Building & Construction Authority
MNDRF DfMA & BIM Grant Call
Application Form
MNDRF RFP 04/15
All information is treated in confidence. The information is furnished to the MNDRF
Secretariat with the understanding that it shall be used or disclosed for evaluation,
reference and reporting purposes.
PART I – INFORMATION OF APPLICANT
Domain A: Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA)
Type of proposal
Domain B: BIM for Construction Value Chain Integration
Proposal Title
Budget Requested
(Excluding Indirect
Costs) (S$)
Period of Support
(years)
Host Institution
Role
Name
Designation
Department &
Institution/Organisation
% of time
committed on
the project
PI
Co-PI (1)
Co-PI (2)
Collaborator
(1)
Collaborator
(2)
1. Host institution refers to the organisation (Singapore-based institutions of higher learning (IHLs),
public sector agencies, research institutions, private sector companies and not for-profit
organisations) to which the lead PI belongs, which will provide the primary support for the
proposed project.,. This organisation will be named in the Letter of Award as the Host Institution.
2. PI refers to Lead Principal Investigator who is the person to be named in the Letter of Award as
the Principal Investigator for the project.
3. Co-PI refers to Co-Principal Investigator who is the person to be named in the Letter of Award as
a Co-Principal Investigator for the project.
4. Collaborator refers to any company, institution, incorporated body or other industry or academic
collaborator, that provides secondary support to the proposed project, which is not the host
institution.
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MNDRF RFP 04/15
PART II – DETAILS OF RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Content in this section should not exceed 20 pages. All fields must be completed.
Diagrams, references and CVs should be attached as appendices, which are
excluded from the page limit. Please use Arial font size 12.
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
Clearly state the industry-relevant problem(s)/ challenge(s) and explain why the
research is significant. Give a concise description of the project/ proposal, including
background, scope of work and objectives of the project/ proposal.
APPROACH
How is it done today, what is the current state-of-the-art, who are the leading
researchers studying the problem, and what are the limitations of their current
approaches? What is your approach and how does it differ from what others are
working on? Why do you think your proposal will be successful?
Outcomes & Deliverables
What are the possible measurable and tangible outcomes achievable from this
research? What are the scientific milestones/ metrics that can be used to measure
success at mid-term review and at completion of the program? If successful, how
would this generate value for Singapore (such as impact to local capabilities
development and economy, as well as potential commercialisation opportunities (e.g.
number of patents))?
Application Potential of R&D
What are the potential applications of the research outcome(s)? Please suggest
relevant industry partner(s) that you are collaborating (or considering to collaborate)
with, and suggest how the industry partner(s) could apply and/or commercialise the
project’s deliverables?
Role of team members
What are the roles and contributions of the co-PIs and collaborators? Why are you
and your team members particularly qualified to do this? Briefly describe the plans
for interaction among the team member(s) and with collaborators in achieving the
research objectives.
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Project Plan
How are financial and human resources organised to accomplish the objective?
What are the technical risks and how would these be mitigated? Outline the
schedule for all phases of the proposed programme – a Gantt chart can be attached
as an annex.
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MNDRF RFP 04/15
PART III – BUDGET PROPOSAL
Please provide an estimated budget and provide a detailed breakdown on the
funding support requested (e.g. no. and cost of manpower required, name and cost
of equipment, materials, and consultancy services required).
Budget Category
A. Expenditure on
Manpower (EOM)
Description
Budget(S$)
B. Expenditure on New
Equipment,
Materials and
Software
(e.g. Equipment,
Consumables,
Material, Software)
C. Professional
Services
(e.g. Consultancy,
Subcontracting,
compliance testing)
D. Other Operating
Expenses (OOE)
(e.g. local & overseas
conference)
Total Direct Costs (S$):
*N.B. For all monetary transactions carried out, please indicate if the party involved is related to your
company (e.g., from the same group or subsidiary / parent of your company). Any transaction
between the Applicant and its related party/parties (as defined under the Financial Reporting
Standard 24 (FSR 24) published by the Accounting Standards Council) are not eligible as claims
under the Qualifying Cost Item.
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PART IV - DECLARATIONS
The Company has obtained or is applying for Government incentive/loan1 Yes /No*
If yes, please provide details using the format below:
Grant Title
Funding
& ID
Agency
Status
Amount
Years of
($’000)
Support
Expiry Date
Role Played
I hereby declare that the information provided are true and correct.
________________
Signature of Host Institution’s Representative
__________________________
Name
________________________
Contact No.
_____________________________
Official Stamp / Date
1
Please indicate incentives/loans etc. administered by Ministry of Finance, Building and Construction
Authority, Economic Development Board, A*STAR, SPRING Singapore, International Enterprise
Singapore or any other government agencies.
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