The Ministry of Education (MOE)’s 4th Science of Learning (SoL) Grant Call (Whitepaper) aims to advance Singapore’s human potential through science-based research and interventions that improve education and skills development across the lifespan. Principal investigators must hold a primary/joint appointment at the Autonomous Universities, Polytechnics, Institute of Technical Education, or A*STAR research institutes. Proposals can focus on the following priority areas:
- The science of literacy development – refers to the development of foundational skills that are key to lifelong learning. Literacy, in Singapore context, can cover two or more languages.
- The science of numeracy development – refers to the development of foundational mathematics skills that are core to the learning of complex mathematics and science-based subjects in later years.
- The science of social and emotional learning – refers to the core domain-general skills that are related to the socio-affective development, such as socio-emotional skills for 21CC, and emotion-regulatory processes in maintaining positive mental health and well-being.
- Cognitive abilities and functions – refers to core domain-general abilities and functions necessary for learning, such as executive functions comprising working memory, cognitive flexibility and inhibition, visual, sensory and perceptual abilities; and higher-order abilities like metacognition, verbal/ non-verbal information processing, self-regulation.
- Adult brain plasticity and development – refers to understanding the brain structures and systems that are activated, and their functions over one’s life span, such as how brain plasticity compensates for loss in cognitive functions and atypical development; and how neurocognitive mechanisms and processes of vulnerable mature learners are related to retention and transfer of learning.
The amount and duration of funding, including indirect research costs, vary based on the project type and can range from 2 to 5 years.
Whitepaper applications close on August 21, 2024. Full proposals are by invitation only.