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Major Grant

This Scheme seeks to develop a portfolio of viable strategic arts organisations that serve as hallmarks of excellence in the artistic landscape of Singapore, providing quality programmes, contributing substantially and critically to the development of artistic practices, professional expertise and audience engagement in Singapore and beyond.

The scheme also aims to develop traditional arts organisations which promote the ethnic and cultural vibrancy of Singapore's arts scene; provide quality programmes; and play a significant role in their specific area of art form or specialisation.

The scheme provides one and two-year funding, starting from 1 April of each year, to a limited number of outstanding and distinctive arts organisations, assisting in their long-term artistic and administrative growth.

For detailed information on the Major Grant scheme, please refer to the following document.

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formatMajor Grant Application Guidelines (.pdf)

Applications for the FY2010 Major Grant Scheme (1-Year and 2-Year) are now closed. Applications for the FY2011 Major Grant Scheme will open in October 2011.


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Presentation & Promotion Grant

This grant supports the presentation and promotion of quality arts activities which reflect the diversity and cultural vibrancy of the Singapore arts scene, and contribute to its overall advancement.

Applications are open to:
  • Individual applicants who are Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents and recognised by their peers as professional practising artists. Priority will be given to full-time practitioners;
  • Non-profit arts organisations registered in Singapore whose core business is related to the arts.
Note: Non-profit arts organisations must be legally constituted for at least one year prior to the application.

Note: Informal groups of individual artists may apply for funding but must nominate either an individual or a legally constituted organisation to take legal and financial responsiblity for the application and the grant, if awarded.

The sum total of Presentation and Promotion grants awarded to any recipient will not exceed $50,000 per financial year.

Application Windows:

Applications must reach the National Arts Council before the following closing dates:

Project Starting Date Application
Closing Date
Outcome Announcement Date
On or after 15 Jan 2010 15 Oct 2009 15 Dec 2009
On or after 15 Mar 2010 15 Dec 2009 15 Feb 2010
On or after 15 May 2010 15 Feb 2010 15 Apr 2010
On or after 15 Jul 2010 15 Apr 2010 15 Jun 2010
On or after 15 Sep 2010 15 Jun 2010 15 Aug 2010
On or after 15 Nov 2010 15 Aug 2010 15 Oct 2010
On or after 15 Jan 2011 15 Oct 2010 15 Dec 2010
On or after 15 Mar 2011 15 Dec 2010 15 Feb 2011
On or after 15 May 2011 15 Feb 2011 15 Apr 2011

Late and / or incomplete applications will not be processed.

To apply, click here

Please refer to the following documents for more information.

For more information, contact any of the following Arts cluster managers:


Music Hoon Jia Jia Tel: (65) 6837 9823
  Elena Tan Tel: (65) 6837 9528

Literature Koh Jau Chern Tel: (65) 6837 9536
  Michele Thompson Tel: (65) 6837 9526

Dance Wu Zhining Tel: (65) 6837 9516
  Teo Ying Er Tel: (65) 6837 9585
  Zuraini Hamid Tel: (65) 6837 9274

Theatre Carolyn Chiam Tel: (65) 6837 9535
  Elizabeth Wong Tel: (65) 6837 9577
  Ng Yuhui Tel: (65) 6837 9550

Visual Arts Nadia Ng Tel: (65) 6837 8465
  Sophia Loke Tel: (65) 6837 9859


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Publishing & Translation Grant

This grant supports the publishing of original literary works from Singapore.

Applications are open to:
  • Writers who are Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents and arts organisations who wish to publish original literary works and critical writing on the arts;
  • Translators (Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents and Foreign) who wish to translate Singaporean-authored literary works and critical writing on the arts targeted for publication and promotion in Singapore and overseas;
  • Publishers (Local and Foreign) who wish to publish and/or translate Singaporean-authored literary works and critical writing on the arts for promotion in Singapore and overseas.
The sum total of Publishing and Translation grants awarded to any individual or organisation will not exceed $20,000 per financial year.

Application Windows:

Applications must reach the National Arts Council before the following closing dates:

Project Starting Date Application
Closing Date
Outcome Announcement Date
On or after 15 Jan 2010 15 Sep 2009 15 Dec 2009
On or after 15 May 2010 15 Jan 2010 15 Apr 2010
On or after 15 Sep 2010 15 May 2010 15 Aug 2010
On or after 15 Jan 2011 15 Sep 2010 15 Dec 2010
On or after 15 May 2011 15 Jan 2011 15 Apr 2011

Late and / or incomplete applications will not be processed.

To apply, click here

Please refer to the following documents for more information. For enquiries, please contact:


  Koh Jau Chern Tel: (65) 6837 9536

  Michele Thompson Tel: (65) 6837 9526


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International Development Grants

These grants support the international engagements and international promotion of Singapore artists and their works.
  • International Travel Grant
  • International Collaboration Grant
  • Marketing Development Grant
Applications are open to:
  • Individual applicants who are Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents and recognised by their peers as professional practising artists. Priority will be given to full-time practitioners;
  • Arts organisations registered in Singapore whose core business is related to the arts.
Note: Arts organisations must be legally constituted for at least one year prior to the application.

Note: Informal groups of individual artists may apply for funding but must nominate either an individual or a legally constituted organisation to take legal and financial responsibility for the application and the grant, if awarded.

The nature and scope of the project as well as the availability of funds will determine the grant quantum. The grant quantum will be based on a reasonable estimate of the budget and subject to the following limits:
  • International Travel Grant: Up to $40,000, and no more than three grants per financial year
  • International Collaboration Grant: Up to $70,000 and no more than one grant per financial year
  • Market Development Grant: Up to $10,000, and no more than one grant per financial year
The sum total of International Development Grants awarded to any recipient will not exceed $100,000 per financial year. Each recipient can receive no more than five International Development Grants in one year.

Application Windows:

Applications must reach the National Arts Council before the following closing dates:

Project Starting Date Application
Closing Date
Outcome Announcement Date
On or after 15 Jan 2010 15 Oct 2009 15 Dec 2009
On or after 15 Mar 2010 15 Dec 2009 15 Feb 2010
On or after 15 May 2010 15 Feb 2010 15 Apr 2010
On or after 15 Jul 2010 15 Apr 2010 15 Jun 2010
On or after 15 Sep 2010 15 Jun 2010 15 Aug 2010
On or after 15 Nov 2010 15 Aug 2010 15 Oct 2010
On or after 15 Jan 2011 15 Oct 2010 15 Dec 2010
On or after 15 Mar 2011 15 Dec 2010 15 Feb 2011
On or after 15 May 2011 15 Feb 2011 15 Apr 2011

Late and / or incomplete applications will not be processed.

To apply, click here

Please refer to the following documents for more information.

For more information, contact any of the following Arts cluster managers:


Music Hoon Jia Jia Tel: (65) 6837 9823
  Elena Tan Tel: (65) 6837 9528

Literature Koh Jau Chern Tel: (65) 6837 9536
  Michele Thompson Tel: (65) 6837 9526

Dance Wu Zhining Tel: (65) 6837 9516
  Teo Ying Er Tel: (65) 6837 9585
  Zuraini Hamid Tel: (65) 6837 9274

Theatre Carolyn Chiam Tel: (65) 6837 9535
  Elizabeth Wong Tel: (65) 6837 9577
  Ng Yuhui Tel: (65) 6837 9550

Visual Arts Nadia Ng Tel: (65) 6837 8465
  Sophia Loke Tel: (65) 6837 9859


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Cultural Medallion Grant

The Cultural Medallion grant is open to application by Cultural Medallion recipients only. The grant is awarded only once in an artist's lifetime. The grant quantum will not exceed $80,000 for each successful applicant. However, a funding of up to a maximum of $200,000 will be allocated for collaborative projects involving 2 or more Cultural Medallion recipients.

Each year, the application for the Cultural Medallion grant opens in September and closes on 1 December.

Please click here for the application form and submit one of the following budget forms with your application:

Performing Arts Budget Form

Publications Budget Form

Visual Arts Budget Form

For more information, contact any of the following Arts cluster managers:


Music Hoon Jia Jia Tel: (65) 6837 9823
  Elena Tan Tel: (65) 6837 9528

Literature Koh Jau Chern Tel: (65) 6837 9536
  Michele Thompson Tel: (65) 6837 9526

Dance Wu Zhining Tel: (65) 6837 9516
  Teo Ying Er Tel: (65) 6837 9585
  Zuraini Hamid Tel: (65) 6837 9274

Theatre Carolyn Chiam Tel: (65) 6837 9535
  Elizabeth Wong Tel: (65) 6837 9577
  Ng Yuhui Tel: (65) 6837 9550

Visual Arts Nadia Ng Tel: (65) 6837 8465
  Sophia Loke Tel: (65) 6837 9859

Film Lynn Chan Tel: (65) 6837 9740


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Arts Professional Development Grant

This grant supports the professional development of the arts sector by providing assistance to individual artists, arts management and production personnel to pursue short-term training for the upgrading of their professional skills; and arts organisations that engage arts professional or specialised trainers to assist in the professional development of arts practitioners.

Applications are open to:
  • Individual applicants who are Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents and recognised by their peers as professional practising artists;
  • Non-profit arts organisations registered in Singapore whose core business is related to the arts.
Note: Non-profit arts organisations must be legally constituted for at least one year prior to the application

The sum total of Arts Professional Development grants awarded to any recipient will not exceed $25,000 (up to a maximum of two awarded applications) per financial year.

Application Windows:

Applications must reach the National Arts Council before the following closing dates:

Project Starting Date Application
Closing Date
Outcome Announcement Date
On or after 15 Jan 2010 15 Oct 2009 15 Dec 2009
On or after 15 Mar 2010 15 Dec 2009 15 Feb 2010
On or after 15 May 2010 15 Feb 2010 15 Apr 2010
On or after 15 Jul 2010 15 Apr 2010 15 Jun 2010
On or after 15 Sept 2010 15 Jun 2010 15 Aug 2010
On or after 15 Nov 2010 15 Aug 2010 15 Oct 2010
On or after 15 Jan 2011 15 Oct 2010 15 Dec 2010
On or after 15 Mar 2011 15 Dec 2010 15 Feb 2011
On or after 15 May 2011 15 Feb 2011 15 Apr 2011

Late and / or incomplete applications will not be processed.

To apply, click here

Please refer to the following documents for more information.

For more information, contact any of the following Arts cluster managers:


Music Hoon Jia Jia Tel: (65) 6837 9823
  Elena Tan Tel: (65) 6837 9528

Literature Koh Jau Chern Tel: (65) 6837 9536
  Michele Thompson Tel: (65) 6837 9526

Dance Wu Zhining Tel: (65) 6837 9516
  Teo Ying Er Tel: (65) 6837 9585
  Zuraini Hamid Tel: (65) 6837 9274

Theatre Carolyn Chiam Tel: (65) 6837 9535
  Elizabeth Wong Tel: (65) 6837 9577
  Ng Yuhui Tel: (65) 6837 9550

Visual Arts Nadia Ng Tel: (65) 6837 8465
  Sophia Loke Tel: (65) 6837 9859


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Partnership Funding for Arts Businesses

This grant supports the presentation, production or distribution of high quality arts projects by for-profit companies.

Applications are open to:
  • Small and Medium Enterprises registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Singapore (ACRA), with at least 30% equity owned by a Singapore entity.
The sum total of the Partnership Funding for Arts Businesses grants awarded to any organisation will not exceed $100,000 per project (up to a maximum of two awarded projects) per financial year.

Application Windows:

Applications must reach the National Arts Council before the following closing dates:

Project Starting Date Application
Closing Date
Outcome Announcement Date
On or after 15 Nov 2009 15 May 2009 15 Jul 2009
On or after 15 May 2010 15 Nov 2009 15 Jan 2010
On or after 15 Nov 2010 15 May 2010 15 Jul 2010
On or after 15 May 2011 15 Nov 2010 15 Jan 2011

Late and / or incomplete applications will not be processed.

To apply, click here

Please refer to the following documents for more information.

For more information, contact any of the following Arts cluster managers:


Music Hoon Jia Jia Tel: (65) 6837 9823
  Elena Tan Tel: (65) 6837 9528

Literature Koh Jau Chern Tel: (65) 6837 9536
  Michele Thompson Tel: (65) 6837 9526

Dance Wu Zhining Tel: (65) 6837 9516
  Teo Ying Er Tel: (65) 6837 9585
  Zuraini Hamid Tel: (65) 6837 9274

Theatre Carolyn Chiam Tel: (65) 6837 9535
  Elizabeth Wong Tel: (65) 6837 9577
  Ng Yuhui Tel: (65) 6837 9550

Visual Arts Nadia Ng Tel: (65) 6837 8465
  Sophia Loke Tel: (65) 6837 9859


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Community Participation Grant

This grant supports community arts projects which involve members of the public in the creation process, with the aim of increasing arts appreciation and participation.

Applications are open to:
  • Artists who are Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents;
  • Arts groups, organisations and associations that are incorporated as non-profit organisations in Singapore;
  • Registered organisations that are incorporated as non-profit organisations in Singapore, i.e. schools, school alumni, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), and Community Development Centres (CDCs) or community-based arts groups and agencies;
  • Community-based arts groups and agencies.
The sum total of Community Participation grants that can be awarded to any recipient will not exceed $50,000 per financial year.

Application Windows:

Applications open once every four months and must reach the National Arts Council before the following closing dates:

Project Starting Date Application
Closing Date
Outcome Announcement Date
On or after 15 Jul 2010 15 Apr 2010 15 Jun 2010
On or after 15 Nov 2010 15 Aug 2010 15 Oct 2010
On or after 15 Mar 2011 15 Dec 2010 15 Feb 2011


To apply, click here

Please refer to the following documents for more information. For enquiries, please contact:


  Sandy Teo
Saiful Amri
Tel: (65) 6837 9512
Tel: (65) 6837 9559


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Arts Research & Development Grant

This grant supports well-defined research projects on Singapore's arts and artists that will lead to significant advances in creativity, insights, knowledge and understanding of the Singapore arts scene; and are of interest and value both to the research community and to the wider public in Singapore.

This grant supports academic-oriented (e.g. documentation), market-oriented (e.g. surveys), as well as practice-oriented research.

Applications are open to local or foreign:
  • Artists and non-profit arts organisations;
  • Arts researchers (individual or group)
Projects on the following topics will be given higher priority, subject to fulfillment of other grant criteria and overall merit of the proposal. 
  • Arts Education (e.g. research on private arts education, longitudinal studies on formal arts education)
  • Arts Manpower (e.g. research on the demand and supply of arts manpower)
  • Arts Industry (e.g. economic analysis on the performing arts, visual arts or literary arts sectors)
  • Arts Sponsorship and Donation (e.g. trends in private contributions to the arts)
  • Singapore Literature (e.g. trends in cross-language in literary works)
  • Traditional Arts (e.g. documentation and research on traditional arts practices)
Application Window:

Applications must reach the National Arts Council before the following closing dates:

Project Starting Date Application
Closing Date
Outcome Announcement Date
On or after 15 Dec 2009 1 Apr – 15 Jul 2009 15 Oct 2009
On or after 15 Dec 2010 1 Apr – 15 Jul 2010 15 Oct 2010

Late and / or incomplete applications will not be processed.

To apply, click here

Please refer to the following documents for more information.

For more information, please contact:


Music Hoon Jia Jia Tel: (65) 6837 9823
  Elena Tan Tel: (65) 6837 9528

Literature Koh Jau Chern Tel: (65) 6837 9536
  Michele Thompson Tel: (65) 6837 9526

Dance Wu Zhining Tel: (65) 6837 9516
  Teo Ying Er Tel: (65) 6837 9585
  Zuraini Hamid Tel: (65) 6837 9274

Theatre Carolyn Chiam Tel: (65) 6837 9535
  Elizabeth Wong Tel: (65) 6837 9577
  Ng Yuhui Tel: (65) 6837 9550

Visual Arts Nadia Ng Tel: (65) 6837 8465
  Sophia Loke Tel: (65) 6837 9859


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Assistance for non-English speakers

If you feel more comfortable discussing any queries in your mother tongue, please contact any of the officers and we will try to help you wherever possible. Please contact us for advice if you have difficulty preparing your application in English. Applications and required support material may be submitted in any language.

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