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).

• 20th Request for Proposal

  For more information about the 20th RFP, please download document here.

• Timeline

  The 20^th RFP is open from 11 May 2018 to 9 July 2018.
  

  Timeline	Details
  11 May 2018	20th RFP Grant Call Announcement
  22 May 2018	20th RFP Briefing for NIE Faculty
  8 June 2018	Indication of Expression of Interests
  2 July 2018	Submission to Reporting Officer (RO) for endorsement via ROMS
  9 July 2018	Submission Deadline

   

• 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 20RFP Guidelines for ERFP Applicants.

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