A+ Industrial Innovative R&D Program

A+ Industrial Innovative R&D Program

Funds Taiwanese industrial innovators with multi-year support for strategic technology development.

The A+ Industrial Innovative R&D Program has been administered by Taiwan's Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs since 2014, providing multi-year subsidies to Taiwanese enterprises conducting forward-looking industrial research and development. Projects are structured over a typical three-year horizon, with R&D work frequently channeled through subcontracts to research institutes including ITRI. The program targets Taiwanese companies seeking to develop and commercialize technologies in DoIT's eight 2026 priority focus areas: artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles, 6G communications, robotics, biotechnology, semiconductors, advanced materials, and circular economy. The program has run continuously for over a decade, reflecting sustained policy commitment to industrial technology upgrading within Taiwan's manufacturing and technology ecosystem.

Eligibility on the Taiwan side covers for-profit companies, universities, and research organizations registered and operating in Taiwan. The program is not open to foreign-registered entities as prime applicants. Specific 2026 call deadlines, award caps, and co-funding ratios are not available on the English-language DoIT portal; full documentation is published in the Chinese-language call notice and the DoIT 2025/2026 brochure. The original A+ landing page (menu_id=37705) returned a 404 error as of May 2026, with content consolidated under the DoIT brochure page. Applications for 2026 should be verified directly with DoIT or through ITRI as the operational delivery partner.

Projects must align with one of the eight stated priority areas — out-of-scope proposals are not competitive. Given the three-year project duration and the program's integration with research institute delivery models, successful applicants typically structure a clear collaboration agreement with ITRI or another qualified research organization before submission. Award amounts and scoring criteria are documented only in the Chinese-language brochure, making early engagement with DoIT or ITRI advisors a practical requirement for non-Chinese-speaking applicants.