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MCCS 3rd Grant Call

Overview

The MCCS 3rd Grant Call has been launched on 15 November 2024 on the Integrated Grant Management System (IGMS). The call closes on 7 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 MCCS 3rd 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 Primary Vertical / Horizontal Max. funding support (incl. indirect costs) Grant Call Information Sheet General Administration FAQs* IGMS Application Link

9

Assessing source-sink dynamics and restoration potential of blue carbon ecosystems

V1 – Blue Carbon

up to S$3.0mi

Information Sheet

General Administration FAQs

Apply

10

Building community resilience against sea-level rise – Understanding and enhancing the Singapore community’s risk tolerance, knowledge and participation in adaptation measures through engagement measures

H2 – Community-
Driven Climate Resilience Planning

up to S$2.0mil

Information Sheet

General Administration FAQs

Apply
 
The documents required to be submitted for grant application are:

MCCS Symposium and 3rd Grant Call Briefing Session

A briefing session on the MCCS 3rd Grant Call will be held at the Function Hall at Fort Canning Centre, Fort Canning Park, 5 Cox Terrace Singapore 179620 on 29 November 2024, 2:00 – 4:00pm, Singapore time (UTC +08:00).

There will also be an MCCS Research Symposium at the same location, from 9.00am to 12:30pm, where previously awarded MCCS research teams will present their project updates. We encourage interested applicants to join the Symposium to find out more about the existing projects under MCCS to ensure proposals are synergistic and not duplicative of ongoing efforts.

Interested applicants may register for the briefing session via the link here.

Part 1 – MCCS Symposium

Time  Programme
9:00am Registration for MCCS Symposium             
9:30am

Presentations in the following order:

  1. A Blue Carbon Framework for Singapore’s national climate change policy (BlueCarbonSG)
  2. iNvestigation of wAve aTtenUation over mangRoves, sEagrasses and coral reefs (NATURE)
  3. Multifunctional and Adaptive Green-Grey Shorelines (MAGGShore)
10:30am

Tea Break
11:00am

Presentations in the following order:

  1. Assessing the long term viability of nature-based climate solutions to future sea level rise and marine heatwaves in Singapore
  2. Shifting tipping point of Singapore’s seagrasses meadows: using microbiome to build seagrass resilience to anthropogenic and climate change impact
  3. Enhancing urban coral reef resilience to climate change across biological scales
12:00pm

Networking Lunch

Part 2 – MCCS 3rd Grant Call Launch Briefing

Time  Programme
12:00pm Networking Lunch           
1:30pm

Registration for MCCS 3rd Grant Call briefing
2:00pm

Overview of 3rd Grant Call

  • Background of Marine Climate Change Science (MCCS) programme
  • Grant Call conditions and eligibility criteria
  • Review process
  • Instruction for submission of proposals
  • Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) briefing
  • Q&A on grant call processes
2:50pm

Call Topic 9: “Assessing source-sink dynamics and restoration potential of blue carbon ecosystems”
3:10pm

Call Topic 10: “Building community resilience against sea-level rise – Understanding and enhancing the Singapore community’s risk tolerance, knowledge and participation in adaptation measures through engagement measures”
3:30pm

Overall Q&A

Note: A short Q&A timeslot will be allocated during the presentation of each MCCS project and 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.

4:00pm End of Programme

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.