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Research Personnel Support

Research Personnel Support

Supports Korean small businesses through grants to hire and retain innovation talent.

Research Personnel Support (중소기업연구인력지원) is a rolling grant programme administered by TIPA under Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups that provides Korean SMEs with financial assistance to build or strengthen their in-house R&D workforce throughout the calendar year. The programme addresses a persistent structural challenge for Korean SMEs — the difficulty of attracting and retaining qualified res

Provides rolling monthly grants to Korean SMEs to recruit new R&D researchers, dispatch experienced researchers to SME teams, and support researcher retention throughout the year.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.smtech.go.kr