Spring Singapore has offered a new fund tailored for students and fresh graduates who want to start a business. The fund is called Entrepreneurial Talent Development Fund (ETDF) and the grant is giving up to S$50,000 for businesses started by students and fresh graduates.

For who?

• 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.

Read more details from Grants & Financing section.