MCCS 1st Grant Call

Overview

The MCCS 1st Grant Call has been launched on 17 December 2021 on the Integrated Grant Management System (IGMS). The call closes on 16 February 2022, 2:00pm

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 award details, eligibility criteria, requirements, submission mode and more information can be found in the Information Sheet and FAQs below. Please refer to Annex B of the Information Sheet for detailed information on each Call Topic.

2. Administration and Governance Grant Call FAQs* (Updated as of 15 February 2022)

*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:

**Updated as of 21 December 2021

The Call Topics of the MCCS 1st Grant Call are listed in the table below.

S/N Call Topic Primary Vertical / Horizontal Max. funding support (incl. indirect costs) IGMS Application Link Call Topic FAQs
1 Assessing the carbon storage and sequestration potential of blue carbon resources in Singapore V1 Blue Carbon Science up to S$2.0mil Apply
2 Coastal nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation V2 Eco-Engineering up to S$3.0mil Apply Call Topic 2 FAQs (Updated as of 5 February 2022)
3 Integrating green and grey infrastructure as multi-functional coastal protection systems for climate change adaptation V2 Eco-Engineering up to S$3.0mil Apply  
4 Thresholds and tipping points: Understanding responses of Singapore’s coastal and marine ecosystems to anthropogenic and climate change impacts

V3 Ecological Resilience;

H1 Marine Climate Impact

up to S$3.5mil Apply Call Topic 4 FAQs (Updated as of 5 February 2022)
5 Enhancing the ecological resilience of coral reefs in response to climate change stressors

V3 Ecological Resilience;

H1 Marine Climate Impact

up to S$2.5mil Apply Call Topic 5 FAQs (Updated as of 5 February 2022)
6 Developing modular mangrove and seagrass planters for habitat restoration, carbon sequestration, and bioremediation V3 Ecological Resilience up to S$0.8mil Apply Call Topic 6 FAQs (Updated as of 5 February 2022)

 

Related Information

For information regarding the Marine Science R&D Programme (MSRDP), please refer to the following resources:

  1. MSRDP website
  2. Summary of MSRDP (2015-2021) e-book

For information regarding the Marine Environment Sensing Network, please contact Jani Tanzil.

 

MCCS 1st Grant Call Briefing Session

A briefing session on the 1st MCCS Grant Call was held on 6 January 2022, 9:00 - 12:00 pm, Singapore time (UTC +08:00). Please refer to the slide deck for the presentation materials for the briefing session.

MCCS 1st Grant Call Briefing Slides

Time  Programme
9:00am

Overview of 1st Grant Call

  • Background of Marine Climate Change Science (MCCS) programme 
  • Grant Call conditions and eligibility criteria
  • Review process
  • Instruction for submission of proposals
  • Q&A on grant call processes
9:30am

Call Topic 1:

“Assessing the carbon storage and sequestration potential of blue carbon resources in Singapore”

9:50am

Call Topic 2:

“Coastal nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation”

10:10am

Call Topic 3:

“Integrating green and grey infrastructure as multi-functional coastal protection systems for climate change adaptation”

10:30am

Call Topic 4:

“Thresholds and tipping points: Understanding responses of Singapore’s coastal and marine ecosystems to anthropogenic and climate change impacts”

10:50am

Call Topic 5:

“Enhancing the ecological resilience of coral reefs in response to climate change stressors”

11:10am

Call Topic 6:

“Developing modular mangrove and seagrass planters for habitat restoration, carbon sequestration, and bioremediation”

11:30am

Overall Q&A

Note: A short Q&A timeslot will be allocated during the presentation of each 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.

12:00pm End

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.