Applied Research & Innovation Resource
Solving Industry-Specific Problems
SIT’s Applied Research, Innovation & Enterprise (ARIE) Division is a one-stop centre for companies and organisations to collaborate with SIT’s faculty, Professional Officers, and students on industry and community innovation projects.
Contact us at Innovate@SingaporeTech.edu.sg if you are interested in the following:
- Industry and Community Projects
- Business Development Opportunities
- Innovative Projects aimed at improving social, economic and/or environmental aspects of a community
Why Partner with SIT?
Domain Expertise
We have a strong team of professors, Professional Officers, and students across five clusters of specialisation, who are able to support the multidisciplinary and complex nature of industry problems.
Our areas of specialisation are:
- Engineering
- Chemical Engineering and Food Technology
- Infocomm Technology
- Health and Social Sciences
- Design and Specialised Businesses
Learn about our projects:
- Customised Free-Standing Automated External Defibrillator Stand
- Door Breaching Equipment for Frontline Firefighting and Rescue Work
- Sustainable and Cost-Effective Closed Containment Aquaculture System for Coastal Fish Farming
- Heel Raise Measurement Device Plantarflexion Physiotherapy
- Designing Activity Space for Dementia Patients
Got a problem? Let us know the problem you’re trying to solve by filling in the project statement form.
Co-funding with Industry
We tap on both external and internal grants to support our involvement in industry projects.
Project Space & Mentors
We are equipped with laboratories, equipment, tools and dedicated project spaces to support our work with the industry.
Industry-Centric Intellectual Property (IP) Policy
SIT’s industry-centric IP policy allows industry collaborators to co-own IP generated from collaborations with SIT, and to obtain licenses to use such IP.
Integrated Work Study Programme (IWSP)
The Integrated Work Study Programme (IWSP) is a distinctive feature of SIT-conferred degree programmes.
Funding
Introduction

SIT strives to forge a close relationship with the industry and community via applied research project collaborations. Our dedicated Applied Research, Innovation & Enterprise (ARIE) division works closely with our technology experts to support companies in advancing the development of their innovative products and services.
The SIT Grant Framework provides support to both companies and faculty, when both parties embark on industry collaborations, tapping on both internal and/or external grants to support our involvement in industry or community projects.
The internal grant framework supports test-bedding of ideas, and provides early-stage funding for industry projects that involve faculty and students.
Under the internal grant framework, there are two internal grants – Seed Funding and Ignition Grant, which provide different levels of support.
For Seed Funding, it allows faculty to test ideas, jumpstart projects, and demonstrate its capability to the industry at the stage of prototype and concept development.
For Ignition Grant, collaborators could work with our faculty to address industry-specific challenges, and co-fund the Proof-of-Concept projects.
ARIE will also assist faculty to develop grant proposals with collaborators, so as to bid for external grants from agencies, such as National Research Foundation, National Medical Research Council, and Ministry of Education. Collaborators are welcome to work with our faculty on project proposals that provides customised solutions for industry-specific challenges.
Grantors/Funding Agencies
Grantors and Funding Agencies are welcome to approach us on the following:
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Funding and/or engaging SIT to work on specific industry or community issues
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Grant Call Announcements
Industry Collaboration Projects
Find out more about SIT industry and community project collaborations:
- Customised Free-Standing Automated External Defibrillator Stand
- Door Breaching Equipment for Frontline Firefighting and Rescue Work
- Sustainable and Cost-Effective Closed Containment Aquaculture System for Coastal Fish Farming
- Heel Raise Measurement Device Plantarflexion Physiotherapy
- Designing Activity Space for Dementia Patients
For grants related matters, contact us at Grant@SingaporeTech.edu.sg
Our Team
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Chemical Engineering and Food Technology Cluster
Michele Low
Senior Manager -
Design and Specialised Businesses Cluster
Joey Cheng
Senior Manager -
Health and Social Sciences Cluster
Frank Choo
Senior Manager