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PSG or EDG, which grant should I apply for?

Short answer

Enterprise Singapore's PSG and EDG stopped taking new applications on 29 September 2026. New applications now go through the EDGE Grant. For a new project, neither: it goes to the EDGE Grant. The choice only applied to an application submitted by 29 September 2026. PSG suited a pre-approved off-the-shelf solution: it funded 50%, capped at S$30,000, and approved in weeks. EDG suited a custom build, consultancy, or deeper transformation: it funded 50% for SMEs with no fixed cap, but required a project proposal and took longer. Many SMEs used both.

Ceased 29 September 2026

Enterprise Singapore's PSG and EDG ceased on 29 September 2026.

Enterprise Singapore's PSG and EDG stopped taking new applications on 29 September 2026. Applications submitted by 29 September 2026 continue under their original scheme's requirements, and projects already underway are supported to completion. New applications for this kind of project now go through the EDGE Grant. Everything below is kept as a record of how PSG and EDG worked.

EDG claims are due within 6 months of the end of the project qualifying period. For SFEC-supported programmes under PSG and EDG, the final claim must reach Enterprise Singapore by 30 November 2026. PSG administered by other agencies moves to EDGE in phases from November 2026.

Grant cap, per company per year: S$100,000
Digital and automation sub-cap: S$30,000
SMEs, most activities: Up to 50%
SMEs, overseas and sustainability: Up to 70%

The cap is shared across all activities and refreshes each 1 April. The S$30,000 sits inside it and covers single-function digital solutions, integrated enterprise systems and selected automation activities. Non-SMEs get up to 50% on internationalisation and sustainability activities and up to 30% on everything else. Rates are from the EnterpriseSG media release MR 040/26, Annex B, 9 September 2026. Eligibility and the final amount are decided by Enterprise Singapore. EDGE spans 8 business areas and over 100 activities. Each activity page sets out its own requirements, such as the SS 680 certification six consultancy activities list among the vendor documents required at application.

Not affected. The CTC grant runs through NTUC and e2i rather than Enterprise Singapore, so EDGE does not touch it, and its deadline was extended to 31 March 2028. WDG(JR+) also survives, administered by SWDA at up to 70% for SMEs and up to 50% for non-SMEs, capped at S$150,000 per enterprise. Component caps are S$50,000 workforce consultancy, S$60,000 capability building and S$90,000 workforce technology solutions. Workforce technology solutions must be combined with at least one of the other two components.

What EDGE funds, and what is still open

Key facts

PSG: off-the-shelf, 50%, S$30k cap, fast
EDG: custom/consultancy, 50% for SMEs, project-based, slower
EDG needs a proposal mapped to capability outcomes (Stage 2/3)
They are not mutually exclusive: sequence or stack them

The test is whether a listed product solves your problem. If yes, PSG is faster and simpler. If you need something bespoke (a custom platform, a consultancy-led process redesign) that is EDG territory.

A common sequence: PSG-fund the foundational tools now (clean data, POS, HRMS), then EDG-fund the custom layer once that data justifies it. I advise on that sequencing so you don't over-scope an EDG project before the foundation exists.

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Answered by Nick Tung. A seasoned Singapore entrepreneur and SPMC-certified consultant (SPMC-10960) with deep first-hand familiarity across Singapore's SME grant landscape (PSG, EDG, MRA, CTC). My focus is helping SMEs adopt enterprise and workforce AI transformation; government funding is one of the support options businesses can tap through the official channels. More about how I work →

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Sources: EnterpriseSG, IMDA, NTUC, Singapore Government open data. Factual content (grant rules, eligibility, vendor data, pricing) is sourced directly from official government portals and remains the copyright of those respective agencies. Analysis, commentary and editorial framing are the author's own. Always verify the latest on GoBusiness, EnterpriseSG, or SMEs Go Digital before applying.