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Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025

International R&D cooperation for Canadian and Singaporean firms

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Funding available
$ 600,000
Up to 50% of project cost
Deadline
Unspecified
Location
Canada
Who can apply
Canadian SMEs eligible for funding as NRC IRAP clients
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Overview

Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025 supports eligible Canadian SMEs and Singaporean companies in international R&D cooperation, with up to 50% support and a maximum total funding amount of 600,000 Canadian dollars. Projects must research or develop innovative products, processes or services for commercialisation, including artificial intelligence, digital technologies or biotechnology.

At a glance

Funding available

Maximum funding
$600,000
Maximum share of project costs
50%
Financing goals
  • Develop strategic partnerships
  • Develop a new product or service
  • Conduct research and development activities
  • Access new markets

Eligible candidates

Location
  • Canada
Eligible Industries
All industries
Annual revenue
All revenue ranges
Organisation size
500 employees maximum
Audience
All groups
Legal structures
For-profit business

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Availability timeline

2026
Periods: 1

Latest changes

Network Projects call listings updated

The Network Projects page now lists updated open calls, including Canada call for projects number 8 with a 7 January 2027 deadline.

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The Network Projects programme page now shows updated open-call listings, replacing the Canada call for projects number 7 with Canada call for projects number 8. The page also now lists new themed calls for lightweighting and disaster resilience, with deadlines of 8 October 2026, 26 October 2026, and 7 January 2027 for the Canada call.

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

  • Canadian SMEs eligible for funding as NRC IRAP clients
  • Singaporean companies registered and operating in Singapore
  • Other parties such as research institutes or universities may be included in the consortium
  • Canadian organisations may participate on a self-funded basis or as subcontractors

Who is not eligible

  • Consortia with direct, indirect, beneficial or constructive ownership interest between the Canadian and Singaporean partners, or with conflicting interests
  • Projects with a current affiliation with an organisation on the Named Research Organization list are not directly funded by the NRC

Eligible expenses

  • Qualifying cost items for eligible Singaporean companies under the Enterprise Development Grant (Co-Innovation Programme), or EDG (CIP)

Activities funded

  • International R&D cooperation projects
  • Researching or developing an innovative product, process or service for commercialisation
  • Industrial research or technological development activities

How to apply

  • Contact your national funding body using the contact form on Eureka’s website to discuss your project idea, financial viability, eligibility and national procedures.
  • Complete one application form per consortium in English and invite other consortium partners to fill in a partner form.
  • Upload a GANTT chart, a signed and completed co-signature form, and any additional required annexes.
  • Canadian applicants must register by 26 May 2025 on the NRC IRAP International opportunities call webpage to request an Expression of Interest form, then submit the EOI form by 13 June 2025.
  • Singapore applicants must visit apply.gov.sg/grants/business/listing, locate EDG (Co-Innovation Programmes), log in to Business Grants Portal using CorpPass, complete the application form, and apply by 23:00 on September 1, 2025 (SGT) via the Business Grants Portal and the Eureka application.

Documents Needed

  • Project proposal information
  • Latest ACRA business profile retrieved within six months from application date
  • Applicant’s latest and previous two years audited financial statements, or official management account
  • Relevant key quotations
  • Canadian Annex form for qualified Canadian applicants; GANTT chart; signed and completed co-signature form; and any additional required annexes

Selection criteria

  • Impact: market address, value creation, competitive advantages, and commercialisation plans.
  • Excellence: degree of innovation, use of new knowledge, scientific and technical challenge, and technical achievability and risk.
  • Quality and efficiency of implementation: consortium quality, added value through international cooperation, project management and planning, and reasonable cost structure.
  • Overall perception: experts list positive and negative points and state whether they recommend the project for public funding.

Processing and Agreement

  • Applications are checked for completeness and eligibility before review.
  • Applications are reviewed using a standard evaluation procedure.
  • If successful, the project receives a Eureka label.
  • The national funding body may carry out a further evaluation according to national rules before allocating funds.
  • The final step is to complete and sign a consortium agreement.

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Frequently Asked Questions about the Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025 Program

What is the Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025?

Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025 supports eligible Canadian SMEs and Singaporean companies in international R&D cooperation, with up to 50% support and a maximum total funding amount of 600,000 Canadian dollars. Projects must research or develop innovative products, processes or services for commercialisation, including artificial intelligence, digital technologies or biotechnology.

How much funding can be received?

Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025 Funds up to 50% of admissible expenses, capped at $600,000 per project.

Who is eligible for the Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025 program?

To be eligible for the Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025 program, you must: The consortium must include at least one eligible Canadian SME and at least one eligible Singaporean company. The team should be led by a commercial company (main applicant). The parties must be unrelated and no conflicting interests can be present.

What expenses are eligible under Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025?

Qualifying cost items for eligible Singaporean companies under the Enterprise Development Grant (Co-Innovation Programme), or EDG (CIP)

Who can I contact for more information about the Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025?

You can contact Eureka Network (EUREKA) or by phone at 1-877-994-4727.

Where is the Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025 available?

The Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025 program is available across Canada.

Is the Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025 a grant, loan, or tax credit?

Network Projects — Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025 is a Grant and Funding