Additional Eligibility Criteria for Young IRG:
a) Applicants who are applying for the Young IRGs are strongly encouraged to work with a mentor for guidance in their research. This mentoring will provide support for a period of supervised research leading eventually to the investigators conducting larger scale research projects independently.
b) The maximum number of years of postdoctoral experience for PIs is 7 for PhD holders and 10 for MBBS/MD/BDS holders. No exceptions will be allowed.
c) There will not be a limit to the amount of prior funding that YIRG applicants have received. However, awardees of the following grants will not be eligible for YIRG:
- A*STAR Investigatorship
- NRF Fellowship
- MOE Tier 2 and 3 grants
- MOH/NMRC IRG-equivalent grants
d) Applicant should not have held any prior OF-YIRG award.
e) Applicants must indicate how the proposed area of work would be distinct from their current supervisor’s existing research. The applicant’s current supervisor should not be a co-investigator on the proposal.
e) Upon the award of the YIRG, the host institution will be required to provide written confirmation from either the applicant’s Head of Institution or supervisor to describe the steps the institution will take to demonstrate its commitment to his/her career development. This must include provision of appropriate space to carry out the work proposed, but may also include investment in the equipment necessary to establish the laboratory, access to shared institutional resource, provision of mentorship and career development support etc.