Programme

Innovation & Work Spaces

IHL Funding

Funding Grant

Through Singtel Future Makers, Singtel works with partners to catalyse go-to-market local and regional opportunities and build a social innovation ecosystem to accelerate the start-ups’ growth so that more people might be empowered through their tech for good solutions.

Singtel Future Makers

The Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) is a network of Singapore and overseas partners in major innovation hubs and key demand markets, with a focus on technology and innovation.
Under GIA, Co-innovation Programmes support Singapore-based companies and their overseas partners to collaborate on R&D projects. The collaboration with the foreign, in-market partners on innovation activities such as joint R&D projects should result in the development of new products or solutions with strong market potential.

The Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) is a network of Singapore and overseas partners in major innovation hubs and key demand markets, with a focus on technology and innovation.

Under GIA, Co-innovation Programmes support Singapore-based companies and their overseas partners to collaborate on R&D projects. The collaboration with the foreign, in-market partners on innovation activities such as joint R&D projects should result in the development of new products or solutions with strong market potential.

Global Innovation Alliance Co-Innovation Programmes

This flagship innovation programme will guide and cultivate NUS Postgraduate students and researchers into deep tech entrepreneurs who can transform the university’s world-class research into their own start-ups.

Graduate Research Innovation Programme (GRIP)

Tech Able is an assistive technology centre jointly managed by SG Enable and SPD. It aims to promote the adoption of assistive technologies, so as to enable persons with disabilities to live, travel, learn and work independently.

Tech Able

The Community Leadership And Social Innovation Centre curates, tracks and optimises social innovation projects carried out in collaboration with community partners.

Community Leadership And Social Innovation Centre (CLASIC) 

School of X offers a variety of resources and guides such as Design Toolkits and Blueprint Templates (under Actionable Tools) to help you design solutions that tackle community challenges.

School of X

There are classes and workshops teaching Glass Blowing, Furniture Making, among others.

Tombalek

They offer workshops such as sewing and pattern making, digital design, bags and accessories and customised projects. There are also places available for people to work and hold workshops.

Fashion Makerspace

Meeting rooms of different sizes equipped with productivity tools are available. 

The Hive Lavender

An in-house sewing studio that is equipped with professional and industrial-grade facilities.

The Cocoon Space (a Textile and Fashion Federation initiative)

Affordable and spacious makerspaces for rent that are perfect for anyone starting out.

Open Fields SG

They offer meeting rooms, storage space, private offices, high-speed Internet, a tool resource centre, a co-working area and a business service and pitch stage. 

Mettle Work

Built by and for geeks, nerds, inventors, engineers, and entrepreneurs, HackerspaceSG is the Singapore hacker community's home, living room and laboratory. It offers Makerbot Cupcake CNC 3D printer, Flashforge Creator 3D printer, RIPE Atlas Probe and Development Board Banks.

Hackerspace SG

Sustainable Living Lab is a local sustainability consultancy and innovation lab. They develop impactful, sustainable solutions. Their expertise is in utilising technology as a lever for sustainability and following a community-driven approach for implementation.

Sustainable Living Lab

Lionsforge offers training programmes for members of the public to learn and try different laser cutting techniques. They also sell Craftlasers and related accessories. 

Lionsforge

An open space to make, it has equipment and facilities for wood, metal, glass, ceramic, fibre, casting, plastics and more. It also carries a ready stock of solid wood, plywood, metal sections, metal sheet, clay and plaster.

MadeAgency at Ubi

In this makerspace, Engineering Good: 
Conducts workshops to educate the publicEnables research and development, and is a resource for Assistive Tech projects, workshops, and productsDocuments and shares open processes, technologies, and product designs.Offers tools like 3D Printers, laser cutters, a soldering station, an electronics workstation, hand tools and powered tools. 

Enables research and development, and is a resource for Assistive Tech projects, workshops, and products

Documents and shares open processes, technologies, and product designs.

Offers tools like 3D Printers, laser cutters, a soldering station, an electronics workstation, hand tools and powered tools. 

Makerspace @ Engineering Good

Within its premises, the following machines are available for rental: Laser Cutting Machines, 3D Printers, 3D Scanner and PCB Milling Machine. Other tools available include CNC Milling Machine, Vacuum former, Sublimation printer, Inkjet printer/cutter, Soldering station, Hand Tools and Powered Tools.

Digital Fabrication Space @ Science Center

Make N Play Studio offers a place to find your creative instinct, develop a creative mindset, foster your creative courage and exercise your creative muscle through fun and interesting Maker workshops, innovation challenges and cool new technologies.

Make N Play studio @ Tiong Bahru

Make N Play studio @ Pearls Hill

Individualised expert instruction, guidance, and mentorship are available at this makerspace. It also has meeting spaces equipped with tools like a 3D printer, laser cutter, vacuum former, soldering station, electronics workstation, and more. 

TinkerTanker

A dedicated space with tools, equipment, and hardware kits that enables individuals to learn, tinker and create, in both digital and traditional fabrication. There are meeting spaces and 3D printers for members of the public who are interested to try their hands at creating tech and media products and crafts.

MakeIT @ NLB

Google for Nonprofits enables non-profit organisations to leverage Google’s products to work more collaboratively and efficiently, reach more donors online, engage supporters and demonstrate the organisation’s impact on a global level.

Google for Nonprofits

Infineon offers a co-innovation space to help innovators turn their ideas to reality, build their network with other innovators, become credible partners and accelerate their businesses.

Co-innovation Space

The Community Engagement Fund supports NUS students in initiating and implementing:
- Community engagement projects that address social or community needs;
- Events and programmes that will strengthen the culture of volunteerism and community engagement in NUS. 
- Projects to develop students into individuals with a strong sense of social responsibility and promote integration within communities in Singapore and globally.


The Community Engagement Fund supports NUS students in initiating and implementing:

- Community engagement projects that address social or community needs;

- Events and programmes that will strengthen the culture of volunteerism and community engagement in NUS. 

- Projects to develop students into individuals with a strong sense of social responsibility and promote integration within communities in Singapore and globally.

Community Engagement Fund

The Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Programme aims to help students kickstart their social entrepreneurship journey through training and preparation workshops, grant support and mentorship sessions.
The CoLab4Good Fund for Social Enterprises is open to all full-time NTU students, and NTU alumni who have graduated from a full-time programme within the past two years.

The Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Programme aims to help students kickstart their social entrepreneurship journey through training and preparation workshops, grant support and mentorship sessions.

The CoLab4Good Fund for Social Enterprises is open to all full-time NTU students, and NTU alumni who have graduated from a full-time programme within the past two years.

Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Programme

The CoLab4Good Fund seeks to support meaningful ground-up initiatives, encouraging NTU students to take action and create change.

CoLab4Good aims to:
1. Build student capacity for learning and leadership through community service, civic participation, and educational efforts.
2. Instill a sense of community through partnerships
3. Help students kickstart their social entrepreneurship journeys. 

The CoLab4Good Fund seeks to support meaningful ground-up initiatives, encouraging NTU students to take action and create change.

1. Build student capacity for learning and leadership through community service, civic participation, and educational efforts.

2. Instill a sense of community through partnerships

3. Help students kickstart their social entrepreneurship journeys. 

CoLab4Good Fund for Community Projects

Temasek Polytechnic’s pre-seed grant supports student-entrepreneurs in the development of MVP/Prototype as proof of concept with a view to commercialisation & entrepreneurship. The fund is for developmental activities and items critical to the implementation of ideas.

Temasek Polytechnic Pre-seed Funding

The AI for Accessibility grant supports projects that use AI to empower persons with disabilities. Microsoft is looking for individuals or teams who are not only passionate about making the world more inclusive, but also firmly rooted in the communities they intend to benefit. It wants to invest in ideas that are developed by or with persons with disabilities.

AI for Accessibility Grant

The Startup SG Tech grant fast-tracks the development of proprietary technology solutions and catalyses the growth of startups based on proprietary technology and a scalable business model. It supports Proof-of-Concept and Proof-of-Value for the commercialisation of innovative technologies.

Startup SG Tech

The Startup SG Founder programme aims to encourage and support aspiring first-time entrepreneurs to start innovative businesses, by providing mentorship and financial support.

SG Startup Founder

The “Explorer Grant” assists individual students or student groups, with their faculty mentor, to explore further development and commercialization of their innovations.  

Explorer Grant

The Innovation Grant enables faculty members and their research teams to pursue exciting new avenues of market-driven research and participate in programs that will help accelerate innovations toward commercialisation.  It will assist faculty members in moving their discovery from the laboratory to the marketplace.

Innovation Grant

Young ChangeMakers is a by youth for youth programme that empowers youth curators in the grant making process and supports other youths to take action to benefit the Singapore community and society.

Young ChangeMakers (YCM) Grant

The National Youth Fund supports ground-up initiatives to champion community and social causes through partnerships with Youth Sector Organisations including youth social enterprises, schools, Institutes of Higher Learning and other community partners. 
The fund supports youth programmes, capability development, youth leadership development and research projects.

The National Youth Fund supports ground-up initiatives to champion community and social causes through partnerships with Youth Sector Organisations including youth social enterprises, schools, Institutes of Higher Learning and other community partners. 

The fund supports youth programmes, capability development, youth leadership development and research projects.

National Youth Fund

The General Project Grant is open to projects which meet Tote Board's funding principles and strategic outcomes but are beyond the scope of other partner programmes. 

General Project Grant

The Singapore Government Partnerships Office works with you - citizens, communities and organisations - to co-create solutions for a better Singapore

Singapore Government Partnerships Office (SGPO)

The Digital for Life Fund funds digital inclusion projects and activities that help all Singaporeans embrace digital and enrich lives. Your project should focus on digital technology and inclusion, as well as digital literacy and wellness. 

Digital for Life Fund

The Enabling Lives Initiative (ELI) Grant is a $20 million funding by Tote Board that is managed by SG Enable. It supports projects across three focus areas of Living Independently, Realising Potentials and Connecting Communities. The ELI Grant brings together the best ideas from the community of non-profit organisations, social enterprises and innovators to create scalable, impactful innovations to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities. 

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