Deadline: 21 April 2017
The Business Incubators Policy Project (BIPP) is accepting proposals for its InnoFund 2017 with an aim to increase the competitiveness of the Vietnamese economy through improved commercialization of national research and development.
All partners under research entities, universities, research institutes, SMEs/industries and business incubators in Vietnam are encouraged to submit proposals for either pilot project or capacity building.
Grant Information
Any funding under this Call for Proposals must fall between €15,000 and €25,000.
Location
All projects must be implemented within the territory of Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Duration
The Project duration shall fall between 6 – 12 months, starting from the date of signing Financing Agreement.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for support from InnoFund, applicants must:
- Be legal entity under the Laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with their partners, not acting as an intermediary and:
- Window 1:
- Be an innovative start-up enterprise with less than 5 years of operation since the date of receiving its business registration certificate, which is a client of a technology business incubator in Vietnam.
- Have projects aiming to improve the transfer of innovative concepts into viable commercial products.
- Window 2: be a technology business incubator which meets all requirements for an incubator as stipulated in the Circular
- Established as a legal entity in Vietnam under either the Enterprise Law,
- Be already established in providing pre-incubation and/or incubation services (physical and/or virtual) to at least 5 clients at the date of their application.
- Have projects aiming to strengthen capacity to offer a full range of services that their clients need and, through providing such services, become financial self-sustainable.
- Priority is given to a newly established incubator (with less than 5 years of operation)
How to Apply
Each application is required as 01 (one) hard copy and 01 (one) softcopy in USB/CD being sent by post mail at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Republic of Vietnam
For more information, please visit InnoFund 2017.