Deadline: 26-May-25
The Governments of Canada and Singapore aim to foster and support collaborative industrial research and development (R&D) projects with a high potential for commercialization.
This call for proposals is open to organizations from Canada and Singapore that wish to form project consortia to perform collaborative projects focused on developing innovative products, processes or technology-based services.
Focus Areas
- This call for proposal (CfP) is for R&D projects in areas including but not limited to:
- artificial intelligence
- digital technologies
- biotechnology
- green technology
- supply chain logistics
- marine economy
- robotics
- advanced materials
- quantum computing
- agritech and food security
Funding Information
- Eligible Canadian SMEs may receive up to 50% reimbursement of eligible project costs up to a maximum total funding amount of $600,000 CAD over 12 to 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be considered for funding, applicants must form a project consortium and develop a collaborative R&D project that meets the following criteria:
- Canadian SME applicant:
- The Canadian small or medium sized enterprise (SME) applicant must:
- be an incorporated, profit oriented SME in Canada
- have 500 or fewer full time equivalent employees
- pursue growth and profit by developing and commercializing innovative, technology driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada
- have a differentiated and protectable technology with commercial potential in global markets
- have sufficient working capital (e.g. revenue, investment etc.) and resources to undertake a multi-year R&D collaboration and commercialize the results
- be committed to significant growth through international market expansion
- The Canadian small or medium sized enterprise (SME) applicant must:
- Preference may be given to SME applicants who:
- have a minimum of 15 full‑time equivalent employees
- have commercialized one or more products domestically or internationally
- have greater than $500,000 CAD in annual revenue
- Please find the criteria below for Singapore applicants to be eligible to receive funding:
- Applicant must be a business entity that is registered and operating in Singapore
- Be locally owned, i.e. the applicant should have ≥ 30% of its ordinary shares held by Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents (PR)
- Be in a financially viable position to start and complete the project
- Canadian SME applicant:
For more information, visit National Research Council of Canada.