CORFO IP-CFT

IP-CFT Phase V — Innovation with Companies (Innovación con Empresas)

Supports Chilean training institutions and companies through co-funded innovation programs that link learning and product development.

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IP-CFT 2030 Fase V (Innovación con Empresas 2026) is a CORFO technology-transfer grant targeting accredited Chilean Professional Institutes (IPs) and Technical Training Centers (CFTs) that are co-developing innovations with private-sector companies. CORFO provides up to 80% non-refundable co-financing, with a per-project ceiling of CLP 30,000,000; the applying institution contributes at least 20%. The call opened May 20, 2026 and closes June 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM. The geographic scope covers all of Chile. Phase V is the fifth iteration of the long-running IP-CFT 2030 program, which has progressively deepened the link between technical-vocational higher education and industry.

Eligible institutions are Professional Institutes and Technical Training Centers holding a minimum three-year accreditation, state CFTs, and higher education institutions qualifying under Article 52 of D.F.L. N° 2 of 2010 that do not offer undergraduate degree careers. Standard degree-granting universities are explicitly excluded. A private-sector company collaboration partner is a mandatory requirement — this is a co-development instrument, not a solo institutional research grant. Projects must already have a prototype validated in a laboratory or relevant environment (TRL 4) at the time of application, and the work must advance the solution through to prototype demonstration in an operational environment (TRL 6).

IP-CFT 2030 Fase V is designed to strengthen applied innovation capacity specifically within the vocational education sector by requiring active industry co-development rather than academic-only R&D. For IPs and CFTs, this is one of the few CORFO instruments directly accessible to their institution type. To be competitive, applicants should present a project where the company partner has skin in the game — defined contributions, co-financing share, and a clear pathway to commercial adoption of the resulting innovation. The TRL 4–6 requirement means the technology must already exist at prototype level; early-concept proposals will not qualify.