EDGE Grant or EDG and PSG: The 29 September Cutoff

Update, 25 September 2026: PSG, EDG and MRA take new applications until 29 September 2026. From 30 September 2026, new projects apply under Enterprise Singapore's EDGE grant. Applications submitted before 30 September are still assessed under the old scheme's rules, so where this article describes PSG, EDG or MRA, read it as how those schemes worked. Per Enterprise Singapore's release of 9 September 2026, EDGE supports SMEs at up to 50% on most activities and up to 70% on internationalisation and sustainability, within a S$100,000 grant cap per company per year. Eligibility is decided by Enterprise Singapore.

For most of 2026, the most common question I got from Singapore business owners was some version of: should I wait for EDGE, or apply for EDG, PSG or MRA while they are still open? The 29 September 2026 cutover settles it.

EDG, PSG and MRA accept new applications until 29 September 2026, and from 30 September 2026 every new project applies under EDGE. Anything submitted by 29 September is assessed under the old scheme's own rules. For everything else, the question is no longer whether to wait, it is how to approach EDGE properly. Here is what Enterprise Singapore has confirmed, what happens to applications already in the system, and how to scope your next project. For the full grant breakdown, see the EDGE Grant page.

The dates that changed this question

Enterprise Singapore's notice on its scheme pages reads: "EDG, MRA and PSG will cease on 29 September 2026. From 30 September onwards, apply for business grant support under the EDGE Grant." EDGE launches on 30 September 2026.

Here's the part that actually settles the "should I wait" question for most people. Enterprise Singapore's EDGE FAQ states: "Applications submitted for EDG, MRA, and PSG before 30 September 2026 will continue to be assessed based on the requirements of the relevant scheme. Ongoing projects under these three schemes will not be affected and will be supported until project completion and claim disbursement. After 30 September 2026, no new application will be accepted under these schemes."

In other words: an application that went in by 29 September 2026 is not caught in an awkward transition. It is assessed under that scheme's own rules and, if approved, supported through to completion and claims, even with EDGE launching in the middle of the project.

What the cutover means for your application

EDG applications take approximately 8 to 12 weeks to process, per Enterprise Singapore's own EDG page, so many applications submitted in September will be decided in October or later. That is expected: they are still assessed under EDG's rules, not EDGE's, because they were submitted before the cutoff, and there is nothing to re-submit under EDGE.

If you are starting a new project, EDGE is the only route from 30 September 2026. It is a new scheme, so allow for early friction while Enterprise Singapore's teams and the Business Grants Portal absorb it, and do not assume it will process faster than EDG did. Enterprise Singapore says EDGE processing time varies by activity and is published on the EDGE website or BizSG from 30 September 2026.

The businesses that come out ahead over the next twelve months are very unlikely to be the ones who stopped their transformation programme to wait for a new scheme name to appear on a portal. For the specific mistakes businesses are making about this timing decision, see 5 Mistakes Businesses Make About the EDGE Grant.

What actually carries over between the old schemes and EDGE

For consultancy-based work, process redesign, capability building, transformation projects, the kind of work EDG funded, the underlying nature of the work does not change because the grant's name changes. What genuinely carries over: your project scope, your baseline, your business case, the accredited consultant relationship if one is required. What EDGE's specific assessment framework will look like in practice had not been published by Enterprise Singapore as of 26 September 2026. On certification, Enterprise Singapore now lists SS 680 certification as required at application for Business Strategic Planning, Financial Framework and Corporate Strategy, Sustainability Strategy Development, International Branding, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 42001.

For technology adoption, the kind of work PSG funded, Enterprise Singapore has confirmed that the pre-approved vendor concept continues into EDGE for at least some activities: where a pre-approved vendor applies, you choose from the list; where one doesn't, you can engage a vendor of your choice. For existing pre-approved solutions, IMDA's Pre-Approval Guide states that vendors migrate each approved solution to a new flexible package structure through a mandatory change request, rather than reapplying.

How to approach EDGE now

Step 1, confirm what is already in the system. If you submitted under EDG, PSG or MRA by 29 September 2026, that application continues under the old scheme's rules through to claims, and nothing needs to move across to EDGE.

Step 2, scope your next project against EDGE's published activity rules. Support levels and requirements differ by activity, so find the activity your project falls under before you ask a vendor or consultant for a quotation.

Step 3, do not sign, pay, or start anything before you submit. This applies under every current scheme and there's no reason to expect EDGE will be more lenient. A project is treated as commenced the moment you start work, pay a third party, or sign a contract with them, before your application is submitted.

Step 4, submit your EDGE application once you understand its actual, published rules. Check the activity's published support level, any pre-approved vendor requirement and the consultant position before you commit, and scope against the real rules rather than assumptions.

If your project spans several kinds of work

If your project combines a technology deployment, a process redesign and an overseas expansion, EDGE puts all three under one scheme and one annual S$100,000 grant cap, but support levels and requirements differ by activity. Map each part of the project to its activity before you assume how many applications it needs, and plan the sequence so the shared annual cap covers the parts that matter most.

For most businesses with a single, ready-to-execute project, the path is simpler: find the one activity it falls under and check that activity's published rules before you commit.

How to know which applies to you

The honest way to answer this for your specific situation is a scoping conversation: is the project new and not yet started, which EDGE activity does it fall under, and what do that activity's published support level and requirements mean for your budget. I can't promise you approval, only Enterprise Singapore decides that, and you submit in your own company's name, but I can tell you honestly how your project maps to EDGE.

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Nick Tung is a Senior Practising Management Consultant (SPMC-10960), certified through SBACC. Book a free 30-minute scoping call at drnicktung.com/contact. Sources: Enterprise Singapore's EDGE Grant page and FAQ and the EDG, PSG and MRA scheme pages (enterprisesg.gov.sg), and IMDA's Pre-Approval Guide (imda.gov.sg), read 2026-09-26.

Common questions

Should I wait for EDGE or apply for EDG, PSG or MRA now? Enterprise Singapore's PSG, EDG and MRA stopped taking new applications on 29 September 2026. New applications now go through the EDGE Grant. From 30 September 2026 there is no choice to make: EDG, PSG and MRA accept new applications until 29 September 2026, and new projects apply under EDGE. Applications submitted by 29 September are assessed under the old scheme's own rules, even if the decision lands after EDGE launches.

Will projects approved under EDG, PSG or MRA be affected when EDGE launches? Enterprise Singapore's PSG, EDG and MRA stopped taking new applications on 29 September 2026. New applications now go through the EDGE Grant. No. Enterprise Singapore has confirmed ongoing and approved projects under these schemes are unaffected and supported through to completion and claim disbursement.

When do EDG, PSG and MRA stop accepting new applications? Enterprise Singapore's PSG, EDG and MRA stopped taking new applications on 29 September 2026. New applications now go through the EDGE Grant. They accept new applications until 29 September 2026, and EDGE opens the following day, 30 September 2026.

Can a business that used EDG, PSG or MRA still apply for EDGE? Enterprise Singapore's PSG, EDG and MRA stopped taking new applications on 29 September 2026. New applications now go through the EDGE Grant. Yes. Enterprise Singapore's EDGE FAQ states that businesses that have previously applied for or received funding under EDG, MRA or PSG can apply for EDGE. Each new project must still meet the rules for its activity and must not have started before you apply.

Does EDG's consultant certification requirement carry into EDGE? EDG stopped taking new applications on 29 September 2026. New applications now go through the EDGE Grant. It depends on the activity. Enterprise Singapore lists SS 680 certification as required at application for Business Strategic Planning, Financial Framework and Corporate Strategy, Sustainability Strategy Development, International Branding, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 42001. Check your activity before assuming either way.