NRF Central Gap Fund
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Translational gap funding of up to S$5 million per project (typically over up to three years) to bridge publicly funded research towards a commercial product or spin-off. Applications are submitted through the host Institution of Higher Learning or Research Institute.
National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF)
public · national
Deadline: cutoff — Proposals are received through host institutions' innovation and enterprise offices, which run internal cut-offs before submission to NRF. NRF does not publish a single public deadline.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, health, ai, energy, manufacturing
- Stage: idea, pre_seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Applications must be led by researchers at Singapore Institutions of Higher Learning, Research Institutes or A*STAR entities; spin-off companies benefit as the eventual vehicle rather than applying directly.
How to apply
- Work with the technology transfer / innovation and enterprise office of the host university or research institute.
- Prepare the commercialisation proposal with milestones and a route to spin-off or licensing.
- Host institution submits to NRF.
- NRF panel evaluation and award; milestone-based disbursement.
What you will need
- Commercialisation proposal
- IP position and freedom-to-operate summary
- Milestone plan and budget
- Host institution endorsement
- Team CVs
Source. https://www.nrf.gov.sg/funding-grants/central-gap-fund/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked
"The Central Gap Fund supports the translation of publicly funded research towards commercialisation."