Tanoto Foundation Medical Research Fund (MRF)

Objective
Tanoto Foundation supports medical research with the aim of improving population health in Singapore and beyond. We believe that the goal of improving quality of healthcare and health standards can be achieved through partnerships with leading healthcare and research institutions in Singapore.

Through the Medical Research Fund (MRF), the Tanato foundation aims to support research excellence and collaborative efforts to generate new knowledge and innovations that will help address prevalent diseases in Singapore and the wider region, such as diabetes, cardiology, oncology, infectious diseases and maternal and child health. In position as the first private philanthropic foundation to launch such a fund, Tanoto Foundation seeks to foster a culture of sustainable giving that amplifies the long-term impact of philanthropic-funded research.

The MRF’s main objectives are to support effective research (new discoveries), catalyse additional funding and cultivate local research talent. Ultimately, the research outcomes should be made accessible and beneficial for the public good. 
 

Funding Details

The grant award is up to S$5 million per cycle.
 

Eligibility Criteria

All SingHealth researchers are welcome to apply, except for existing MRF recipients. 

Note:

• Principal Investigators may submit only one application.

• Principal Investigators may be Co-Investigators in other applications.
   

Submission

1. Interested applicants, please submit the following items in a single PDF file to your Host Institution's Research Office (i.e. development office).

• Cover Page Form using ‘TF MRF – LOI Cover Page 2024.docx’ template
  

• Letter of Intent (LOI): LOI should not exceed one page and 1000 word count and should contain a concise description of the proposed research including:

• • Background, significance and scale of the healthcare / medical issue.

  • Project objectives and how its objectives address the issue.
    

  • Brief outline of the research methodology. 
    

  • Research outcomes and its impact and significance on the Singapore medical, healthcare or population health landscape. 
    

• [Optional] One Page Infographic: A one page visual / graphics overview of the proposed research such as processes and outcomes.

2. No endorsement is required at the LOI stage.

3. Host Institution's Research Office to submit the collated LOI applications to Tanato Foundation at TF_Singapore@tanoto-foundation.org by 18 October 2024 (Friday), 4pm.

4. After the first stage of evaluation, shortlisted applicants will be invited by Tanoto Foundation to submit a full proposal.

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: TF_Singapore@tanoto-foundation.org 
 

Additional Information

Please refer to Tanoto Foundation's website here and the below documents:

TF MRF - Guidelines 2024.pdf

TF MRF - LOI Cover Page 2024.docx