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Medical Research Funding Statistics

Read on for an overview of healthcare research funding and healthcare research grants in Singapore.

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If you are a medical professional and are considering applying for a grant, then this summary of medical research funding statistics from 2015 to 2017 could prove useful to you.

Healthcare Reseach Grants

	FY20²	FY21⁷
Medical Research Grants committed under National Medical Research Council ($m)	364.8	588.5
% of Medical Research Grants :
a) Human Capital and Talent Pipeline Programmes	8.6	20.7
b) Research Grant Programmes (project-based)	45.8	56.3
c) Research Enablers & Infrastructure Initiatives	45.6	23.1

Notes:

¹Figures are based on the amount awarded by NMRC in the respective financial year (FY).

² NMRC has done a reclassification of the programmes to better reflect the categories of funding programmes from FY21 onwards. FY20 figures are adjusted to correct previous figures.

For data prior to FY20, refer here.

To download this summary, visit the Ministry of Health’s page.

This article was last reviewed on Thursday, November 24, 2022