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NRF Central Gap Fund

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
5,000,000 SGD

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.

Funder

National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF)

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — 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.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

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

  1. Work with the technology transfer / innovation and enterprise office of the host university or research institute.
  2. Prepare the commercialisation proposal with milestones and a route to spin-off or licensing.
  3. Host institution submits to NRF.
  4. NRF panel evaluation and award; milestone-based disbursement.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.nrf.gov.sg/funding-grants/central-gap-fund/ · not human-checked

"The Central Gap Fund supports the translation of publicly funded research towards commercialisation."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.nrf.gov.sg

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