted in Singapore.
• Pollution Monitoring projects could not exceed 2 years; Rat Tracking projects could not exceed 18 months.
• Rat Tracking proposals could not merely use commercial off-the-shelf products without any research and development.

What it funds

• R&D, product development, prototyping, IP
• Adopting digital tools, software, e-commerce, cybersecurity

Costs covered: Hardware, machinery, IT equipment; Software licences and SaaS; Third-party consultant or professional service fees; Internal staff salary attributable to the project; Physical materials and consumables consumed by the funded project (e.g. construction materials, prototypes); Audit, testing, certification, standards fees; IP registration and licensing costs.

Maximum support: up to 100%.

Past Pollution Monitoring and Rat Tracking calls offered up to 100% for IHLs/Research Institutes, 70% for local SMEs, and 30% for large local enterprises/MNCs. For Pollution Monitoring, funds were reimbursed as project milestones were achieved.

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

How to apply

There is no current submission route. Past OIP calls used the Open Innovation Platform; the Pollution Monitoring call required Excel and supporting documents by email plus an endorsed hardcopy; the Rat Tracking call required an application-form template and supporting documents by email.

No current call exists. The page gives complete submission details for two older calls and links OIP for two others; linked forms, FAQs and supplementary documents are not present in the vault.

1. For the past OIP calls, follow the Requests for Proposals and submit proposals through the Open Innovation Platform.
2. For the Pollution Monitoring call, submit the application form in Microsoft Excel with supporting documents by email using the stated subject line, then send an organisation-endorsed hardcopy to NEA.
3. For the Rat Tracking call, submit the application-form template and all supporting documents by email to vectorcontrol_innovation@nea.gov.sg.

Before applying

• The proposed project or research and development work had to be conducted in Singapore.
• Rat Tracking solutions could not merely use commercial off-the-shelf products without any research and development.

Documents

• Pollution Monitoring application form — The softcopy had to be submitted in Microsoft Excel format.
• Pollution Monitoring supporting documents — Individual document names and formats are not stated on the page.
• Rat Tracking Application Form — The page does not state the template's file format.
• Rat Tracking supporting documents — Individual document names and formats are not stated on the page.

Contact: Pollution Control: pollutioncontrol_innovation@nea.gov.sg; Vector Control: vectorcontrol_innovation@nea.gov.sg

Application window: No current call. Past dates varied: 17th OIP ran 22 Mar-28 Apr 2023; 3rd OIP ran 30 Apr-21 Jun 2019, 4pm; Pollution Monitoring softcopy and hardcopy deadlines were 12 and 23 Feb 2018 at noon; Rat Tracking closed 22 May 2019, 11am.