Program Description

SIIRD invites Israeli technological companies to submit joint proposals for feasibility studies, industrial R&D and pilot projects with Singaporean companies.

The program provides Israeli companies the opportunity to receive grants to work with their Singaporean partners on innovative technological R&D and pilot projects.

For more information kindly use the SIIRD Handbook.

Program Highlights

Maximum Grant: USD 3,000,000 or 66% of the total project cost, whichever is lower.  

Grant Type: Conditional grant for the Israeli company (3-5%/year royalty) 

Project Duration: Up to 3 years 

TRL: Project starting point- TRL 3 – 4; Project expected ending point- TRL 7 – 8 

Participants’ Eligibility:  

1 Israeli Industrial Corporation + 1 Singapore Business Entity 

+ Mandatory Subcontractor(s):  1 Israeli researcher and/or 1 Singapore researcher 

*Optional: additional Industrial Corporations (Israel) / Business Entities (Singapore) / researchers. Up to 3 entities from each side and a total of 6 entities for the whole consortium  

In this call, Smart Cities will be focusing (but not limited) into four key application areas: 

1. Smart Mobility & Transport Systems 

• Connected public transport 
• Autonomous vehicles and Smart traffic management 
• Mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) 
• Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure

2. Urban IoT Platforms & Smart Infrastructure 

• City-wide sensor networks 
• Real-time data analytics 
• Predictive maintenance 
• Smart utilities (water, energy) 
• Secure IoT integration

3. Climate Resilience & Adaptation 

• Flood management 
• Coastal protection and Water resource resilience 
• Climate risk analytics

4. Urban Sustainability & Green Buildings 

• Energy-efficient building design 
• Green construction materials 
• Renewable energy integration 
• Carbon footprint monitoring 
• Smart building management 

Criteria

Evaluation Criteria: 

• High level of Innovation/Novelty 
• Potential for Commercialization Success 
• Technical and Financial Capabilities 
• Commercialization/Marketing Capability 
• Complementarity to each country/Company 
• Synergy Between Companies, relevant background 
• Realistic and reasonable work and budget plan 

Application Process

The Israeli partner is required to submit SIIRD application forms in accordance with the Israel Innovation Authority regulations, through the official Israel Innovation Authority’s Hebrew website

The Singapore partner may refer to the Enterprise Singapore website for more information: Singapore–Israel Industrial RD Programme  

*Please note: 

Deadline for applications’ submission is July 30th, 2026 at 12:00 PM (Israel time)

The applications need to be submitted by the Israeli companies and their foreign partners in collaboration.

All of the required document for submission for the Israeli side, is available in the Israel Innovation Authority’s SIIRD webpage.

• The Israeli company needs to register to the Israel Innovation Authority system (companies that applied for the Israel Innovation Authority’s support before, using the same user) and upload the proposal. 
• It is recommended to submit the proposal ASAP. Please do not wait until the last minute. SIIRD will accept only proposals that were submitted on time. SIIRD won’t be able to accept proposals submitted later than the deadline.  
• Please make sure that both partners successfully submitted the proposal on both platforms. SIIRD won’t be able to accept proposals that were submitted only on one platform. 

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