India-Finland Joint Innovation Call
Funds Indian companies collaborating with Finnish partners through bilateral innovation grants.
Technology Development Board implements the India-Finland Joint Innovation Call on behalf of India's Department of Science and Technology, with Business Finland as the Finnish counterpart. The Indian side is a grant instrument for successful Indian counterparts in joint projects, capped at INR 2.5 crore per project or 50% of the Indian project cost, whichever is lower, for a maximum project period of 24 months.
The Indian project lead must be a commercial for-profit company registered under the Indian Companies Act 1956 or 2013, operating and headquartered in India. At least 51% of the Indian project lead must be owned by Indian citizens; LLPs, sole proprietors, OPCs, partnership firms, foreign-owned headquarters, and foreign-owned subsidiaries are excluded from DST funding under this call. The call page says the project can involve other Indian industry partners where required.
Applications are one-phase in both countries. Indian partners submit through the TDB website with the Joint Application Form and national attachments, while Finnish partners submit through Business Finland. The Indian deadline is 28 August 2026 at 16:00 local Indian time. Funding decisions are expected by the end of 2026 and projects are expected to start in January 2027.
Sustainable energy, advanced digital technologies, microelectronics, and power electronics for Finland-India innovation projects.
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