MCCS 1st Grant Call

Overview

The MCCS 1^st Grant Call has been launched on 17 December 2021 on the Integrated Grant Management System (IGMS). The call closes on 16 February 2022, 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 award details, eligibility criteria, requirements, submission mode and more information can be found in the Information Sheet and FAQs below. Please refer to Annex B of the Information Sheet for detailed information on each Call Topic.

1. Grant Call Information Sheet

2. Administration and Governance Grant Call FAQs* (Updated as of 15 February 2022)

*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)**

3. Capability Indicators Template (Form C)

**Updated as of 21 December 2021

The Call Topics of the MCCS 1^stGrant Call are listed in the table below.

S/N	Call Topic	Primary Vertical / Horizontal	Max. funding support (incl. indirect costs)	IGMS Application Link	Call Topic FAQs
1	Assessing the carbon storage and sequestration potential of blue carbon resources in Singapore	V1 Blue Carbon Science	up to S$2.0mil	Apply
2	Coastal nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation	V2 Eco-Engineering	up to S$3.0mil	Apply	Call Topic 2 FAQs (Updated as of 5 February 2022)
3	Integrating green and grey infrastructure as multi-functional coastal protection systems for climate change adaptation	V2 Eco-Engineering	up to S$3.0mil	Apply
4	Thresholds and tipping points: Understanding responses of Singapore’s coastal and marine ecosystems to anthropogenic and climate change impacts	V3 Ecological Resilience; H1 Marine Climate Impact	up to S$3.5mil	Apply	Call Topic 4 FAQs (Updated as of 5 February 2022)
5	Enhancing the ecological resilience of coral reefs in response to climate change stressors	V3 Ecological Resilience; H1 Marine Climate Impact	up to S$2.5mil	Apply	Call Topic 5 FAQs (Updated as of 5 February 2022)
6	Developing modular mangrove and seagrass planters for habitat restoration, carbon sequestration, and bioremediation	V3 Ecological Resilience	up to S$0.8mil	Apply	Call Topic 6 FAQs (Updated as of 5 February 2022)

Related Information

For information regarding the Marine Science R&D Programme (MSRDP), please refer to the following resources:

For information regarding the Marine Environment Sensing Network, please contact Jani Tanzil.

MCCS 1^st Grant Call Briefing Session

A briefing session on the 1^st MCCS Grant Call was held on 6 January 2022, 9:00 - 12:00 pm, Singapore time (UTC +08:00). Please refer to the slide deck for the presentation materials for the briefing session.

MCCS 1st Grant Call Briefing Slides

Time	Programme
9:00am	Overview of 1^st Grant Call Background of Marine Climate Change Science (MCCS) programme Grant Call conditions and eligibility criteria Review process Instruction for submission of proposals Q&A on grant call processes
9:30am	Call Topic 1: “Assessing the carbon storage and sequestration potential of blue carbon resources in Singapore”
9:50am	Call Topic 2: “Coastal nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation”
10:10am	Call Topic 3: “Integrating green and grey infrastructure as multi-functional coastal protection systems for climate change adaptation”
10:30am	Call Topic 4: “Thresholds and tipping points: Understanding responses of Singapore’s coastal and marine ecosystems to anthropogenic and climate change impacts”
10:50am	Call Topic 5: “Enhancing the ecological resilience of coral reefs in response to climate change stressors”
11:10am	Call Topic 6: “Developing modular mangrove and seagrass planters for habitat restoration, carbon sequestration, and bioremediation”
11:30am	Overall Q&A Note: A short Q&A timeslot will be allocated during the presentation of each Call Topic (strictly capped at 20mins each). This final Q&A session will be dedicated for any additional questions that have not yet been addressed earlier.
12:00pm	End

Contact Us

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

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