Funding for Social Service Research

Funding is available to encourage and support social service research proposals. Some of the funds include:

• VWOs-Charities Capability Fund (VCF) Social Service Research Grant

• Tote Board Social Service Fund

• Family Research Grant

• Youth Research Grant

Training in Research

Social service professionals are encouraged to build research interests and capabilities through regular training. Some training courses that one may consider attending include:

Social Service Training Institute (SSTI)

• Research methods in social sciences (1-2 July 2009)

• Quantitative analysis using SPSS (3 July 2009)

• Qualitative research methods & analysis (4-5 August 2009 and 2- 3 January 2010)

For more information on the above courses, please view SSTI Training Directory FY09/10 here

The Research Network aims to bring together social service practitioners who are keen to build their research knowledge through sharing and learning. The network is held twice a year, and provides a platform to enable social service practitioners to improve their research knowledge and skills, as well as promote a research culture in the social service sector. Guest speakers are invited to share on social service research, while participants can share their experiences in conducting social service research in their respective areas.

For more information, please contact Ms Niki Leong at 6210 2667 or email to niki_leong@ncss.gov.sg