Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
IDDI Design-Driven Industry Innovation Subsidy
IDDI設計驅動產業創新補助
Subsidy ceilingUp to NT$4.0M (~NT$4,000,000)
Industry chapter04 · Innovative Research & Development
Eligibility
Eligible Taiwan-registered design firms and manufacturers.
What’s offered
Helps design firms and manufacturers harness design as a value-creation engine — strengthening their design capability as their core innovation strategy.
Key terms
- Applicant cost-share
- Applicants must self-fund at least 50% of project budget.
- Design firms — subsidy ceiling
- Up to NT$2,000,000 for design firms developing high-value innovation cases.
- Manufacturers — subsidy ceiling
- Up to NT$4,000,000 for manufacturers using innovative design to differentiate products in market.
Program structure
Design-innovation process
- Submit corporate design-innovation plan
- Propose solutions and expected performance outcomes
- IDDI design-innovation review meeting
- Joint creative ideation
- Diffuse and implement results
Nine support categories
- Human, technology, materials, environment, design management, design strategy, brand strategy, design technology development, and product-design tooling investment.
- Design-software investment, brand-strategy development, and 50% cost-share to motivate firms to upgrade design capability.
Application window
Multiple application cycles per year, per official announcement.
Who to contact
Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI)
財團法人台灣設計研究院
English-language application support: not confirmed. Plan to bring a Mandarin-fluent collaborator to the first conversation.