Israel – India Industrial R&D and Technological ​Innovation Fund

The program focuses on Smart Mobility for the year 2026, with opportunities spanning feasibility studies, R&D projects, and pilot projects. Key priorities include conducting Proof of Concept studies, developing innovative R&D solutions, and implementing pilot projects to test and validate new technologies in collaboration between Israeli and Indian companies. Focus sectors relevant to this call include ICT, Water, Healthcare, Agriculture, Energy, and Information & Communication Technology (ICT).

Through its feasibility study program, I4F offers full grants with no royalties, supporting up to 50% of the approved project budget for established companies and up to 70% for startups under five years old, with a maximum grant of USD 100,000 and project duration of up to nine months. R&D projects are eligible for grants covering up to 50% of the budget (up to 70% for young startups), with maximum funding of USD 2.5 million, joint commercialization costs of up to USD 30,000, and project durations up to 24 months, subject to royalties of 3–5%. Pilot projects are designed to validate innovative solutions on a smaller scale, offering grants of up to 50% of the budget (70% for startups under five years), a maximum grant of USD 1 million, joint commercialization costs up to USD 30,000, and project durations up to 12 months, also subject to 3–5% royalties.

Eligibility requires that Israeli companies act as Project Leads, registered and operating in Israel, complying with the Israeli Research and Development Law and Israel Innovation Authority guidelines, while Indian Project Leads must be companies incorporated under the Companies Act 2013, majority-owned by Indian citizens, and equipped to manage the proposed project. Academic institutions, research entities, and other R&D organizations in India are encouraged to participate as intellectual partners under agreement with the Indian company

For more information, visit Israel Innovation Authority.