Overview

International Co-Innovation Programmes
 

In today’s age, innovation is the name of the game. But you don’t have to develop solutions in isolation. Singapore’s international co-innovation programmes will assist in your company’s growth and internationalisation, by supporting projects that catalyse cross-border collaboration on technology development and co-innovation.

These programmes open up new opportunities for the exchange of ideas and knowledge across enterprises in different countries. By working with an international counterpart, your company can co-innovate solutions, test-bed them and scale up into the region together.

Enterprise Development Grant (Co-Innovation Programme) (EDG (CIP))
 

Enterprise Development Grant (Co-Innovation Programme), or EDG (CIP), is awarded to projects stemming from call-for-proposals arising from Enterprise Singapore’s partnerships with the Eureka Network, France, Germany, Israel, Jiangsu, Korea, Shanghai, UK and Zhejiang. Companies should click on the respective links to access info on the various programmes (e.g. call open dates, participant eligibility criteria, call themes, if applicable).

If awarded, eligible companies could receive up to 70% support for qualifying cost items to collaborate with their foreign, in-market partners on innovation activities such as joint R&D projects to develop new products or solutions.

Eligibility
 

Companies should meet the following criteria:

  • Be locally owned (The applicant should have ≥ 30% of its ordinary shares held directly or indirectly by Singaporeans/ Singapore PRs); and
  • Be in a financially viable position to start and complete the project; and
  • The lead applicant should be a business entity that is registered/incorporated and operating in Singapore.
Apply
 

Pre-application

  1. Identify relevant Co-Innovation Programmes from the list. Current Co-Innovation Programmes include Eureka Network, France, Germany, Israel, Jiangsu, Shanghai, UK and Zhejiang partnerships. Register your interest on the respective Programme pages to be notified of next steps. If the call is not open for applications, our Programme teams will notify you of the upcoming programmes.
  2. When you are notified to make an EDG (CIP) application, please prepare the following documents:
    1. Latest ACRA business profile (retrieved within six months from application date)
    2. Applicant’s latest and previous two years audited financial statements (Company and Group level), or official management account
    3. Completed application form (please download the EDG (CIP) Application Form template) and its annexes as follows:
      • Annex 1: Project Information (for Singapore applicant)
      • Annex 2: Project Information of Foreign Partners (inputs of foreign partners required)
      • Annex 3: Project Cost Information
    4. Relevant key quotations (e.g. equipment and software, materials and consumables, professional servies)

Application

Submit your application through the Application Form here, when the respective Co-Innovation Programme is open for applications. Please make sure you have all the documents ready for upload.

If you are awarded the grant, your company will receive a Letter of Offer (LOF) indicating the conditions of support and the amount of grant awarded. You need to acknowledge receipt and accept the LOF within the timeline indicated.

Claims
 
  1. For submission of EDG (CIP) claims, please do so via the following forms:
  2. For Final Claims, please follow the process below:
    • Submit the final claims no later than six months from the end of the project qualifying period (refer to the LOF for claims’ due dates);
    • Prepare the following when submitting the claims through the links stated above:
      • Project report (You may refer to this project report template)
      • Supporting documents of project deliverables
      • Project invoices and salary receipts
    • Concurrently, please engage an auditor from Enterprise Singapore’s pre-qualified panel of auditors for audit of claims. All supporting claim documents are to be submitted to the appointed auditor. You may find the list of pre-qualified panel of auditors here.
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