International Joint Research Program
Offers Bilateral and co-funded energy science and innovation with foreign governments and institutions.
The International Joint Research Program is KETEP's cross-border energy route, and the public record links it to cooperation centers in the Czech Republic, China, and the United States. It also notes that Korea hosts the Mission Innovation Secretariat, which places the program inside a wider international energy network. The parent institution is still KETEP, so the program is not an independent overseas funder. The program runs annually, requires a consortium, and expects a Korean lead institution with partner institutions abroad. The same Korean eligibility profile applies, so companies, universities, nonprofits, and research organizations can participate, while individuals are excluded. The batch sources do not publish a standard award amount. Projects fit when the Korean lead can coordinate a genuine bilateral or multilateral research effort, not just a subcontract with an overseas collaborator. That structure matters because the program is built for joint delivery and international cooperation, with Korea at the center of the application and reporting chain. For teams that already have a foreign research partner, this is the KETEP route that turns that relationship into a funded program.
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.