Call for Proposal 2025
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), Israel Innovation Authority and Korea Israel Industrial R&D Foundation (KORIL-RDF) invite you to submit joint proposals for industrial R&D and pilot projects.
These
program
aims to: | 1. Improvement of quality and quantity of the joint R&D projects
2. Reflection of technology-development policy of both countries responding to the change of industry and technology
3. Expansion of commercialization opportunity of technology cooperation |
Important Dates
& Deadlines | Opening date: June 12, 2025
Closing date: September 15, 2025 (12:00 IST/ 18:00 KST)
Anticipated announcement date of Call for Proposal results: December 2025 (Tentative) |
Participants
Eligibility | R&D cooperation between two, unrelated companies, one registered in Korea and the other in Israel.
The companies should jointly apply for KORIL support. Either company must not have more than 20% shareholding in the partnering company. (The participation of Research institutes/universities is welcome according to the KORIL funding guidelines – as a subcontractor up to 20% of the total project budget). |
Eligibility
Criteria for
Project
proposal | All technology Sectors (except defence)
• A jointly developed technology or product(s) that shows considerable innovation.
• The project should generate an obvious advantage and added value resulting from the technological cooperation between companies in Korea and Israel.
(New technologies, standardisation, prototyping, new or improved products, access to R&D infrastructure, etc.)
• At least 30% of the actual R&D work must be done in Korea as well as in Israel.
• Companies must have the ability to fund the supplementary portion of their project budget. |
Types of
Programs | Two types of projects will be considered for program funding:
1. KORIL R&D Program
Focused on development of new products, processes, or technologies (TRL 4-6)
2. Pilot Program
Supporting the piloting and commercialization of near-market technologies (e.g., TRL 6-8) with a beta site for the purpose of commercialization by 2 or more companies through joint piloting/ testing of the product with specific customers or global market. |
Program
Funding Support | 1. KORIL R&D Program
• Project duration up to 2 years (Max).
• Fund up to US$ 2,000,000 per project or 30% to 50% of the total qualified project cost, whichever is lower.
• Self-Funding Option1
2. Pilot Program
• Project duration not more than 1 year.
• Fund up to US$ 1,000,000 per project or 30% to 50% of the total qualified project cost, whichever is lower.
• Self-Funding Option1) |
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
• Reliability of the work and budget plan |
1) Self-funding option- If a company wishes to conduct KORIL Programs without getting grant from KORIL, but its partner company still gets the fund from KORIL, please contact KORIL Offices for further information. KORIL R&D & Pilot Programs 2025.
Proposal Guidelines and forms are available here: KORIL Guideline & Forms
All project proposals should be jointly written in English and submitted to KORIL offices simultaneously.
Israeli companies should submit the proposal to the Israel Innovation Authority online system by 12:00 IST.
Korean companies should submit the proposal to the KORIL’s Website (KORIL Proposal Submission) by 18:00 KST
*For the uploading procedure in the Israel Innovation Authority online system. Please contact the Israel Office of KORIL-RDF.
Important note 1. Israeli companies need to register to the IIA system (companies that applied for the IIA’s support previously, use the same user information) and upload the proposal.
2. Please do not leave your submission to the last minute, KORIL-RDF will only accept proposals that were submitted on time. KORIL-RDF will not accept the proposals submitted after the given deadline.
3. Please make sure that your partner company submitted the proposal on both platforms. KORIL-RDF will not be able to accept proposals submitted from only one side. |
>>Do you have an idea to test? Join to KORIL Feasibility program (Feasibility study, preR&D)
• For project cost up to USD 100,000
• Fund up to US$ 50,000 per project or 50% of the total qualified project cost, whichever is lower.
• The project term is up to 6 months.
• For more information: Go to KORIL How Funding Works
Please feel free to contact us to discuss your proposal.
