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Caring SG commuters

Young ChangeMakers ‐ Caring SG Commuters Grant

Calling all youths! Have great project ideas to make public transport more gracious, caring and inclusive?

Last updated 22 January 2026
Illustrated artwork showing children at a bus stop helping an elderly person as a bus driver waves nearby.

The Public Transport Council is partnering with the National Youth Council (NYC) for the Young ChangeMakers (YCM) - Caring SG Commuters Grant! This grant provides seed funding for youths to implement projects for the community and empowers youths to take an active role in fostering a more gracious, caring and inclusive commuting culture in Singapore's public transport system.

📢 Applications now open! Interested applicants can apply for the YCM - Caring SG Commuters grant on the OurSG Grants Portal at https://go.gov.sg/ycm-apply.

For more information about the grant, please refer to the grant factsheet at https://go.gov.sg/ycm-caringsgcommuters

Eligibility

  • Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) youths, between 15 and 35 years old who are residing locally.

  • For group applications, a majority of the members should be Singaporean or Singapore PR youths.

Project

  • Projects must benefit the Singapore community.

  • Projects should be completed within six (6) months from date of award of the grant.

  • Projects can include initiatives that:

    • Train youths to become advocates of a gracious, caring and inclusive public transport system in Singapore.

    • Develop Singaporeans’ sense of pride and affinity for Singapore’s public transport system.

    • Promote gracious, caring and inclusive behaviour among public transport commuters in Singapore.

Funding

  • Up to 100% of supported costs, subject to a maximum of $5,000, whichever is lower.

  • Up to 100% of supported costs, subject to a maximum of $7,000, whichever is lower for projects that demonstrate exceeding merits in terms of project scale and/or impact.

  • Grant is solely for the delivery of the project and allowable direct project expenses only.

  • Cash prizes, payment to team members and overseas travel expenses are non supportable costs. Expenses beyond the project period and fundraising expenses for non-fundraising projects do not constitute as direct project cost and will also not be supported under the grant.

  • The grant will be disbursed on a reimbursement basis approximately within eight (8) weeks from the satisfactory submission of the Project Closure Report and supporting documents.

Timeline

  • Applicants should submit their grant application via the OurSG Grants Portal at least eight weeks before the 1st Saturday of project implementation month.

  • Shortlisted applicants will be invited to pitch their ideas at the monthly YCM Open Mic within two months of the grant application.

  • Grant result will be released within one week of the pitching at YCM Open Mic.

  • Successful applicants will receive the Letter of Award via the OurSG Grants Portal within two weeks of grant results.

  • All projects must be completed/implemented within six months.

  • Project Closure Report and required documents are to be submitted via the OurSG Grants Portal within two months upon project completion.

  • The reimbursement of the final grant amount will be done within two months upon submission of documents.