Deadline: 01-Aug-2025
The National Medical Research Council is seeking applications for its Research Training Fellowship Program to support outstanding and talented clinicians and health science/healthcare professionals for research training to have qualifications and skills to become Clinician Scientists.
As the RTF is a talent pipeline programme, priority will be given to talent who are at a relatively early stage of their research career.
Areas of Research
- This programme is open to applications on all research areas. Applicants focusing on translation of research and innovations into healthcare in the following strategic areas (covering both expertise in technology as well as use case areas) will be prioritised:
- Medical Technology (MedTech), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science and Digital Health
- Epidemiology, Population Health and Implementation Science
- Precision Medicine
- Healthy and Meaningful Longevity
- Family Medicine and Primary Care
Categories
- Local/Overseas Formal Research Training: The curriculum of the formal programme leading to a postgraduate degree or qualification can be research-based or course-based.
- Local/Overseas Research Attachment: Applications for research attachments that encourage collaborations between local institutions, or local institutions with overseas institutions will be prioritised.
Funding Information
- Local/Overseas Formal Research Training:
- Local: Award value of up to S$500k per awardee for up to 3 years (extendable to 4 years for PhD degree).
- Overseas: Award value of up to S$300K per awardee for up to 3 years. Clinicians pursuing overseas PhD training may request for up to S$500K (part-time) or S$800k (full-time) for up to 4 years.
- Local/Overseas Research Attachment:
- Local: Award value of up to S$500k per awardee of up to 2 years.
- Overseas: Award value of up to S$300k per awardee for up to 2 years. Institutions are encouraged to co-fund the overseas training if required.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be medical doctors/dental surgeons (i.e., with MBBS/MD/BDS degree) who are registered with the Singapore Medical Council/Dental Board. Residents who wish to pursue research training in the midst of their clinical training will be required to submit additional documents.
- Health science/healthcare professionals with non-medical degrees, such as nurses, pharmacists and other allied health professions listed on MOH’s website and possess PhD or equivalent degrees are eligible to apply. Those without PhD or equivalent degrees may apply for training leading to a formal postgraduate degree.
- Applicants must be Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents at point of application.
- Applicant must hold a primary appointment in a local public hospital/public health institutions/national specialty centre/public university/Academic Medical Centre (AMC) and be salaried by the institution.
- Applicants must remain employed in a public institution in Singapore during and throughout duration of the award. They will also be required to serve a bond with the Government of Singapore upon the completion of their training.
- Applicants should not have outstanding reports from NMRC grants and other national grants.
- Applicants are only allowed up to 2 resubmissions following an unsuccessful first submission.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Medical/House officers are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit NMRC.