Raise funds for your student start-up. ETDF gives grants of up to S,000 for businesses started by students and fresh graduates.

• Start-ups by students and fresh graduates at the following Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs):
  • Universities
    • Nanyang Technological University
    • National University of Singapore
    • Singapore Management University
  • Polytechnics
    • Nanyang Polytechnic
    • Ngee Ann Polytechnic
    • Republic Polytechnic
    • Temasek Polytechnic
    • Singapore Polytechnic
• Fresh graduates from the IHLs who want to apply for ETDF must do so 2 years from the date of graduation. Male graduates who have to serve National Service (NS) upon graduation have up to 2 years from completion of NS to apply for ETDF.
• Students taking part-time Continuing Education Programmes at the IHL are not eligible.
  

• To help students and fresh graduates with sound business plans and innovative products/services get initial funding for their start–ups.
• Innovative products/services refer to products/services that are not already available in the market.
  

• For every S$1 invested by students and fresh graduates, the IHL invests S$1. The grant invests S$3 up to a maximum of S$50,000.

• To apply for the grant, please contact one of the participating IHLs.
• Student start-ups who have received grants, investment or funding from other sources prior to the ETDF application are not eligible.
• At the point of applying for ETDF, the student start-up must be less than 3 months old.
  

• A total of S$25 million has been set aside for ETDF. Funds are available till 2009.
• 36 student ventures have received ETDF grants since August 2004.
  

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