Stony Brook University Research

2025 Industry-University Consortium R&D Support Grant Program, organized and sponsored by Incheon Technopark (ITP)

This program aims to support Incheon-based companies and universities by facilitating technology transfer and fostering collaborative R&D projects.

If you are having difficulty securing an industry partner, you may share your target research project and research focus, and we can explore potential matching opportunities through:

○ Companies partnered with the SUNY Korea R&BDF Enterprise Partnership Program

○ ITP’s industry network

We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and look forward to your participation. For more details, please refer to the program details below or the attached document.

[Program Overview]

○ Organizing Institution: Incheon Technopark (Venture Growth Center)

○ Objective: Supporting the global expansion and scale-up of digital innovation companies by facilitating technology transfer and joint

                  project opportunities with universities at Incheon Global Campus.

○ Project Duration: March – December 2025

○ Available Spots: 10 companies

○ Total Grant Budget: KRW 80,000,000 (Each company may receive between KRW 4,000,000 and KRW 12,000,000)

○ Key Schedule:

    ▶ March: Pre-application survey

    ▶ March – April: Promotion & application period

    ▶ April: Selection process & consortium formation

    ▶ April – November: Joint project implementation

    ▶ November – December: Grant settlement

[Program Details]

1. Joint Project Support – Collaborative R&D with Global Universities

○ Eligibility: Companies seeking to collaborate with global universities on joint R&D projects

○ Funding Scope:

• Joint R&D Proposal Planning:

  • Support for costs associated with planning and drafting joint R&D proposals

  • Grant Amount: KRW 4,000,000 – KRW 12,000,000

• Product & Service Enhancement:

  • Support for projects aimed at improving or advancing company products and services

2. Technology Transfer & Commercialization Support

○ Eligibility: Companies interested in adopting and commercializing technologies from global universities

○ Funding Scope:

• Industrial Property Rights Transfer:

  • Support for the use of patents and intellectual property rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize products

  • Grant Amount: KRW 4,000,000 – KRW 12,000,000

• Exclusive & Non-Exclusive Licenses:

  • Rights to use industrial property and technical know-how from global universities

• Technology Commercialization:

  • Support for prototype design and development for commercialization of transferred technology

  • Enhancement of existing product functions and performance

* If you have any questions or inquiries, please reply to this email or contact Seon Hee Kim, Research Professor, at seonhee.kim@sunykorea.ac.kr