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Ageless Workplaces Innovation Grant - Closed
The Ageless Workplaces Innovation Grant is the third grant call under the National Innovation Challenge (NIC) on Active and Confident Ageing. This grant call under the research thrust on “productive longevity” has two objectives. First, we aim to improve the productivity and health of older workers. Second, we want to enable older workers to be employable for as long as possible, beyond age 65 years old.
Challenge Statement
Participants forming Project Teams can submit more than one application and the Grant Proposal should be in response to the challenge statement below. However, a Project Team can only be awarded Funding for one Project.
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The challenge is to transform the workplace into an‘ageless workplace’ that can enable a 50% improvement in the productivity of older workers aged 65 years and aboveand/orincrease the employment of workers aged 65 years and above by 50% or more, both compared to sector and company specific benchmarks, whichever is higher. This transformation can be a (i) physical transformation (e.g. through usage of assistive technology or tools), (ii) one that targets organisational strategies (e.g. workplace and work process re-design, progressive HR practices), or (iii) both.
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Eligibility
The Ageless Workplaces Innovation Grant is open to all public and private entities, research institutes and institutes of higher learning (IHLs), registered and/or incorporated in Singapore. Interested participants may form Project Teams comprising:
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a) Members from multi-disciplinary (e.g. pairing medical and technology, engineering) background and/or involving more than one Organisation; and
b) An Implementation Partner to test-bed the proposed solutions.
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For detailed participating criteria and instructions, please refer to the Ageless Workplaces Innovation Grant Public Document and Ageless Workplaces Innovation Grant Public Document Annex A.
Awards
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Up to 80% funding of approved qualifying costs to develop and implement proposed solutions for up to a period of three years.
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Support for indirect costs, on top of supportable qualifying costs, is capped at 20% of the supportable qualifying direct costs
Important dates to note
The timeline for key activities under the Ageless Workplaces Innovation Grant is set out below.
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Activity
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Date
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Call for Grant Proposals
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May 2016 (Mon)
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Public Briefing
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26 May 2016 (Thurs)
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Industry Networking Session
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10June 2016 (Fri)
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Deadline for Proposal Abstract Submission
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22 July 2016 (Fri)
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Deadline for Submission of Project Proposal
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30 September 2016 (Fri), or as otherwise specified by MOH in the invitation email
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Evaluation and Negotiation Process
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October 2016 – November 2016
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Announcement of Results
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By December 2016
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Public Briefing
A Public Briefing for the grant call was held on 26 May 2016, 2:00pm. The briefing slides are available here.
Industry Networking
An Industry Networking session for the grant call was held on 10 June 2016, 2:00pm. The slides are available here.
E-Marketplace
Please click here for the e-marketplace.
Submission
For terms and conditions of the Grant, please refer to the Ageless Workplaces Innovation Grant Public Document and Ageless Workplaces Innovation Grant Public Document Annex A.
Project proposals will be submitted through a two-stage process, as follows:
- Project Abstract. Project teams are to first submit an abstract of their proposed Project, using the “Project Abstract Submission Template”.
Participants shall furnish all necessary information and documents as required in the template. Two hardcopies of the Project Abstract should reach MOH no later than 22 July 2016 at 1700hrs.
All Project Abstracts received will be preliminarily assessed for compliance with the eligibility criteria and scope. Shortlisted eligible Project Teams will be asked to flesh out their proposed Project in greater detail for the second stage.
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Project Proposal. MOH will inform the respective Team Leads of shortlisted Project teams via email to submit their detailed Project Proposal using the “Project Proposal Submission Template” that will be emailed to them. Project teams shall furnish all necessary information and documents as required in the template. There is no limit to the length of the Project Proposal. Two hardcopies of the Project Proposal should reach MOH.
In addition to submitting hard copies, Participants shall email soft copies of their Project Abstract and Project Proposal to NIC_Ageing@moh.gov.sg by their respective deadlines.
Documents for Downloading
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Contact Us
For any enquiries on the Ageless Workplaces Innovation Grant or the National Innovation Challenge, please email us at NIC_Ageing@moh.gov.sg.