Taiwan SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research)
Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs — SME and Startup Administration · Innovation grant (SBIR)
$375KPhase 1 up to NT$1.5M (6 months); Phase 2 up to NT$6M/1 yr or NT$12M/2 yrs; Phase 2+ up to NT$6M; higher caps for alliance projects.
Taiwan's central SBIR grant funding innovative R&D by legally registered Taiwanese SMEs in any industry.
Key terms
- Must be a legally registered SME in Taiwan
- No mainland-China (PRC) capital investment allowed
- No suspension, tax arrears or other violations
- Grant covers part of project cost; company co-funds the rest
- Central SBIR is reviewed on a rolling basis; local (city/county) SBIR has separate annual windows
Eligibility
- Where
- Taiwan
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a, growth
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- No PRC-funded shareholders
How to apply
Apply online on the SBIR portal with the application form and project plan (Phase 1 now uses a slide-deck format); free consulting at 0800-888-968.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling (central SBIR); local SBIR windows vary by city
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-23 · source