MRANTI Strategic Research Fund (SRF)

Strategic Research Fund (SRF) is a funding programme within DANA PEMACU MOSTI established to fund strategic research and top-down initiatives based on priority areas in the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, 10-10 MySTIE, and MOSTI’s Technology Roadmap.
The funds allow for more experimental opportunities to evade the threat of ‘Technological Valley of Death’* and cross into successful commercialisation and market penetration. We focus on specifically three areas which are Sustainable & Safe Mobility, Sustainable Agriculture, and Sustainable Healthcare.
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Objective

Foster the growth
Foster the growth of emerging tech clusters relevant to MRANTI’s prioritised 4IR technologies projects 

i.e. Dronetech Centre of Excellence, Healthtech Hub and Bioscience Tech Living Lab and Autonomous Vehicle Experimental Lab.
Opportunity
Provides an opportunity for more experimental R&D projects to cross the Technological Valley of Death.
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Eligibility

Strategic
Strategic research projects leveraging advanced technologies and aiming for high socioeconomic impact potential.
Research
Well-defined research objectives.
R&D
R&D stage has to be between TRL 2-9.
POC
Demonstrated proposed product and services’ feasibility (minimally a Proof of Concept).
Business
Open to all business entities (SMEs/Startups/Spin-off Companies) or Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL).

Priority Areas & Technology Applications

We are open to all technologies, priority is given to 10 science & technology drivers guided by the 10-10 Malaysian Science, Technology, Innovation and Economic Framework, or 10-10 MySTIE Framework by the Akademi Sains Malaysia that can enable the nation to solve some of the grand challenges that our country is facing.

Sustainable & Safe Mobility

  • Sustainable Mobility
  • Safe Mobility
  • Alternative Fuels

Sustainable Agriculture

  • Climate-resilient crops and sustainable practices
  • Smart and data-driven advanced farming technologies
  • Renewable energy and circular economy solutions from agricultural waste

Sustainable Healthcare

  • Assistive Technology enhancing life quality of persons with disabilities (PWD)
  • Affordable Healthcare Diagnostic and monitoring
  • Therapeutic Innovation for Cancer and Rare and Neglected diseases

MOSTI Priority Area

  • Rare Earth Elements (REE)
  • Clean Energy, Green Energy, Renewable Energy, Hydrogen
  • Space Tech
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Application Timeline

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Sustainable & Safe Mobility
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Date
2 January 2025 - 28 February 2025
Sustainable Agriculture
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Date
2 January 2025 - 31 March 2025
Sustainable Healthcare
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Date
2 January 2025 - 28 February 2025
MOSTI Priority Area 2024
Apply
Date
2 January 2025 - 28 February 2025
Expected Outcome 

Expected outcome

*applicable for IHL applicants only
Development of Minimum Viable Product (MVP), achieving minimally a TRL 7
Research publications
Intellectual Property (IP) creation is highly encouraged
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Funding Scope

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The 5GXC will be the nucleus and main enabler to accelerate the commercialization of 5G innovations with the innovators in Malaysia, as the National Testbed of 5G Innovation, through the MRANTI Park
65% Matching Grant
for SME applicants
100% Grant
for Start-up/Spin off companies/HL
Maximum project duration is
36 months

More Information

What is the Strategic Research Fund (SRF) Programme?

SRF is one of the funding schemes under Dana PEMACU MOSTI, to fund strategic research and top-down initiative based on priority areas and in line with Dasar Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi Negara (“DSTIN”), 10-10 MySTIE and MOSTI’s technology roadmap.

MRANTI has been appointed as one of the implementing agencies for SRF. MRANTI’s SRF provides a platform for Prototyping and Viability Testing of a project that converts R&D at ideation stage into tangible prototype which is ready to be tested in real environments.

What are the priority areas for MRANTI's SRF Programme?

MRANTI is looking for advanced technological R&D projects in areas of mobility, agriculture, and healthtech that are crossing the technological Valley of Death i.e. conversion from Proof-of-Concept stage to the Testing in Real Environment stage (TRL 3-5).

How can I apply to the programme?

You may submit the application form via the link provided in the MRANTI SRF website for each focus area. The shortlisted applicants will be contacted for further assessment process.

When can I apply to the programme?

We shall make the announcement from time to time. Please refer to our website under Programme Timeline.

Where can I direct more questions on the programme to?

Kindly email your questions to techcomm@mranti.my.