Minciencias business innovation calls
Convocatorias Minciencias - innovación empresarial
Status not published
Calls are published throughout the year on the Minciencias convocatorias page; the tax benefit qualification window (cupo CTeI) opens annually.
Minciencias funds business R&D through co-financing calls and through the tax benefit route (deduction and tax discount for qualified science, technology and innovation investment). Amounts are set per call; the tax benefit is capped by an annual national quota (cupo).
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (Minciencias), Colombia
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — Calls are published throughout the year on the Minciencias convocatorias page; the tax benefit qualification window (cupo CTeI) opens annually.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Colombian companies, often required to partner with a recognised research group or centre.
How to apply
- Review the Minciencias convocatorias page for the relevant call.
- Register the project in the SIGP platform.
- Submit the proposal by the deadline.
- Evaluation, and for tax benefits, project qualification then claim in the tax return.
What you will need
- Colombian RUT and Cámara de Comercio registration
- Project proposal with methodology and budget
- Financial statements
- Researcher CVs (CvLAC)
Source. https://minciencias.gov.co/convocatorias — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked