Grants and Funding Opportunities


We appreciate your interest in our grant programs.

Currently, there are no open grant calls. 

Please check our website regularly for future announcements and opportunities.




To encourage high-quality research in Sarawak through competitive funding, and stringent performance monitoring

General Criteria

  • RESEARCH in Science and Technology (excluding digital and ICT)
  • All research & development institutions/agencies in Sarawak are eligible to apply
  • Research activities must be located in Sarawak
  • Sarawakian and non-Sarawakian researchers, based in Sarawak
  • Corporate Social Responsibility/community engagement type projects are not eligible
  • Focused and output-driven research, with clear outcomes


SRDC Research focus areas:

Proposal submission requires at least one Sarawak-based principal investigator and demonstrates interagency collaboration.

Call opens: Currently, there are no open grant calls.    

Submission deadline: Currently, there are no open grant calls. 

 *Grant ceiling varies per project proposals. Details may be downloaded from our website.

All projects can be up to 36 months in duration. For each project, a sum up to the ceiling shown under each category shall be granted. For Special Venture Grant, a matching equal to the amount granted is required to be secure prior to receiving the grant from Sarawak RDC.

** Sarawak RDC’s priority and focus is on research projects with commercialized outcomes, not just paper publication.


How to apply

Applications must be filled in English using the grant administration system, RPMON via https://rpmon.sarawakrdc.org.my  Please refer to the details below:

Grant application guidelines 2023.pdf

Guidelines for Grant Form - Budget.pdf