KORIL General Program
& Pilot Program
2nd 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:
May 20, 2022 Closing date: August 25, 2022 Anticipated announcement date of Call
for Proposal results: December 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 costs above USD
100,000 with commercializable product/ technology ·
Project duration up to 3 years (Max). ·
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. 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. 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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Technical Capabilities ·
Financial Capability ·
Commercialization/Marketing Capability ·
Synergy Between Companies ·
Complementarity to each country/Company ·
Level of Innovation/Novelty ·
Potential for Commercialization Success |
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) – 18:00KST.
The proposals should be submitted via e-mail: sooahlee@koril.org, Hadar.Zax@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: Hadar Zax- Iinternational programs Manager Japan &
Australia KORIL Fund Manager - Tel: +972-3-5118143 - E-mail: Hadar.Zax@innovationisrael.org.il |
>> Looking for partners?
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)
>>Do you have an idea to
test? Join to KORIL Feasibility program
(Feasibility
study, pre-R&D)
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For project cost up to USD
100,000
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Fund up to US$ 50,000 per project or 50% of the total
qualified project cost, whichever is lower.
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The project term is up to 3
months.
How to submit a proposal in the IIA (Israel Innovation Authority)
System
Proposals for KORIL R&D & Pilot
Programs 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 is 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,
using 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 marked 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 on the Cover
Page of the proposal
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The start
and end date of the project: write the same dates as on 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 to the Israel office of KORIL (Hadar.Zax@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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