Kickstart Fund

Who qualifies

• Open to all legal entities, including businesses, associations, and government bodies.
• Foreign entities are encouraged to partner with local entities in the form of a joint venture or a consortium.
• Projects must not have commenced before application; commencement includes work, payment, or a signed supplier contract.
• Applicants may not apply for more than one grant to support the same project, and must declare any other grant, tax or financial incentive applied for or obtained.
• The grant applicant and the grantee must be the same entity.

What it funds

• Domestic marketing, events, branding campaigns
• R&D, product development, prototyping, IP

Costs covered: Third-party consultant or professional service fees; Hardware, machinery, IT equipment; Physical materials and consumables consumed by the funded project (e.g. construction materials, prototypes); Marketing, advertising, trade-fair booth costs.

Recorded cap: S$1,000,000.

Up to S$1 million per project; for pilot events or concepts, support may cover multiple editions, capped at up to 4 editions over a maximum period of 4 years. This does not apply to Product Pilot Projects, which are limited to a single run.

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

How to apply

Use STB’s Chatbot to check eligibility, prepare the executive summary, email it to STB_Incentives@stb.gov.sg, and then submit the formal application after an STB officer advises that the project may proceed; the vault does not state where the formal application is lodged.

1. Check eligibility using the Chatbot.
2. Prepare an executive summary with project objectives, description, schedule, and costing.
3. Email the executive summary to STB_Incentives@stb.gov.sg and wait for STB eligibility advice.
4. Submit the formal application form with supporting documents.

Before applying

• The project must not have commenced before application.

Documents

• Executive summary — Use the official KF executive-summary template. Agency document ↗
• Formal application form — Submit after STB advises the project may proceed.
• Supporting documents (if applicable) — If any, as stated on the scheme page.

Processing time: Up to 90 days upon receipt of the completed and signed application form and supporting documents, if any.

Claiming support

Submit an Agreed-Upon Procedures (AUP) Report by Practitioner and supporting documents to prove qualifying costs and agreed deliverables or milestones.

Contact: STB_Incentives@stb.gov.sg

Application window: No closing date stated on the scheme page.