PREPARE Environmental Transmission & Mitigation Co-Operative Strategic Open Grant Call

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Objective

The Programme for Research in Epidemic Preparedness and REsponse (PREPARE) is launching the 2025 Environmental Transmission & Mitigation Co-operative Strategic Open Grant Call.

 PREPARE is a national programme set up by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to support and strengthen Singapore's key research capabilities, translational platforms, and expertise to develop tools, methods and products that can be tapped on to detect, respond to and contain future infectious disease threats. The National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) serves as the administrative host of PREPARE.

PREPARE is funded by RIE2020 White Space1 under the Human Health and Potential domain2, and supports five co-operatives designed to focus on bringing researchers and clinicians together across institutions to enable expedited and more efficient translation and productisation. The strategic grant calls administered by PREPARE are designed to align to Singapore's strategic plans to support epidemic preparedness and response.

PREPARE's Environmental Transmission & Mitigation Co-operative aims to grow expertise to rapidly conduct epidemiology studies on environmental transmission, surveillance and mitigation, and assessment of public health measures. PREPARE's Diagnostics Co-operative aims to integrate complementary, multi-disciplinary R&D capabilities and strengthen linkages along the entire diagnostic development pathway with the goal to curate and assemble cutting-edge diagnostic prototypes to support different priority use cases and prepare for future outbreaks.

PREPARE's Environmental Transmission & Mitigation Co-operative aims to grow expertise to rapidly conduct epidemiology studies on environmental transmission, surveillance and mitigation, and assessment of public health measures.

The key objectives of the PREPARE Diagnostic Co-operative Programme are to integrate complementary, multi-disciplinary R&D capabilities and strengthen linkages along the entire diagnostic development pathway with the goal to curate and assemble cutting-edge diagnostic prototypes to support different priority use cases and prepare for future outbreaks.

[1] Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2020 is the sixth science and technology plan for Singapore. Source: https://go.gov.sg/rie-2025-handbook. Accessed on 23 Oct 2024.  

[2] Human Health and Potential domain will build on existing HBMS capabilities and incorporate a new emphasis on furthering human potential. Source: https://go.gov.sg/rie-2025-handbook. Accessed on 23 Oct 2024.

Funding Details

Funding support of up to S$1.3M (incl. 30% IRC) for 2 years maximum.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Research team (PI and at least one Co-I) must comprise researchers from at least two local institutions. Co-Investigators need to hold at least an adjunct position in a local public institution. Researchers from overseas institutions or private companies can only participate as collaborators.

• Only one Principal Investigator (PI) is allowed per application. 

• • Applicant applying as PI is required to fulfil the following criteria at the point of application:

  • Holds a primary appointment in a local publicly funded institution and salaried by the institution.

  • PI should have PhD or MD/MBBS/BDS qualifications. (Exceptions would be made on a case-by-case basis).

  • Is an independent investigator (with PI status in institution) with a demonstrated track record of research, as evidenced by the award of nationally competitive funding (international funding to be considered on a case by case basis), substantial publication record in the past 3 years.

  • Has a laboratory or clinical research program that carries out research in Singapore

  • Holds a minimum of 9 months employment (per calendar year) with local Singapore institution(s). Upon award, the PI must agree to fulfil at least 6 months of residency in Singapore for each calendar year over the duration of the grant award.

  • Has no outstanding report from previous BMRC, NMRC grants, and other national grants.

  • For proposal involving patients, the PI should be SMC registered; or should be able to demonstrate ability to access patients through SMC registered Co-Is or collaborators.　
     

Submission

Please complete the attached application form and submit the application package to PREPARE Grant Secretariat at PREPARE_Grants@ncid.sg through the Host Institution's Research Office by 06 June 2025 (Friday), 5pm and include the following:

1. The application package without signatures, including all pictures, tables, charts, and various attachments in Word Document format.

2. The application package with signatures, including all pictures, tables, charts, and various attachments in PDF format.

3. More information is available on the grant application guide and PREPARE Webpage. Please contact PREPARE Grant Secretariat if you have any enquires.

Contact Person

PREPARE Grant Secretariat

Email: PREPARE_Grants@ncid.sg

Additional Information

Please refer to the attached files or visit the website here for more information.

[Final] PREPARE ETM Open Grant Call Application Form.docx

[Final] PREPARE 2025 ETM Open Grant Call guidelines.pdf