NRF Competitive Research Programme (CRP) - Frontier CRP Grant Call

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Objective
The National Research Foundation (NRF) Competitive Research Programme (CRP) Funding Scheme seeks to foster the formation of multi-disciplinary teams in Singapore to conduct cutting-edge research of relevance to Singapore. This allows a coordinated, integrated and sustained way of bringing together complementary research groups in Singapore to conduct high-impact research.

The CRP scheme funds use-inspired basic research in all areas of science and technology. Research ideas at the intersection of multiple disciplines are encouraged. The theme of the proposed research programme must be motivated by an important need or problem to be solved, rather than being solely curiosity-driven.

Frontier CRP is a sub-category of the CRP that supports smaller-scale programmes to pursue innovative use-inspired research, that can potentially enable paradigm shifts and/or breakthroughs in scientific knowledge. Proposals within this category will be assessed based on their conceptual novelty, originality and creativity of ideas, and feasibility of scientific hypotheses, which need not be backed by preliminary data at the point of application.

Funding Details
Frontier CRP offers funding support of up to S$2 million (inclusive of indirect costs) for a period of 3 to 5 years. Please note that the Indirect Cost (IDC) for awarded projects is 30% of the Total Direct Cost of the awarded budget, excluding Research Scholarships.

Eligbility Criteria

1. Principal Investigators (PIs) from institutions/organisations which fulfil the following criteria will be eligible to participate as Lead PI/Team PI:

• Registered as a public Institute of Higher Learning (IHL), public healthcare institution, A*STAR Research Institute, CREATE  research entities, or research institutes affiliated with the Autonomous Universities (AUs)/A*STAR;        

• Has adequate research infrastructure to support research activities; and

• Has the ability to take up the responsibilities of a Host Institution.
  

2. Lead PI and Team PI(s) must fulfil the following requirements at the point of application and throughout the project duration:

• Hold a primary and/or joint appointment(s) at eligible institution(s)/organisations(s)*, with a minimum time commitment of 9 months (per calendar year) in Singapore; and

• Be an accomplished PI with a track record of leadership ability in coordinating research program(s) and providing mentorship to research teams(s), as well as having productive research outcomes.

*Public Institute of Higher Learning (IHL), Public Healthcare institution, A*STAR Research Institute, CREATE research entities, or research institutes affiliated with the Autonomous Universities (AUs)/A*STAR

Submission
Please note that there is a limit to the number of submissions per institution by NRF. Thus, all applicants must submit their applications to their respective Host Institution Research office for initial review and shortlisting. Please refer to your respective Institutional Research Administrators for guidance on internal deadlines and submission procedures set by your institution.

For this call, shortlisted applicants need to submit a Full Proposal via the Integrated Grant Management System (IGMS) by 25 June 2024 (Tuesday), 4pm.

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 on CRP

1. Email: NRF_CRP@nrf.gov.sg

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2. Dr Joy LIM
   

   Email: Joy_LIM@nrf.gov.sg  

Contact Person on IGMS
Email: Helpdesk@researchgrant.gov.sg

Contact Person on CorpPass
Host Institution admins (institution research offices)

Additional Information
Please refer to the NRF's website here or the refer to the zipped file Launch Documents_Frontier.zip for more information.