About
The Clinician Scientist-Individual Research Grant (CS-IRG) is provided to Clinician Scientists (CS) to enable them to carry out medical research on a specifically defined topic for a period of 3-5 years in local public institutions. All CS-IRG applications will be evaluated through a single-stage review process by the Review Panel (RP).
Research Theme
The CS-IRG is open to application on all research themes. Applications are assessed based on scientific merit at the international level and relevance to Singapore, but should prioritisation be required between meritorious applications, the following seven disease areas have been identified as national priorities for research:
- Cancers and neoplasms
- Cardiovascular
- Eye
- Infection
- Mental health
- Metabolic and endocrine
- Neurological
Evaluation Criteria
Selection of successful proposals would be based on the following evaluation criteria:
- Scientific excellence
- Feasibility of study in local context
- Productivity
- Overall impact in local context
- Track record of investigators