Application Details
ERFPO announces its Request for Proposals (RFP) twice a year. All submitted grant applications undergo a rigorous process which is designed to ensure stringency in the review process and fairness in the award of grants.
Types of Proposals
Research
Research Grants have the overarching purpose of producing new knowledge or addressing a theoretical issue/problem which may lead to improvements in classroom practice, enhance student outcomes, and build organizational and teacher capacities. They should be situations within a broader international understanding but have clear, local relevance.
Development
Development Grants must have a clear focus on developing, implementing and evaluating deliverables which are generally usable ‘products’ (new curriculum, educational tools, databases, etc.) in the local context. These might be translation projects that build on and evaluate an implementation from a previous grant. Development grants should recognize relevant international work but the focus is on local deliverables.
Programmatic Research
Programmatic research is defined by an over-arching project research theme which focuses on a key educational issue, problem, phenomena or outcome, along with a number of sub-projects – specific research studies that address important aspects or components of the issue, problem, phenomena or outcome. It therefore has a common strand or focus, supported by a common theoretical framework, and undertakes a coherent, comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to understanding and addressing the issue, problem, phenomena or outcome.
Funding Quantum
Tier 1
< S$200K
Tier 2
S$200K to < S$450K
Tier 3 & Programmatic Proposals
≥ S$450k
Eligibility
Below is the list of Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) that can apply for ERFP as PIs:
- Institute of Technical Education (ITE)
- Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP)
- Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
- National Institute of Education (NIE)
- National University of Singapore (NUS)
- Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP)
- Republic Polytechnic (RP)
- Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)
- Singapore Management University (SMU)
- Singapore Polytechnic (SP)
- Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)
- Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
- Temasek Polytechnic (TP)
Application
Expressions of Interest and applications for ERFP (Tier 1 to 3) as well as Programmatic Proposal should be submitted online through Research Operation Management System (ROMS). ERFPO does not accept Expressions of Interest submissions beyond the given deadline. PIs who submitted a proposal for the previous RFP and waiting to receive the notification of results are encouraged to submit an Expression of Interest. The Expression of Interest can be withdrawn if the earlier proposal is approved.