Core Eligibility Criteria (SME Baseline)

Last reviewed: April 2026

Across mainstream support schemes, familiar baseline checks apply: registration and operations in Singapore, local equity where required, and relevant group turnover or employment thresholds. Non-grant pathways can use different criteria such as traction, deployment readiness, or repayment capacity.

Common baseline checks

• business entity is registered and operating in Singapore
• local equity threshold is met where required
• group size fits relevant scheme definitions
• project timing and spend remain supportable
• evidence and ownership structure are clear

Frequent disqualifiers

• project effectively committed before valid application timing
• budget items unsupported or weakly linked to outcomes
• proposal shape does not match pathway intent
• company cannot show operational or financial readiness

Next step

Continue to Project Fit Scoring Framework.