SCENIC Innovation Kickstart Grant
"Empowering Sabah’s communities, entrepreneurs, and innovators to build an inclusive, creative, and sustainable future."
SCENIC Innovation Kickstart Grant
The objective of this grant is to provide seed support of up to RM10,000 per individual to develop prototypes, validate markets, begin early marketing, or implement proof-of-concept for products/services with commercial potential and social or environmental impact.
What it can be used for?
Consultancy and advisory services directly related to enterprise establishment.
Acquisition of specialized equipment (e.g., machines, testing tools) – items exceeding RM5,000 require justification.
Initial marketing and outreach activities to promote products or services, capped at 20% of the total grant.
Software licenses, app development, hosting, security testing for prototypes/proof of concept.
Product/prototype development: raw materials & components.
Market validation (surveys, focus groups), user testing, preliminary certification.
Critical operational costs related to implementation (e.g., short-term lab/co-working space rental) – subject to specified limits.
What it cannot be used for?
Ongoing staff salaries or allowances.
Debt repayment or settlement of existing financial obligations.
Personal or unrelated expenses not connected to the approved project.
Capital market investments (stocks, crypto, etc.).
Any other unreasonable or unrelated expenditures.
Key Information
Applicant's Eligibility
Open to Sabah-based individuals, community groups, or startups in the process of establishing a social enterprise.
Business stage prioritized: Prototype, Proof of Concept, or Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
Applicants must be formally registered under SSM / Enterprise / or provide evidence that registration is in progress.
Open only to those who have not previously received a grant for the same product/service development from any funding body or financial institution.
Include a social impact statement, specifying target beneficiaries and expected outcomes.
Application Requirements
Completed Application Form (Appendix C).
A Business Model Canvas or a simple Business Plan outlining the enterprise concept.
A detailed budget with intended use of the grant.
A statement of expected social impact, specifying target beneficiaries and outcomes.
Important Dates To Remember
1 October 2025
Open for applications
20 October 2025
Last date to submit grant applications
Lot 12, Ready Built Factory 5 (RBF5), Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP), 88450 Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia
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