Korea and France are announcing a bilateral Call for joint R&D project outlines, focusing on developing innovative products and applications in market oriented technological and application areas. Applicants are expected to develop ready to market solutions or projects, which have a significant market potential for Korea and France.
KIAT and BPIFrance will provide access to public funding for joint projects. They will also provide all necessary and coordinated assistance to project partners during project proposal, evaluation and monitoring phase.
The Call is launched on 28th February 2019 by KIAT and BPIFrance, and is open until 4th September 2019 at 18:00 (local time). This call is open in line with EUREKA programmes. Eligible partners are invited to present joint project outlines for industrial R&D projects
Eligibility criteria
Consortium
The consortia should consist of a market oriented mix of R&D performing commercial companies and research institutes.
The consortia should demonstrate:
Innovation Content
The innovation aspect of a project outline should go beyond the international state of the art. The innovation project should be science-based targeting to achieve advances in technology or a service. The main objectives in terms of performance or cost to become competitive shall be presented in a specific way.
Companies proposing projects are encouraged to apply in any technological field, namely with a specific focus on the following fields:
Companies wishing to propose projects in other fields are encouraged to contact the program managers whose contact information is shown at the bottom of this call.
Market
The project should aim to the establishment of a new or the integration into an existing value chain. A market and an implementation prospects must exist for the envisaged product or service.
Submission and Approval Procedures
Partners will be asked to present the following EUREKA Project Application Form :
Partners with approved form will be invited to submit their national applications to KIAT for Korean partners and to and BPIFrance for French partners. The applications have to be in line with the rules of KIAT and BPIFrance explained below. Partners will be instructed in detail by KIAT and BPIFrance how to apply for funding.
Supportive Measures
Partners participating in the present call are invited to attend the KOREA EUREKA DAY 2019taking place on 14~16 May, 2019 in Manchester (England). The KOREA EUREKA DAY matches R&D intensive companies and research institutions in a global context with the aim to launch cooperative market oriented R&D projects. The identification of suitable partners for Korean – France cooperation projects will be organized by online and face-to-face matchmaking.
Funding details
Each country will fund its eligible participants according to their national procedure and funding rules. Funding conditions and eligibility criteria may vary from one country to another. The main aspects of funding criteria are explained below:
France
ADI (Aide pour le développement de l’innovation) requirements:
Korea
The Korean dedicated budget provided by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and managed by KIAT is open to all applications from companies with registered R&D laboratories, research institutes and universities. The partners should be consist of at least one Korean R&D performing commercial company. Participation of research institutes or universities is welcome as additional participants or subcontractors according to each country’s funding regulations.
Project funding is comprised of government grants and civilian dues (cash and in-kind). The amount of government grants will vary depending on the type of executing organizations and project in accordance with Article 24 (Funding criteria) and Article 25 (Civilian dues) of the Common Operational Regulations for the Industrial Technology Innovation Programs.
A party that participates in a project shall carry out its project using the government grants allocated to it, and for-profit organizations shall individual bear the cash portion of civilian dues.
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