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: • Conducting comprehensive desktop research to identify and analyse potential topics of HHP Challenges • Supporting the organisation and facilitation of workshops with stakeholders to gather insights and refine problem statements • Assisting in synthesising findings from research and workshops into clear, actionable challenge statements • Helping to prepare briefing materials and documentation for various stakeholders • Contributing to the evaluation and prioritisation of potential challenge areas • Supporting administrative and logistical aspects of the scoping process

Internship requirements: • This Full time Internship is for 6 Months, tentatively Mid-May 2026 to Mid-November 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.