Jiangsu-Israel R&D Program – 16th Call for Proposals
תאריך אחרון להגשה
23/12/2019תיאור הקול הקורא
Participating Agencies
Summary
16th Call for Proposal is now open for applications for the Israel-Jiangsu joint R&D program!
Israel Innovation Authority in Israel and Jiangsu Science and Technology Department, invite companies from Israel and the Jiangsu Province to submit joint proposals for industrial research and development projects under the Jiangsu-Israel R&D Cooperation Program.
For full details on the Call for Proposals, including terms of funding and eligibility requirements, please read the attached Guidelines document.
Relevant Technologies
All Technology Sectors
Criteria
- At least two science and technology companies from the respective countries should express a desire to cooperate in the research and development of a new product or a new process.
- The project may involve more than one company from each side;
Please note: academic/research entities are eligible to join only as sub-contractors. - The product should be highly innovative with significant commercial potential. The joint industrial R&D project should aim at the development of products/processes leading to commercialization in the global market.
- The project partners should agree in advance on the IP rights and on the commercialization strategy of the product or process.
Please note: For the submission phase, only an LOI (Letter of Intent), a preliminary agreement or draft MoU is required (the final agreement has to be presented to the funding authorities). - The project should demonstrate the contribution of the participants from both countries.
- The project must be balanced between participants and significant to both partners.
Funding
In Israel
The program financial support will not exceed 50% of the eligible and approved R&D costs, in the form of a conditional grant and in accordance with Israel Innovation Authority national laws and regulations.
In Jiangsu
The support is in the form of grant without repayment, in accordance with the Jiangsu Sciencw & Technology Department (JSTD) laws and regulations. The total funding will not exceed 1 million RMB per project. For further details, please click here.
Application Process
The application submitted in 2 phases:
1st phase
Deadline for submission: November 18, 2019
- Fill out a Bilateral Cooperation Form (Phase I Application) together with your partner and prepare the Letter of Intent re: IP plan. The submitted form should be identical and filled either in English or both English and Chinese.
- Apply (1st phase) – Both companies (from Israel and Jiangsu) should submit their Bilateral Cooperation Form+Letter of Intent (LOI) via email to the Israeli and Jiangsu Program Managers.
2nd phase
Deadline for submission: December 23, 2019
- Following the Phase I application submission, project applications will be reviewed and eligible applicants will be notified of Phase II procedures, which require both applicants to submit separate national applications for funding.
- The Israeli partner is required to submit an IIA National Application form in accordance with the IIA regulations, through an online system. A signed copy of the Bilateral Application Form and the LOI are required to be uploaded as well.
- For the full information and conditions for Bilateral Program for Parallel Support – in Hebrew and in English.
- For the Jiangsu (China)-Israel R&D Cooperation Program Guideline.
- For downloading the Bilateral Form for the 1st Phase
Partner Search
Interested in applying but don’t have a partner? Fill out a partner search form and we will do our best to assist you in finding the right partner for you.
In addition to access to funding schemes, the program offers companies from Israel and Jiangsu to get assistance in identifying potential partners for R&D projects. This service is offered on an on-going basis. Companies interested in this service are invited to fill out a program’s Partner Search Form.