International R&D and Pilots Collaboration – 2024 Call for Proposals
Open Date:
14/11/2024Deadline for Submission:
14/11/2024Time zone:
Israel
Summary:
The incentive program provides support to Israeli companies working with foreign companies on commercialization-directed programs to develop new technological products or to significantly upgrade an existing technology.
The program provides financial incentive funded by the Innovation Authority parallel to funding provided by foreign entities such as states, countries, provinces, and cities worldwide. The incentive program offers a financial grant that enables to share the risk in funding the project and assistance with finding foreign technology partners.
Moreover, there is also the option to support Israeli companies’ technological pilot programs in different fields, that will be conducted at selected foreign entities’ Beta sites or that will be based on their capabilities, data, or information. Products submitted as part of this incentive program must be ready for testing (after proof of feasibility and development of most of the product) and without additional significant R&D content.
Relevant Technologies
Participating Agencies
Program Description
The Goal of this program is to encourage international collaborations between Israeli companies and international companies, and to accelerate the availability of innovative products in the global markets.
Israeli companies can collaborate with the following international entities:
America:
- Georgia (United States) in the fields: smart mobility, smart building, smart cities and public safety (drones)
- Colombia (iNNpulsa) – in all technological fields
- Canada in all fields of technology
Europe
- Germany in all technological fields
- England in all fields of technology
- Lithuania in all fields of technology
- Poland in all fields of technology
- Cyprus in all fields of technology
Asia
- Zhejiang in all technological fields
- Hong Kong in all technological fields
- Shandong in all technological fileds
- Shenzhen in all technological fields
- Taiwan in all technological fields
- Thailand in all technological fields
Eureka:
- Eureka European Innovation Network in all technological fields and in clusters:
- ITEA4 – focusing on software based systems
- CELTIC-NEXT – focusing on next-generation communications
- XECS – focusing on electronic systems and components
- EUROGIA – focusing on the energy sector
- SMART – focusing on advanced manufacturing
MNC program:
- MNC’s listed in this link, as well as Hyundai, LGInnotek
Funding
The Israel Innovation Authority will provide support of 20% to 50% of the approved R&D budget of the Israeli companies, for a period of 24 months, according to the funding regulations.
Criteria
The preconditions and criteria for evaluation are detailed in Israel Innovation Authority’s International Rules & Regulations and the R&D Fund Incentive program.
Application Process
The deadline for submission is October 30th at 12:00 PM noon (IST)
- This announcement invites Israeli Companies to submit joint applications for R&D and/or Pilot projects no later than October 30th, 2024 at 12:00 noon (IST).
- Applicants are required to follow the local requirements and use the provided application format and instructions. Applications that are not in the approved format will not be accepted.
- In addition to the local application, a Letter of Intent (LOI) and a Bilateral Application Form (BAF) must be submitted by each project partner to their respective funding organizations.
- In addition to the Israeli companies’ application to the Israel Innovation Authority, their foreign partners must apply to the funding authority in their country. Applications that would not be submitted to both countries will not be approved.
- Results will be sent after the committees on both sides make their decisions (if necessary).
- Applications to the Israel Innovation Authority/Space Florida collaboration, please use the following bilateral application form
MNC program
For partnership with Hyundai & LGInnotek applicants must first submit an EOI form no later than July 21st, 2024. Full proposal can be submitted only after the approval of the MNC.
Partner Search
Interested in this collaboration program but do not have a partner? Fill the Partner Search format at this link, and we will do our best to help you find the right partner match.
Note: The Israel Innovation Authority accepts applications only from Israeli companies that follow the local requirements and use the provided application format and instructions. Applications that are not in the approved format will not be accepted!