Open the so-called joint KSSP between spain and korea 2025-2026

The centre for technological development and innovation, the ministry of Science, innovation and universities, and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KYATS) have launched a new joint call within the framework of the programme KSSP aimed at boosting technology cooperation projects in the areas of artificial intelligence and semiconductor.

The time of submission of proposals is opensince 24 september 2025 until 28 january 2026with the objective that the projects selected should begin on 1 august 2026.

Under this agreement, the CDTI KYATS Innovation and undertake to promote, support and financing joint technological projects between korean and spanish companies, which can count on the involvement of non-business, in the spanish case, should do so as subcontractors.

The convening 2025-2026, within the Programme foresees a KSSP funding for projects and high impact, provided that are anchored in any of the areas set out:artificial intelligence or semiconductors.

The Programme KSSP, pioneer in the form with a third country, seeks to make a qualitative leap in the typology of international technology cooperation, increasing intensity in r & D and the budget volume. The approved projects will result in a quality label "" that, in addition to recognizing the technological level of the proposal, allows access to public funding. Each country will assume the financing of their own organizations. In the case of spanish companies, aid is granted through a call for direct allocation managed by the CDTI Innovation, exclusively for those who have obtained the quality label.

Characteristics of the projects

Projects should meet the following requirements:

• Result in a product, process or innovative service.
• Form a partnership, for at least two spanish companies (a big or small as a leader and an additional SMES) and a korean company, all of them independent. The project must be relevant for all partners and no country or a member may focus more than 60 per cent of the budget.
• No applicant may participate in more than one consortium for this invitation. Otherwise, you must choose and select a request to withdraw from the rest.
• To be for a period of between 12 and 36 months.
• Always be for civilian use and compatible with any of the technological area of invitation: artificial intelligence and semiconductor.
• For the spanish side, the overall budget target should be between 2.5 and eur 6 million, with a minimum contribution of the medium-sized enterprises from the 10% of the total budget. The budget must be consistent with the developments and to make the technical capacity/financial assistance of the participants.

In addition, participants should sign a consortium governing rights and obligations of the parties, as well as aspects relating to intellectual property, exploitation and sale of the results.

You can download the document in english of the so-called KSSP 2025-2026 in the followinglink.

Submission of proposals

The reporting process distinguishes betweenInternational Application PCTI-PSIandApplication of national aid SPSI.

For theInternational Application, the participants must submit the CDTI and KYATS respectively,until 18:00 hours on 28 january 2026(local time in each agency), request on-line KSSP accompanied by the following compulsory international documentation (in english), common to all partners:KSSP Application Formsigned by all partners.

In Spain, this International Application solely by project, although a number of spanish companies involved in the consortium, and be presented via theelectronic site CDTI.

At the end of the International Application, the CDTI and KYATS Innovation will verify the eligibility of the proposals. Nominations eligible will be assessed by a panel of qualified and independent experts with a score. Only the proposals with a total score higher than the default minimum threshold of 70-100 points will classification list (ranking list).

According to the score will be selected from 2 to 4 projects, to receive the letter of approval KSSP (quality seal) and the confirmation of availability of funds. The allocation of national funds to the requests you selected will order of the classification.

Los solicitantes que reciban la carta de aprobación KSSP deberán presentar de forma individual laApplication of national aid SPSIthe CDTI Innovation.

The deadline for submission of the application of National Aid ending23 july 2026 at 18:00 h(spanish time).

Informative Webinario

To resolve doubts regarding the convening KSSP 2025-2026, on 2 october, at 9:30 h (CET) will be followed by an informative webinario in english. you can access information on this webinario and register through this link.

Contacts

It is recommended that each partner contact your national agency as soon as possible, as soon as you have a project idea.

Spain (CDTI):

• Ms. Mercy Pérez: + 34 91 581 0489 (merced.perez@cdti.es)
• Mr. Jordi Espluga (office in Korea): + 82 (0) 70 4117 0888 (jordi.espluga@cdti.es)

Korea (KYATS):

• Ms. Jee Hyun Woo: + 82 (0) 2 6009 3767 (jeehyun.woo@kiat.or.kr)
• H.e. mr. Youngmin Jeong: + 82 (0) 2 6009 3767 (wjddudals00@kiat.or.kr)

CDTI Innovation

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