Small & Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs
SME & Startup Incubator-Institution Subsidy Program
中小及新創企業創育機構補助計畫
Industry chapter08 · Business Startup and Incubation
Eligibility
Startups within their first 8 years of incorporation that meet the SME Identification Standards.
What’s offered
Subsidizes incubator institutions and large enterprises to host and partner with early-stage startups — opening up access to critical industry resources and market opportunities so startups can scale faster.
Key terms
- Application condition
- Company incorporated within the past 8 years and qualifies as an SME under the official standard.
Program structure
Incubation themes
- Net-zero transition and sustainable development.
- Critical technologies and advanced manufacturing.
- Healthcare & the silver economy (aging-society industries).
- Artificial intelligence and smart-tech applications.
Distinctive incubation capabilities
- Capital-type incubation — for startups seeking financing.
- Technology-type — for startups validating proprietary technology.
- Field/site-type — for startups needing real-world deployment environments.
- Market-type — for startups seeking commercial expansion.
- International-type — for startups going cross-border.
Application window
Per the annual announcement.
Who to contact
SME Innovation Incubator Association (Chinese Culture University Incubation Center)
中小企業創新育成協會中心（中國文化大學創新育成部）
English-language application support: not confirmed. Plan to bring a Mandarin-fluent collaborator to the first conversation.