Population-based, Unified, Learning System for Enhanced and Sustainable Health (PULSES) Grant Call - Seed Funding

Closes On

25 Apr 2024

Funding Source

Internal

PI Salary Support

ACP/SDDC Affiliation

No ACP/SDDC affiliation required

Funding Per Grant Amount

S$ 50,000

Qualification

Not Specified

Academic Appointment

Funding Period

12 months

Citizenship

Foreigner / S / PR

Call Opens

29 Feb 2024

SMC/SDC Registered

SingHealth Regional Health System

Objective

The PULSES Grant is generously funded through a Centre Grant awarded by National Medical Research Council (NMRC) to provide support in building up core population health research¹ capabilities in SingHealth and foster multidisciplinary collaborations to improve and address the unmet needs of our population.

¹ An interdisciplinary field focusing on the health outcomes of groups of individuals. It studies personal, behavioural and environmental determinants of health, health outcomes, and policies and interventions that link these in efforts to prevent ill-health, improve the health of populations and ameliorate health disparities. (Adapted from Kindig D, Stoddart G. Am J Public Health. 2003 March; 93(3): 380–383).

This grant is intended to provide seed money for investigators to support early-stage proof of concept and to generate preliminary data to apply for higher-level national grants

Funding Details

The grant award is capped S$50,000 per successful application to be utilized over a period of 12 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Investigators/ researchers primarily employed in SingHealth and her member institutions are encouraged to apply provided:

PIs must have at least a Master's degree.
PI must have an official employment (permanent/ contract) throughout the effective grant period.
The project's aims and objectives, and/or the same application have not been funded by other funding agencies.
Applications that do not fulfil the eligibility criteria will be automatically disqualified.

Submission

Each eiligible applicant can only submit one application.

Please submit your softcopy completed application (one word format and one endorsed PDF file with e-signatures) through Host Institution's Research Office to: cphri@singhealth.com.sg.

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

Email: cphri@singhealth.com.sg

Additional Information

PULSES Grant Call February 2024.zip