The ENGenious Sparks Grant
NTU Engineering's ENGenious Sparks Grant encourages students to develop creative solutions, prototypes and impactful projects and bring them into reality.
Designed to cultivate the next generation of changemakers, this grant empowers students to explore, experiment and engineer ideas that can create meaningful and positive societal, environmental or technological impact and solve real-world challenges.
In addition, this grant may also provide financial support for students to participate in national or international competitions where their work can be showcased, tested, and recognised on a broader stage.
Grant Objectives
- Support students in developing prototypes, solutions and projects with positive societal, environmental or technological impacts.
- Support students’ participation in local and international competitions, events, or community initiatives.
- Encourage creative problem-solving and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship among students in the College of Engineering and with other NTU colleges.
Eligibility Criteria
- Open to all current undergraduates of the College of Engineering.
- Applicants may apply individually or form a team to submit their proposals.
- For team applications, at least 80% of the team must be undergraduates from the College of Engineering.
Funding Amount
- Two tiers of grants are available per project:
- Tier 1: Up to $10,000 per project for development of prototypes, solutions and projects.
- Tier 2: Up to $15,000 per project for development of prototypes, solutions and projects, and co-funding for participation in national or international competitions.
- Funding may cover prototyping materials and other related costs for the development of prototypes, solutions and projects.
- The grant may also co-fund costs related to participation in competitions.
- Fund disbursement is done via reimbursement or through purchases via Ariba.
- Successful applicants are required to utilise the funding by 1 March 2026, or at the end of the project, whichever is earlier.
There are two rounds of call in 2025. Please refer to the table below for the timeline.
| Round 1 | |
| Application Period | 26 March-23 May 2025 (submit your application by 23 May 2025, 23:59) |
| Submission of Final Report | End of project or 1 March 2026, whichever is earlier |
| Round 2 | |
| Application Period | 27 August-28 September 2025 (submit your application via the MS Form below by 28 September 2025, 23:59) |
| Submission of Final Report | End of project or 1 March 2026, whichever is earlier |
FY 2025 Round 2
Applicant must complete and submit the Online Application Form by 28 September 2025, 23:59.
If you are applying as a team, please appoint ONLY ONE representative to submit the online application form.
Evaluation
Proposals will be evaluated by a panel committee comprising the Associate Dean, Undergraduate, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate, and the Associate Chairs (Students) of the five engineering schools.
Proposals submitted will be evaluated based on the criteria below:
| Criteria | Weightage (%) |
|---|---|
| Alignment with grant objectives | |
| 17.5% |
| 17.5% |
| Originality and creativity of the project | |
| 17.5% |
| 17.5% |
| Feasibility and Implementation Plan | |
| 15% |
| 15% |
We regret to inform that only successful applicants will be notified via email. The award email will include more information on the grant disbursement and final report submission.
Reporting Requirements
- Awarded recipients must submit a final report detailing project outcomes and the impact achieved. The report template will be provided in the award email.
- Awarded recipients may be invited to present their projects, prototypes or solutions at university, college, school or public events.
For enquiries on the grant, please email to Associate Dean, Undergraduate, College of Engineering at [email protected].