NMRC Open Fund - Young Individual Research Grant (OF-YIRG)

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Objective

The Open Fund - Young Individual Research Grant (OF-YIRG) is a subcategory of OF-IRG to allow new investigators to obtain a first independent national level grant. Applicants with substantial research experience will not be accepted under this subcategory. The OF-YIRG aims to support the conduct of research proposals in basic, translational and clinical research that are relevant to human health and potential, including research that looks at the causes, consequences, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases.

Areas of Research

The following seven disease areas (including multi-morbidity) have been identified as national priorities for research:

1. Cancers and neoplasms
2. Cardiovascular
3. Eye
4. Infection
5. Mental health (disorders)
6. Metabolic and endocrine
7. Neurological

Funding Details

The award includes up to $338K (inclusive of 30% indirect cost) for up to 3 years.

For more information about the funding details, please take a look at the website here.

Eligibility Criteria

• Only one Principal Investigator (PI) is allowed per application. The number of application by an individual (as PI) is capped at 1 grant application per grant type in a grant call.
• Applicant applying as Principal Investigator is required to fulfil the following criteria at the point of application:
  • Holds a primary appointment in a local public institution.
  • Salaried by a local public institution from time of award.
  • Holds a minimum of 9 months employment (per calendar year) with local public institution(s).
  • PIs should have PhD or MD/MBBS/BDS qualifications. (Exceptions would be made on a case-by-case basis).
  • Applicants must have completed their PhD or MBBS/MD/BDS within the past 7 years and past 10 years respectively (whichever date is later).
  • Applicants must not have received external competitive funding exceeding $500,000 (direct costs only), to conduct their own research project as the PI.
  • Applicants who are applying under the Young Investigator category have to work with a mentor for guidance in their research. This mentoring will provide support for a period of supervised research leading eventually to the investigators conducting larger scale research projects independently. Please note that the YIRG is intended to fund a young investigator’s independent project, and not to provide additional funding for the mentor’s project.

Submission

All applications must be submitted and endorsed by the Host Institution's Director of Research (DOR) online via Research Grants Portal (RGP).

Note: SingHealth PIs are to please refer to your respective Institutional Research Administrators for guidance on internal deadlines and submission procedures set by your institutions.

Contact Person

Dr Cheryl Chen

Email: cheryl.chen@mohh.com.sg

Additional Information

• For more information on OF-YIRG, please visit NMRC's website here.
•  Please download the Application package.