AI grants in South Korea
Explore AI grants for companies in South Korea. This list brings together funding for machine learning, foundation models, AI infrastructure and applied AI from Korean innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in South Korea, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at AI in South Korea come first.
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An AI Foundation Toxicology Model and Framework to Support Waiving a Second Species in Drug Safety Studies
🇨🇦IHI JU · European Union
Funds development of an AI toxicology model that lets drug developers waive costly second-species animal safety testing.
Deep-Tech TIPS Follow-up
🇰🇷MSS · South Korea
Supports Korean deep-tech startups in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics, and biotech.
Global TIPS
🇰🇷MSS · South Korea
Offers later-stage Korean startups global market support through enhanced funding and international commercialization readiness.
International Joint R&D Program — Phase 1 Seed
🇰🇷TIPA · South Korea
Funds Korean small businesses validating joint research partnerships with overseas research organisations.
International Joint R&D Program — Phase 2 Full Collaboration
🇰🇷TIPA · South Korea
Funds Korean small businesses in full-scale joint technology development with established overseas partners.
KHIDI Smart Hospital Leading Model (seed)
🇰🇷KHIDI · South Korea
Funds Korean hospitals and healthcare teams building smart hospital models for scalable digital care.
KIAT Regional Industry Strategic R&D Program
🇰🇷KIAT · South Korea
Funds Korean regional teams with coordinated support for collaborative innovation in economic zones and parks.
KIAT World Class Plus Program
🇰🇷KIAT · South Korea
Funds South Korea teams building global category growth for deep-tech from proof to commercialization.
KORIL-RDF Lighthouse Project
🇮🇱KORIL-RDF · Israel
Funds flagship Korean-Israeli industrial projects designed for high-impact commercialization and strategic partnerships.
KORIL-RDF Pilot Project
🇮🇱KORIL-RDF · Israel
Supports mid-stage Korean-Israeli project pilots to validate technical feasibility before broader commercialization.
KORIL-RDF R&D Project
🇮🇱KORIL-RDF · Israel
Funds Korean-Israeli collaboration teams into commercial industrial prototypes and demonstrations.
MOTIE Cash Grant for Foreign-Invested Companies
🇰🇷MOTIE · South Korea
Funds foreign-invested Korean innovation centers and regional headquarters through negotiated establishment support.
NRF Basic Research Laboratory
🇰🇷NRF · South Korea
Provides laboratories in Korea with support for long-term basic research teams and sustained discovery pathways.
NRF Bilateral Exchange Program
🇰🇷NRF · South Korea
Supports Korean researchers in building structured exchanges with global counterparts across multiple disciplines.
NRF Centers of Research Excellence
🇰🇷NRF · South Korea
Supports major research centers in Korea that drive strategic science leadership and multidisciplinary team excellence.
NRF G-HUB — International R&D Center
🇰🇷NRF · South Korea
Offers frameworks for Korean and international institutions to establish strategic global research center partnerships.
NRF Global Leader Grants
🇰🇷NRF · South Korea
Funds world-class Korean researchers leading collaborative programs and building high-visibility scientific leadership.
NRF Sejong Science Fellowship
🇰🇷NRF · South Korea
Offers postdoctoral fellowship support for talented researchers in Korea to pursue independent long-term scientific careers.
Research Personnel Support
🇰🇷TIPA · South Korea
Supports Korean small businesses through grants to hire and retain innovation talent.
Scale-up TIPS
🇰🇷MSS · South Korea
Funds growth-stage Korean technology startups building larger technical projects with accredited operator backing.
TIPS General Track
🇰🇷MSS · South Korea
Offers Korean start-ups public and private co-investment pathways for product development and commercialization milestones.
AI+ OpenData Challenge
🇰🇷MSS · South Korea
Funds Korean AI startups solving public-service problems with operational data and a route to government deployment.
Challenge for All Defense
🇰🇷MSS · South Korea
Funds Korean defense startups validating prototypes and proofs of concept with military and industry buyers.
Early-Stage Startup Package
🇰🇷KISED · South Korea
Supports young Korean startups with commercialization funding and mentorship during early commercialization and customer validation.