KORIL General Program &
Pilot Program
1st Call for Proposal 2022
The
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), Israel Innovation Authority
(IIA) and Korea Israel Industrial R&D Foundation (KORIL-RDF) invite you to submit joint
proposals for industrial R&D and pilot projects.
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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 |
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Important Dates & deadlines |
Opening
date : 8 November 2021 Closing date:
28
February 2022 (Anticipated announcement date of Call for Proposal results : June 2022 (Tentative) |
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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. |
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Eligibility Criteria for Project proposal |
All
technology Sectors (except defense) ·
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 improves 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 after a grant. |
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Project funding support |
Funding for R&D
Project : 1. KORIL General Program ·
For project cost above USD 100,000 with commercializable product/ technology ·
Project duration not more
than 3 years. ·
Fund up to US$ 2,000,000 per project or 30% to 50% of the total qualified project cost,
whichever is lower. ·
Fund up to 30,000
USD for joint commercialization activities. 2. Feasibility study (pre-R&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 3 months. Funding for
Pilot Project: 1. KORIL Pilot Program ·
For project to pilot or
testbed near-market technologies (e.g. TRL 6-8) with a beta site for
the purpose of commercialisation and 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. |
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Types of projects to be supported |
Two types
of projects will be considered for program funding: 1. General
R&D Project, focused on development of new products, processes or
technologies *TRL 4-6 2. Pilot Project - supporting the piloting
and commercialization of near-market technologies (e.g. TRL 6-8) by 2 or more companies through joint piloting/
testing of the product with specific customers or global market. |
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Evaluation Criteria |
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Proposal Guidelines
and forms are available here: https://koril.org/en/procedures/forms.php
All project proposals should be jointly written in English and submitted to KORIL offices
simultaneously by Korean and Israeli companies together and to the Israel Innovation Authority online
system by 12:00 IST (by the Israeli partner) – 19:00KST.
The proposals should be submitted via e-mail: sooahlee@koril.org, Ella.Heller@innovationisrael.org.il and cc your partner company’s e-mail address.
*For the uploading procedure in the Israel Innovation Authority online system kindly see attachment below.
Please feel free to contact us to discuss your proposal.
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KORIL-RDF, Korea Office: Sooah Lee, Industry Analyst - Tel: +82-2-6009-8248 - E-mail: sooahlee@koril.org |
KORIL-RDF, Israel Office - Tel: +972-3-5118143 - E-mail: APAC@innovationisrael.org.il |
If you are already having a project idea, and
are looking for partners, or you are interested in participating in a project
proposal, given your expertise in the field, but haven’t yet formed a project
idea or proposal, then please visit KORIL-RDF Webpage : 한국이스라엘산업연구개발재단 (koril.org)
How to submit a proposal in the IIA (Israel Innovation Authority)
System
Proposals for
KORIL General & Pilot Program should be prepared and submitted jointly by
both companies to KORIL-RDF offices, simultaneously via an e-mail and to the
Israel Innovation Authority online system by 12:00 IST on the final submission deadline.
Proposals should be written in conformance with, but not limited to, the
outline shown below and should be supported by any relevant official company
documentation.
The Israeli
company needs to register to the IIA system (companies that applied for the IIA’s support before,
use the same user) and upload the proposal in the following order:
1.
When requesting to fill the “Track Name” – choose Bilateral Funds (קרנות דו לאומיות)
2.
Fill the obligatory fields in Hebrew (will be mark with a red *)
3.
In article 3 (Proposal details)
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The Subject of the Proposal: copy the name of the proposal written in
the Cover Page of the proposal
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The start and end date of the project: write the same dates as in the
Cover Page
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Requested budget: the same budget as mentioned in the proposal (in INS)
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Description of the Project – The same as written in the proposal
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Project duration (in years) - The same as written in the proposal
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Current Year of the Project –mention the total years of the proposed
project
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Country of Collaboration – choose KORIL (Korea)
4.
In the attachments:
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R&D request – upload the proposal (the same proposal that is
submitted in the e-mail), in a WORD format
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Budget – upload the excel budget form
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Attestation Form – upload the signed Cover Page
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Extra information and supporting documents (CVs and more) add as “other
attachments”
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If you have more than one project in KORIL or in the IIA, upload the “טופס ריכוז משאבים"
After finishing
uploading all the information and documents press “End and Send”. the system
will provide you a file number – send it the Israel office of KORIL
(Ella.heller@innovationisrael.org.il)
*The application
via the IIA system must be identical to the documents submitted by e-mail. If a
difference will be found the proposal will be rejected.
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