CoT V5 4th Grant Call

Overview

The CoT V5 4^th Grant Call has been launched on 03 January 2025 on the Integrated Grant Management System (IGMS). The call closes on 28 March 2025, 2:00pm, Singapore time (UTC +08:00).

It is mandatory for all applications to be submitted through IGMS with endorsement from the Host Institution’s Director of Research (or equivalent) by the closing date. Late submissions or submissions from individual applicants without endorsement from the Host Institution will not be entertained. Separate submissions outside of IGMS will not be considered.

The Call Topics for the CoT V5 4^th Grant Call are listed in the table below. Please refer to the Information Sheet and FAQs for the award details, eligibility criteria, requirements, submission mode and other information. For detailed information on the Call Topic, please refer to Annex C of the Information Sheet.

S/N	Call Topic	R&D Themes	Max. funding support (incl. indirect costs)	Grant Call Information Sheet	General Administration FAQs*	IGMS Application Link
8	Call Topic 8: “Optimising passive acoustics monitoring with machine learning as a tool for monitoring Singapore’s wildlife”	Biodiversity monitoring to improve adaptive management of urban biodiversity	up to S$2.3mil	Call Topic 8 Information Sheet	General Administration FAQs	Apply
9	Call Topic 9: “Development of environmental DNA tools for rapid and comprehensive biodiversity assessment in tropical forest streams and freshwater swamps”	Biodiversity monitoring to improve adaptive management of urban biodiversity	up to S$1.37mil	Call Topic 9 Information Sheet	General Administration FAQs	Apply
10	Call Topic 10: “Effects of greenery on outdoor thermal comfort perception across land use and form”	Nature-based solutions for inland climate change and adaptation	up to S$1.4mil	Call Topic 10 Information Sheet	General Administration FAQs	Apply

*Please note that the Grant Call FAQs will be updated periodically. Interested grant call applicants should refer to this webpage for the latest FAQs.

The documents required to be submitted for grant application are:

1. Full Proposal Template (Form A)

2. Budget Template (Form B)

CoT V5 4^th Grant Call Briefing Session

A briefing session on the CoT V5 4^th Grant Call was held on 10 January 2025, 9:30am – 11:10am, Singapore time (UTC +08:00). Please refer to the slide deck for the presentation materials for the briefing session.

CoT V5 4th Grant Call Briefing Slides

Time	Programme
9:30am	Overview of 4^th Grant Call: Overview of Vertical 5 - City in Nature of the Cities of Tomorrow R&D programme (CoT V5) Grant Call conditions and eligibility criteria Review process Instruction for submission of proposals Q&A on grant call processes
10:10am	Call Topic 8: “Optimising passive acoustics monitoring with machine learning as a tool for monitoring Singapore’s wildlife” Overview of Grant Call Topic 8 (15 min) Q&A on Grant Call Topic 8 (5 min)
10:30am	Call Topic 9: “Development of environmental DNA tools for rapid and comprehensive biodiversity assessment in tropical forest streams and freshwater swamps” Overview of Grant Call Topic 9 (15 min) Q&A on Grant Call Topic 9 (5 min)
10:50am	Call Topic 10: “Effects of greenery on outdoor thermal comfort perception across land use and form” Overview of Grant Call Topic 10 (15 min) Q&A on Grant Call Topic 10 (5 min)
11:10am	End of Programme

Contact Us

For enquiries, please contact us at CoTV5@nparks.gov.sg.

For any other enquiries pertaining to the IGMS system, please email IGMS helpdesk at Helpdesk@researchgrant.gov.sg.