Education Research Funding Programme

The Office of Education Research (OER) fourth tranche of the Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP) will continue to build on the work that has been undertaken in the previous three cycles of education funding by strengthening the foundation (in terms of knowledge, capability and structure) for education research, developing innovations in existing and emerging niche research areas, and growing hubs of research excellence.

 

• Grant Application Process

  OER announces its Request for Proposals (RFP) every May and November of the year and the close of submission is July of the year and January of the following year respectively. All submitted grant applications undergo a rigorous process which is designed to ensure stringency in the review process and fairness in the award of grants.
  
  Grant applications of varying values (Tier 1-3 & Programmatic Proposal) are evaluated and approved by the OER Education Research Committee (ERC), NIE ERC and MOE ERC.
  

  Prior to applying for a grant application, it is important to familiarize with the grant requirements and to understand how to write good quality proposals. The grant is officially awarded when you receive and accept the letter of offer.

  All applications for ERFP funding (Research and Development) as well as Programmatic Proposal are submitted online via Research Operation Management System (ROMS).

• 21st Request for Proposal

  For more information about the 21^ST RFP, please download document here.

• Timeline

  The 21^st RFP is open from 7 November 2018 to 7 January 2019.
  

  Timeline	Details
  7 November 2018	21st RFP Grant Call Announcement
  28 November 2018	21st RFP Briefing for NIE Faculty
  7 December 2018	Indication of Expression of Interests
  7 January 2019	Submission Deadline
  14 January 2019	Endorsement by Reporting Officer

   

• Useful Resources and Contacts

  Please refer to the NIE Portal (http://portal.nie.edu.sg/): Login > Services > Academic > Research > NIE Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP) for the 21RFP ERFP Guidelines and Application Package.

  For general grants queries please email to OER Grant (NIE) oergrant@nie.edu.sg

  For budgetary queries, please email to Research Support Unit (OER) oer.rsu@nie.edu.sg
  
  For ICT related budgetary advice, please contact servicedesk@nie.edu.sg.
  

  For technical assistance on ROMS, please email to Research Operation Management System IT Support (NIE) roms.support@nie.edu.sg