KORIL-RDF R&D Project

The KORIL-RDF R&D Project is the foundation's core bilateral industrial research track for Korean and Israeli companies. It sits above the feasibility route and below the larger pilot-style development options, with a stronger emphasis on a full two-year collaboration. Awards reach up to USD 3 million for projects lasting up to 24 months, with funding at 30 to 50 percent. Companies from both countries must apply together, the work must stay in civilian technology, and the program opens two submission windows each year. Like the other KORIL-RDF routes, the advance is recoverable from commercial revenues. This route suits pairs that have already tested the collaboration and can now support a larger research program with a clear market path. The strongest applications usually show a balanced division of technical responsibility, a practical commercialization story, and enough maturity to absorb a two-year work plan. It is the right tier when the partners need scale, but not yet the longest or most complex development commitment.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.