1) NIE Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP)
The ERFP is a pool of research funds supported by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore, and is administered by OER to researchers from both within NIE and the MOE, the academies, and Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL). Currently into its fourth tranche of funding (FY2018-2022), OER continues to encourage efforts to design, develop and implement strategic, evidence-based, theoretically-warranted, collaborative, scientifically-rigorous and outcomes-focused innovations in schools and classrooms; the primary aims of which are to improve classroom practices, enhance student outcomes, and build organisational and teacher capacities.
2) Planning Grants (PG)
The Planning Grant is a funding scheme under the Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP) to provide seed funding for researchers with useful outcomes in educational research.
For general queries on ERFP grants, please email OER Grant (NIE) at oergrant@nie.edu.sg.
Research Ethics
As one of the autonomous institutions of Nanyang Technology University (NTU), NIE subscribes to the NTU Policy on Research Integrity (RI) and the Responsible Conduct of Research. This policy has been approved by the President’s Coordinating Group and the Provost’s and Dean’s Group, and is aligned with the Framework for Investigation and Disciplinary Proceedings for Faculty and Research Staff, the Academic Honour Code and incorporates the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity, 2010. The details of this policy can be read from the NTU Research Integrity website.
Amongst others, the policy covers the researchers’ obligations to maintain full and accurate records of their research in NTU, both hardcopy and electronic; to ensure that all those concerned, cited or quoted are given appropriate credit and recognition; to respect all matters relating to privacy; and to comply fully with all relevant laws and codes of ethical behaviour appertaining to research. Please refer to NIE research data management policy which addresses the institute’s research data management and archiving needs for faculty and research staff members of NIE.
It is to be noted too, that the goals of research, while important, should never be permitted to override the safety and well-being of research subjects and participants. To this end, all research conducted by NIE faculty and candidates enrolled in higher degrees by research must be reviewed and approved by the NTU Institutional Review Board (IRB). This requirement applies irrespective of the type of review requested by the researcher, ie exemption, expedited or full.
All faculty staff conducting research, whether funded or non-funded, will have to submit their ethics clearance application online via NTU’s Nora System. Please read the IRB guidelines carefully before applying for ethics clearance.
All programme courses that collect data from human subjects and projects by course candidates (pre-service and Masters by coursework / dissertation) will be reviewed by the respective NIE-convened Ethics Review Committees of the various academic groups and programme offices, which approve applications qualifying for exemption. Students are to refer to their respective academic groups for the application form, and NTU IRB website for guidelines. However, for expedited or full ethics review as well as for PhD students’ projects, the ethics clearance will need to be submitted online through the students’ supervisors, as the main applicants, using NTU’s Nora System.
You may contact the OER Research Grants Management Unit at oer.rgmu@nie.edu.sg if you have any further questions.