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Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals
Cross-border innovation collaboration support
Funding available
$ 600,000
Deadline
June 25, 2025
Location
Canada
Who can apply
Organizations from Canada and South Korea that wish to form project consortia.
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Overview
The Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals supports Canadian SMEs and eligible Korean partners in industrial R&D, with Canadian SMEs eligible for up to 50% reimbursement of eligible project costs up to $600,000 CAD. Projects must co-develop, adapt, or validate innovative products, processes, or services in advanced manufacturing, clean technologies, or quantum technologies.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Develop a new product or service
- Conduct research and development activities
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- 500 employees maximum
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
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Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Collaborative industrial research and development projects.
- Co-development, adaptation, and/or validation of an innovative product, process, or technology-based service.
- Projects focused on advanced manufacturing, clean technologies, digital technologies, health and biosciences, or quantum technologies.
Documents Needed
- Expression of interest (EOI) form
- International Consortium Project Proposal
- Draft international consortium agreement
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Organizations from Canada and South Korea that wish to form project consortia.
- Canadian small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
- Eligible Korean partners.
Who is not eligible
- Universities, research institutes, and participants from other countries.
Selection criteria
- Preference may be given to SME applicants with a minimum of 15 full-time equivalent employees.
- Preference may be given to SME applicants that have commercialized one or more products domestically or internationally.
- Preference may be given to SME applicants with greater than $500,000 CAD in annual revenue.
How to apply
- Each Canadian SME applicant must register using the Register button at the bottom of the page.
- Each Canadian SME applicant seeking funding must submit an expression of interest (EOI) form.
- If invited, all project partners must work together to complete and submit the International Consortium Project Proposal (ICPP) package, including the draft international consortium agreement.
- If selected, eligible project partners must complete funding proposals and sign legally binding funding agreements with their respective national funding body.
Processing and Agreement
- Each project partner seeking funding must submit all required documents to its respective national funding body and meet its due diligence process requirements.
- Applications are evaluated independently by each national funding body in accordance with national and institutional laws and regulations.
- After each national funding body has evaluated the submitted applications, a final joint project selection is performed.
- Canadian SME applicants selected for the next stage work with their NRC IRAP representative to prepare an NRC IRAP funding proposal, go through the regular IRAP due diligence process, and prepare the contribution agreement.
Additional information
- Canadian SME applicants may apply to more than one NRC IRAP call for proposals simultaneously, although NRC IRAP may limit the number of funded projects per applicant.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals Program
What is the Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals?
The Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals supports Canadian SMEs and eligible Korean partners in industrial R&D, with Canadian SMEs eligible for up to 50% reimbursement of eligible project costs up to $600,000 CAD. Projects must co-develop, adapt, or validate innovative products, processes, or services in advanced manufacturing, clean technologies, or quantum technologies.
How much funding can be received?
Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals Funds up to 50% of admissible expenses, capped at $600,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals program?
To be eligible for the Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals program, you must:
The Canadian SME applicant must be an incorporated, profit-oriented small or medium-sized business in Canada.
The Canadian SME applicant must have 500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees.
Applicants must form a project consortium with at least 1 incorporated Canadian SME and 1 eligible Korean partner.
What expenses are eligible under Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals?
Collaborative industrial research and development projects.
Co-development, adaptation, and/or validation of an innovative product, process, or technology-based service.
Projects focused on advanced manufacturing, clean technologies, digital technologies, health and biosciences, or quantum technologies.
Who can I contact for more information about the Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals?
You can contact National Research Council Canada (NRC) by email at Qing.Yu@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca or by phone at 1-877-994-4727.
Where is the Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals available?
The Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals program is available across Canada.
Is the Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Canada – South Korea co-innovation 2025 call for proposals is a Grant and Funding