International Innovation and R&D Collaboration Program

International Innovation and R&D Collaboration Program

Funds bilateral matched research collaborations between Taiwan companies and partners in eight countries.

The Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs administers a bilateral International Innovation and R&D Collaboration Program that matches Taiwanese companies and research institutions with counterpart organizations in eight designated partner countries: the European Union, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Canada, the Czech Republic, and Israel. Under the matched-funding structure, each national government subsidizes its own side of the collaboration independently, meaning both applications must pass review before either party receives disbursement. The Taiwan-side subsidy is disbursed in New Taiwan dollars by DoIT, while the foreign partner's subsidy is administered separately by that country's own agency. ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) operationally administers the Taiwan side; the primary contact is yuwentseng@itri.org.tw.

Eligible applicants on the Taiwan side include for-profit companies, universities, and research organizations registered and operating in Taiwan. The program operates on a continuous or rolling basis without a single published annual deadline on the English-language portal. All 2026 projects must target one of DoIT's eight priority focus areas for the year, which span artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles, 6G communications, robotics, biotechnology, semiconductors, advanced materials, and circular economy. Applicants must confirm a willing and qualified foreign partner before submitting, as the matched-funding structure requires simultaneous review by both countries' agencies.

Full eligibility rules, award caps, co-funding requirements, and the formal submission portal are published in the Chinese-language DoIT website at moea.gov.tw/MNS/doit/ — English documentation does not contain complete award or scoring detail. Prospective applicants should contact ITRI early to understand the current cycle timeline, as coordination across two national agencies makes lead time longer than single-agency programs. Teams that have already established a working relationship with their foreign counterpart are better positioned to satisfy both sides' review criteria simultaneously.