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Grants / MRA

Up to 70% Funding Support for Overseas Market Entry

For Singapore SMEs looking to expand beyond Singapore, the Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) Grant helps defray eligible costs for first-time overseas market entry, business development and market set-up.

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Up to 70% Funding Support for Overseas Market Entry

{ What is MRA Grant? }

Financial Support for Overseas Market Entry

The Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) Grant is administered by Enterprise Singapore. It helps Singapore SMEs defray the cost of overseas market promotion, business development and market set-up when entering a new market for the first time.

Support is capped at S$100,000 per company per new market and covers three pillars: overseas market promotion capped at S$20,000, overseas business development capped at S$50,000, and overseas market set-up capped at S$30,000.

The enhanced support level of up to 70% for SMEs took effect on 1 April 2026 as announced in Budget 2026.

Important: EnterpriseSG has announced that a new grant, EDGE, will launch in the second half of 2026 and is expected to consolidate existing schemes including MRA. Existing grants remain accessible until launch.

{ Eligibility }

To apply for MRA Grant, your company must:
Be a business entity registered and operating in Singapore
Have at least 30% local equity held directly or indirectly by Singaporean(s) and/or Singapore PR(s), determined by ultimate individual ownership
Be new to the target overseas market — annual sales in that market must not have exceeded S$100,000 in any of the preceding three years
Have Group Annual Sales Turnover not exceeding S$100 million or Group employment size not exceeding 200 employees
Each application is limited to one activity in a single overseas market. Group applications (two or more companies in one application) are not allowed.

{ What MRA Grant Supports }

3 Pillars of MRA Grant Support

MRA supports eligible first-time overseas market entry activities across three pillars. Below is a summary. The full list of supportable costs and sample deliverables is published by EnterpriseSG.

Overseas Market Promotion

Overseas Market Promotion

Capped at S$20,000

Build visibility and awareness in your target overseas market through activities such as:

  • Overseas Marketing and PR Activities
  • Overseas Physical and Virtual Trade Fairs
01
Overseas Business Development

Overseas Business Development

Capped at S$50,000

Identify business opportunities and partners in your target overseas market through activities such as:

  • Identification of Potential Overseas Partners
  • In-market Business Development
  • Overseas Marketing Presence
02
Overseas Market Set-up

Overseas Market Set-up

Capped at S$30,000

Prepare the legal, administrative and market entry requirements needed to establish your overseas presence through activities such as:

  • Market Entry
03

{ The Comparison }

How MRA Grant Differs from EDG and DTDi

A quick comparison to help you understand where MRA Grant fits among Singapore’s key business support schemes.

CATEGORYMRA GrantEDGDTDi
Type of supportCash reimbursement grantCash reimbursement grantTax deduction incentive
Best forFirst-time overseas market entryBusiness upgrading, innovation and growthInternationalisation expense deduction
Main BenefitUp to 70% of eligible costs, capped per new marketUp to 50% of qualifying project costs200% tax deduction on qualifying expenses
Administered byEnterprise SingaporeEnterprise SingaporeIRAS (with EnterpriseSG)
When you benefitAfter project completion and claims approvalAfter project completion and claims approvalWhen filing corporate income tax

{ How Creativeans Support }

How We Support MRA Grant Applications

Creativeans is recognised by Enterprise Singapore. For MRA projects, we typically support clients on:

01

Market suitability & “new to market” eligibility check

02

Identifying the right activity scope and grant pillar fit

03

Scoping vendor proposals, deliverables, and cost breakdowns

04

Preparing all required supporting documents for submission

05

Managing project delivery, audit support, and claims processing

Get MRA Project Support

Application Process

Identify your target market

Ensure sales in your overseas market have not exceeded S$100,000 in the past 3 years.

01

Select activity and vendor

Choose the MRA activity and appoint a vendor with the required proposal and credentials.

02

Prepare required documents

Gather the required financial, company, vendor and project documents.

03

Submit your grant application

Submit the application through BGP using your Corppass account before the project starts.

04

Accept Letter of Offer

If approved, accept the Letter of Offer within the stated timeline.

05

Complete the approved project

Complete the approved project within 12 months and request changes through BGP if needed.

06

Prepare for audit and claims

Engage an approved auditor and prepare the required claim documents.

07

Submit your claim package

Submit the audit report, Statement of Claim and project deliverables through BGP.

08

Receive grant disbursement

Approved claims are paid via PayNow Corporate or GIRO within 2-8 weeks.

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{ FAQ }

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to common MRA Grant questions before you start your grant-supported project.

Your company’s annual sales in the target overseas market must not have exceeded S$100,000 in any of the preceding three years. If sales exceeded this threshold in any of those three years, the market is not considered new for MRA purposes.

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