A*STAR - DST Joint Grant Call for Proposals on "Digital Health/Medical Technologies & Green Hydrogen"

About the Grant

The aim of the grant is to encourage joint collaboration in the research areas of "Digital Health/Medical Technologies" and "Green Hydrogen" between Singaporean and Indian research institutes.

For SG-PIs, the grant quantum is up to SGD 250,000 (inclusive of 30% overheads) for projects up to 36 months.

Please refer to the grant call info document for more information.

Eligibility

Singaporean Applicants must reside in Singapore and be full-time employed researchers at a Singapore public sector research organisation.

Only applications endorsed by the research office (or its equivalent) at higher education or research institutions will be accepted. Both DST and A*STAR will not accept proposals from individuals without the appropriate endorsement from his/her employing organizations

Grant Call Timeline

Event	Date
Pre-launch Workshops	July and September 2024
Application period	1 April - 16 May 2025
Evaluation	July - October 2025
Award process	November - December 2025
Project start date	April 2026

Application Procedure

India-based and Singapore-based applicants are required to submit their proposal to both DST and A*STAR using the common application form prescribed by DST and A*STAR.

Singapore-based applicants are required to apply electronically via the iGrants platform by 16 May 2025 11:59pm (Singapore Standard Time)
India-based applicants must also concurrently submit the joint proposal to DST.

Applications received after the due date will not be considered for funding. Proposals which have only been received in either Singapore or India, but not both, will not be evaluated or considered for funding.

Application Materials

FOR ENQUIRIES

A*STAR, for Singapore-based applicants:

Bilats Secy oga_bilats@hq.a-star.edu.sg

DST, for India-based applicants:

Dr. Sulakshana Jain jain.s@nic.in