ABOUT US
The NRF Campus for Research Excellence And Technological Enterprise (CREATE) is an international research campus and innovation hub.
CREATE hosts the National Research Foundation, interdisciplinary research centers from top universities.
BASED ON ITS LARGE SCIENTIFIC PRESENCE IN SINGAPORE,
THE CNRS ESTABLISH CNRS@CREATE AS
TRANSCONTINENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE
with unique opportunities for students, staff, and researchers
A PLACE TO BUILD AND CONDUCT LARGE RESEARCH PROGRAMS
In areas that are relevant to Singapore’s social and economic needs in the context of Smart cities
RELATED TO CNRS DIVISIONS
Chemistry
Ecology and the environment
Physics
Nuclear and particle physics
Biological sciences
Humanities and social sciences
Mathematical sciences
Engineering and systems sciences
Information science and technology
Earth sciences and astronomy
CNRS@CREATE IS ELIGIBLE TO
1- CREATE Interdisciplinary programs
5 years – 10 to 25 S$ M budget
The PI of the project must spend minimum 1 year in Singapore.
Writing + international review(s) : minimum 18 months
Key assessment criteria
Scientific excellence
High potential impact for Singapore
Technological novelty (main criteria)
Opportunities to address global challenges
Disruptive and Transdisciplinary programs
Strong support from local agencies
The excellence of the research team
In accordance with Singapore RIE 2025 and CNRS strategy
3 – CREATE Seed-funding projects
18 months – S$ 250k budget
2 calls per year
To initiate new collaboration between 2 CREATE partners
For young PI (maximum PhD + 8 Years)
One of the 2 PI has to be involved in a CREATE program
2- Intra-CREATE Projects
3 years – 1 to 3.8 S$ M budget
The PI of the project has to spend minimum 7 months in Singapore
Intra-Create thematic calls – 1 or 2 per year
Collaboration between (minimum) 2 CREATE partners :
To conduct cutting-edge collaborative research projects at CREATE on topics of relevance to Singapore. This initiative seeks to foster the formation of multi-disciplinary teams across research programmes/institutions to achieve greater impact through synergistic research efforts on topics of significance.
4- Other NRF or Singaporean calls
NRF Competitive Research Programs
MOE TIER
ASTAR call next RIE2025 with the strategic key on Human Health and Potential (HHP) – IAP PPs
CNRS@CREATE
CNRS@CREATE.LTD
CREATE Tower, #08-01
1 Create Way,
Singapore 138602