Overview
- The National Research Foundation set total funding at S$37 billion for 2026–2030, with the package to begin in April 2026.
- S$3 billion is carved out for Flagships and Grand Challenges, with the first programmes targeting semiconductors and healthy longevity.
- The semiconductor Flagship will deepen capabilities in areas such as advanced packaging, heterogeneous integration and advanced photonics.
- Funding is allocated as S$10.8 billion for mission-oriented research, S$8.9 billion for research foundations, S$7.5 billion for innovation and enterprise, S$6.4 billion for white-space programmes and infrastructure, and S$3.5 billion for talent development.
- Priorities include building peaks in fundamental AI research and launching a new postdoctoral award offering a S$250,000 grant plus up to four years of salary support.