NRF Fellowship

Who qualifies

• Organisation types: Natural person (worker, trainee, founder).
• Applicants are early-career researchers who will carry out independent research in Singapore over five years.
• The Fellowship is open to all areas of science and technology and to outstanding young scientists and researchers of all nationalities.

What it funds

• R&D, product development, prototyping, IP

Costs covered: Internal staff salary attributable to the project; Hardware, machinery, IT equipment; Physical materials and consumables consumed by the funded project (e.g. construction materials, prototypes).

Payment: Not stated on official pages.

How to apply

NRF invites applications once a year. Interested applicants should refer to the detailed NRF guidelines in the Integrated Grant Management System (IGMS); the page does not state the submission steps.

The page gives an annual cadence, eligibility and selection process but no submission documents, processing time or claim mechanics. The linked IGMS capture states all IGMS transactions must be completed or ceased by 30 Sep 2026, with later outstanding transactions handled offline through programme managers.

1. Refer to the detailed NRF guidelines in the Integrated Grant Management System (IGMS).
2. Prospective host institutions in Singapore conduct a longlisting process.
3. A shortlisting process and final selection follow.
4. Shortlisted candidates are invited to Singapore for a final interview by the NRF Fellowship Evaluation Panel.

Application window: Page states NRF invites applications once a year (annual call), but no specific dates are published.