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1. What do we need to submit for the
application?
SIIRD will require an Executive Summary first, followed by a Full
Project Proposal jointly prepared by both companies for the
application. The forms, guidelines and templates for the Executive
Summary and Full Project Proposal
can be found at the Proposal Submission
Page.
2. What are
the main eligibility criteria to fulfil for the application?
The application must be jointly submitted by a Singapore-registered
company and an Israel-registered company. Either company must not have
more than 20% shareholding in the partnering company. The R&D work
must be conducted both in Singapore and Israel by the respective
partners, and each company must contribute at least 30% of the total
R&D work.
The proposed product or technology to be co-funded by SIIRD must be
commercializable.
3. What are
the evaluation criteria?
Projects are evaluated on various aspects ranging from the
collaborative relationship of the companies to the innovation of the
project, and the market need for the proposed product. The forms and guidelines will assist the
companies in providing relevant information.
4. What does it mean by "At least 30% of
the actual R&D work must be done in Singapore as well as in
Israel?”
In terms of the project contribution, each partner is expected to
contribute at least 30% of the total project work and total project
expenses. The collaborative relationship should be as balanced as
possible to ensure fair contribution and benefits to each partner.
5. Are travel
expenses to other countries during the project duration supported under
the SIIRD Program?
SIIRD supports only travel expenses between Singapore and Israel.
6. Do
start-ups qualify for SIIRD funding?
The application is open to any registered Singapore and Israel
Companies as long as the main eligibility criteria, as stated above,
are met.
7. What types
of R&D project does SIIRD co-fund?
SIIRD is open to project applications from any industry but defence-related project
cannot be co-funded by SIIRD. Interested applicants can refer to the
list of SIIRD funded projects to have
an idea of the types of project that SIIRD has co-funded so far. Note
that the list gives a general idea on the types of projects SIIRD
co-funds, but it does not necessarily limit the project applications to
the listed technological areas.
8. When is the
next submission deadline?
The next proposal submission deadline for project proposal submission
can be found here.
9. What are
the steps for submitting the application?
There are 3 steps to the proposal submission process. First, after
deciding to collaborate, companies shall arrange meetings with the
SIIRD Managers in their respective countries to understand more about
the SIIRD Program and to share with SIIRD the project they have in
mind. Second, if SIIRD is receptive to the project proposal, the
companies shall follow up with an Executive Summary based on the SIIRD Guidelines. Finally, the
companies will work on the Full Proposal based on the SIIRD Guidelines and submit to SIIRD.
Please refer to the Proposal Submission
page for more details of the proposal submission process.
10. Which type
of funding should we apply for?
The type of funding to apply for depends primarily on the Total Project
Expenses. For Total Project Expenses below USD 200K, the companies can
apply for the Mini R&D Funding. For Total Project Expenses above
USD 200K, the companies may apply for the Full Scale R&D Funding.
11. Is SIIRD
funding on reimbursement basis?
Yes. Typically, each approved project will have 2 reporting milestones.
The first milestone is scheduled to be in the middle of the project
duration and the second milestone is at the project completion date.
The reimbursement of the qualified project expenses will be carried out
after the successful review of each milestone.
12. How should
the IP rights and commercialization rights be split between the
companies?
The arrangement of IP sharing and commercialization rights shall be
determined by the companies themselves.
13. Can we
submit our proposal to SIIRD if the project has already started?
Yes and it depends on the proposal submission deadline. The SIIRD
program’s objective is to promote R&D collaboration to
develop market-driven products and technologies. In principle, we may
allow companies to back date their claims for qualified project
expenses up to 1 month before the actual proposal submission date
should the application be approved.
14. How can we
find R&D partners through SIIRD?
Companies can submit a partner search request to SIIRD at the Partner Search Request page. The submitted
information will be routed to SIIRD offices in Singapore and Israel
respectively. Based on the information provided, SIIRD team will
identify suitable R&D partners and introduce them to the requesting
company usually via email.
In order to facilitate effective partner search process, we encourage
companies to provide specific information on the type of project they
wish to work on and the desirable profile of the R&D partners they
wish to work with.
15. Can we
apply for more than one project?
SIIRD is open to discuss multiple applications from one company
provided that the company has adequate resources to undertake multiple
projects.
16. Must the
applicants be registered companies?
Yes, the applicants will have to be registered entities in Singapore or
Israel.
17. Can we
apply for SIIRD co-funding if we have already received a grant from
another government agency?
Companies may do so if the other funding received was for different
R&D activities. Note that any resources that are already funded by
other government agencies shall not be funded under the SIIRD program.
18. Are
commercialization expenses supported by SIIRD?
SIIRD will only co-fund R&D related expenses.
19. What
types of qualifying costs are eligible for funding support?
The qualifying cost items include direct R&D manpower, expendable
materials & supplies, consultancy services, subcontractors, travel
expenses between Singapore and Israel, and the depreciation or leasing
costs of capital equipment essential to the project.
For more details on the qualifying cost item, applicants can refer to
the project budget template.
20. Does the
employee involved in the project have to be a Singapore/Israel citizen
for the Singapore/Israel company?
It is not necessary, however, they have to come under the direct
payroll of the company.
21. Can
employees involved in another funded project take part in SIIRD-funded
project?
Yes, however, the total time involved in both funded projects should
not exceed 100% of their total working hours.
22. How do we
inform SIIRD if there are changes in the manpower involved in the
project?
Companies may inform the SIIRD team, followed by filling up the
Amendment Request Form upon submission of the Fiscal Report
(Interim/Final).
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