India-Canada Collaborative Industrial R&D Programme 2025

Department of Science & Technology

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Details

Amount

Upto: ₹1.5 crore

Deadline

October 17, 2025

Provider

Department of Science & Technology

Type

funding

Stage

early Stage

About this Opportunity

The India-Canada Collaborative Industrial R&D Programme is a Request for Proposal (RFP) for joint projects between Indian and Canadian companies, research and development (R&D) organizations, and academic institutions. The program aims to support innovative, market-oriented R&D projects that lead to new products, processes, or services. It provides a non-dilutive grant of up to ₹1.5 crore or 50% of the Indian project cost (whichever is lower) for a maximum period of 24 months. The funding is a non-dilutive grant, with support provided to Indian industry on a reimbursement basis and to R&D and Academic institutions on a reimbursement/advance basis.

Eligibility

The Indian Project Lead (IPL) must be a commercial (for-profit) company registered under the Indian Companies Act 1956/2013, which is headquartered and operates in India.
At least 51% ownership of the IPL must be held by Indian citizens.
The IPL should have the required expertise and team capacity.
Sole proprietors, One Person Company (OPC) and partnership firms are not eligible.
Companies headquartered and owned outside India, or their Indian subsidiaries, are not eligible for funding from DST.
The IPL should lead the project and can include other industry partners or academic/R&D institutions as part of a consortium.