MCCS 3rd Grant Call

Overview

The MCCS 3^rd 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 3^rd 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*	Call Topic 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 (as of 2 Jan 2025)	Call Topic 9 FAQs (as of 2 Jan 2025)	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 (as of 2 Jan 2025)	Call Topic 10 FAQs (as of 2 Jan 2025)	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)

3. Capability Indicators Template (Form C)

MCCS Symposium and 3^rd Grant Call Briefing Session

An MCCS Research Symposium and briefing session on the MCCS 3^rd Grant Call was held on 29 November 2024, 9:00am – 4:00pm, Singapore time (UTC +08:00). Please refer to the slide deck and recordings for the presentation materials for the briefing session.

MCCS 3^rd Grant Call Briefing Slides

MCCS 3^rd Grant Call Briefing Recordings

Part 1 – MCCS Symposium

Time	Programme
9:00am	Registration for MCCS Symposium
9:30am	Presentations in the following order: A Blue Carbon Framework for Singapore’s national climate change policy (BlueCarbonSG) iNvestigation of wAve aTtenUation over mangRoves, sEagrasses and coral reefs (NATURE) Multifunctional and Adaptive Green-Grey Shorelines (MAGGShore)
10:30am	Tea Break
11:00am	Presentations in the following order: Assessing the long term viability of nature-based climate solutions to future sea level rise and marine heatwaves in Singapore Shifting tipping point of Singapore’s seagrasses meadows: using microbiome to build seagrass resilience to anthropogenic and climate change impact Enhancing urban coral reef resilience to climate change across biological scales
12:00pm	Networking Lunch

Part 2 – MCCS 3^rd Grant Call Launch Briefing

Time	Programme
12:00pm	Networking Lunch
1:30pm	Registration for MCCS 3^rd Grant Call briefing
2:00pm	Overview of 3^rd 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.