South Korea: KIAT
Name of Funding agency
KIAT (Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology)
Geographical coverage (national/regional)
National
Name of the programme/initiative
International Industrial Technology Cooperation Program of MOTIE
Programme website
Programme owner
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)
Program manager (executing funding organisation)
KIAT
Contact person(s) (e-mail, tel.)
- Joosuk KANG, Director of KIAT Europe office : kangjs@kiat.or.kr / + 32 (0) 431 0591
- Youngmin Jeong, Researcher : wjddudals00@kiat.or.kr / +82 (0)2-6009-3769
Funding commitment
1.000.000 €
Anticipated number of fundable research partners
No hard limit on the number of Korean research partners participating in a M-ERA.NET project.
Maximum funding per grant awarded to a partner
500,000,000 KRW/year (up to 3 years)
(Approx. 370,000 EUR/year, up to 3 years)
Type of research eligible for funding: eligible TRL range
TRL 3 ~ TRL 8
Funding rates (approx.)
Up to 67% for SMEs, up to 100% for non-profit organizations (Universities, Governmental Research Institutes)
Major eligibility criteria (e.g. types of organisations, thematic restriction, cost types and caps)
- Korean companies, non-profit research institutes and universities are eligible to request funding
- At least one Korean company(private) should be included in the Korean consortium
- All participating Korean companies must have been in business for more than 1 year as of the date indicated on the business registration certificate
- All participating Korean companies should have obtained the “Corporate R&D Centre Accreditation” issued by KOITA(Korea Industrial Technology Association)
- Project funding is comprised of government contribution(grants) and civilian dues (cash and in-kind):
|
Classification |
Share of government contribution |
Minimum required share of Cash from the civilian dues |
|
Large company |
Up to 33% |
At least 60% |
|
Mid-tier company |
Up to 50% |
At least 50% |
|
SME |
Up to 67% |
At least 40% |
|
Other (non-profit) |
Up to 100% |
Only if necessary |
Submission of the proposal at national/regional level (schedule, cut-off dates, deadlines, etc.)
- Korean consortium should contact KIAT after submitting the Pre-proposal via M-ERA.NET submission platform
- Only selected Full-proposals will be invited to submit the national application (deadline : Feb 2024)
Submission of financial and scientific reports at the national/regional level
Korean consortium should submit the annual progress report and financial report.
Final report should be submitted within 3 months after completing the project.
Further guidance