KORIL-RDF Feasibility Project
Supports early-stage Korean-Israeli industrial research through feasibility studies that test joint collaboration potential.
Eligibility · Israel, South Korea
The Korea-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation (KORIL-RDF) Feasibility Project is the entry-level track of the bilateral Korean-Israeli civilian technology funding framework, established in 2001 under the joint sponsorship of Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) and Israel's Ministry of Economy & Industry. The program funds short feasibility studies — up to six months — where a Korean company and an Israeli company collaborate to assess whether a jointly developed technology product is technically and commercially viable. KORIL manages a joint USD fund with annual contributions of approximately USD 2 million from each government.
The Feasibility Project accepts applications on a rolling, year-round basis, distinguishing it from KORIL's other three tracks, which have twice-yearly submission windows. Maximum funding is USD 100,000 per project at a 50% funding rate, meaning each company partnership must collectively cover 50% of direct R&D costs. Awards are structured as recoverable advances: if the joint product reaches commercial revenues, the companies repay the advance in royalty form. Only civilian technology sectors are eligible — dual-use and defense-oriented R&D is explicitly excluded. Israeli companies apply through the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and Korean companies through KIAT, simultaneously and independently.
Because the Feasibility track is rolling and the award ceiling is low, it functions effectively as a qualification pathway toward KORIL's larger R&D Project (up to USD 3M) and Pilot Project (up to USD 1M) tracks. Applicants should identify a specific joint technology area with genuine commercial potential, confirm the partner company's eligibility in the other country, and prepare parallel submissions through both national portals. The royalty repayment obligation, while modest at this scale, should be factored into the partnership's commercial projections.
Funds short feasibility studies for joint Korean-Israeli civilian technology R&D by paired private companies from each country, across all non-defense technology sectors.
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