Singapore AI grants
A first AI project runs about 3 months and costs under S$20,000. Your first job is working in the project's first week. Singapore's AI grants cover part of that before you even start, so you pay less out of your own pocket.
The most any route here pays. The NTUC CTC grant and WDG both go up to 70% of the cost.
The first-project size that IMDA's quick-win track funds, for a build of about 3 months.
Main grant routes for AI projects in Singapore, set out side by side further down this page.
60-second check
Seven questions at most, then we name the route that most likely fits. No email needed, and nothing you answer leaves this page.
Grants must be approved before you sign a contract or pay a deposit. Sign first, and the grant is gone. This is the most common way Singapore SMEs lose their funding.
So have the grant conversation before you commit to any vendor, including us.
Book a 20-minute callThe four routes
You don't have to pick the right grant yourself. We do that with you on the call. This part is for you, or your finance person, to skim.
Start here, for a first project
IMDA (Infocomm Media Development Authority)
Your first focused AI build. For example, an assistant that answers questions from your company's documents, or one that clears a paperwork-heavy process. Done in about 3 months with an IMDA-approved tech vendor. Bigger tracks cover projects up to S$100k and beyond.
You pay only your share. The vendor bills you your part, and IMDA pays the vendor the rest directly. How much the government covers is decided project by project.
When you scale up
EnterpriseSG
Bigger custom builds that give your business a new capability: automation, a redesigned process, or systems you can't buy off the shelf.
Pay first, claim back. You pay the full cost, then claim 50% back after the project is done and audited. Approval takes about 8 to 12 weeks.
The workforce angle
SWDA (formerly Workforce Singapore)
Projects that change how your people work: job redesign, workforce planning tools, AI-powered HR tools. Led by an SWDA-approved consultant. See how we run it.
You pay only about 30%. Your share goes to the consultant, and the government pays the consultant its share directly. You never pay the full cost upfront.
Pays the most
NTUC, run by e2i
Any AI project where the people it touches end up better off. It is the only route that pays for consultancy and build work as well as the software. There is no approved-vendor list, so you choose who builds it.
You pay first, then claim 70% back. Projects get up to a year. Setting up the committee takes time, so start that part early.
Check the timing
EDGE launches in the second half of 2026. PSG and EDG both stay open until it launches, and no exact date has been announced.
EDGE covers up to S$100,000 a year. You apply by the activity you are doing, rather than by picking a scheme. If your project starts later this year, you may end up applying under EDGE instead.
Eligibility
Two of the four routes need at least 30% Singaporean or PR ownership. Your ACRA business profile shows the number.
IMDA
EnterpriseSG
SWDA
NTUC, run by e2i
Talk to us
A 20-minute call. We'll tell you which Singapore AI grant fits your project, what to prepare, and roughly what you'd pay after the grant, before you sign anything.
