The National Research Foundation (NRF) is a department within the Prime Minister's Office, and we set the national direction for research, innovation and enterprise (RIE) by developing policies, plans and strategies; funding strategic initiatives that strengthen our scientific and technological capabilities, grow our RIE talent base, and achieve economic and national impact; and fostering RIE collaboration in Singapore and internationally.

The internship opportunity will provide first-hand exposure to Public Service and Singapore's RIE ecosystem. During the internship period, you will be exposed to these areas: Assist with grant administrative/management tasks, such as but not limited to: • Organising and administering end-to-end grant administration process, • Planning and logistics for events and meetings, • Assisting in knowledge management and grant process optimisation matters, • Overseeing of financial aspects of grant management such as funding disbursements, and • Performing any other relevant secretariat and related duties as required. • Assist in identifying emerging research areas that NRF should consider funding. • Assist in streamlining grant management and/or relevant processes within AR through the use of AI.

Internship Requirements • This full time Internship is for 4 Months, tentatively January 2026 to May 2026

The National Research Foundation (NRF) was set up on 1 January 2006 as a department under the Prime Minister's Office. It was set up to perform the following: a) To provide secretariat support to the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC), chaired by the Senior Minister; b) To coordinate the research of different agencies within the larger national framework in order to provide a coherent strategic overview and direction; c) To develop policies and plans to implement the five strategic thrusts for the national R&D agenda; and d) To implement national research, innovation and enterprise strategies approved by the RIEC, and to allocate funding to programmes that meet NRF's strategic objectives.