Skip to content
Unclaimed
Discovery tool, not advice. Every figure is the published rule, not a decision on your case.
Credits and in-kind

DOST Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP)

Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP)

Status

Status not published

Standing programme: submit a letter of intent to the nearest DOST regional or provincial office, then a Technology Needs Assessment and a project proposal.

Check with the funder
Amount
Not published

Technology assistance for MSMEs: infusion of appropriate technology (equipment), training, technical assistance and consultancy, and technology acquisition support. No peso ceiling stated on the page.

Funder

Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Standing programme: submit a letter of intent to the nearest DOST regional or provincial office, then a Technology Needs Assessment and a project proposal.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Micro, small and medium enterprises in the Philippines wholly owned by a Filipino citizen, in business for at least 3 years, willing to apply technological innovations to existing products, services or operations, in priority sectors.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://region1.dost.gov.ph/setup/

"MSMEs with business existing for at least 3 years based in the Philippines, wholly owned by a Filipino citizen, and willing to apply technological innovations to their existing products, services, and/or operations. ... Infusion of appropriate technology ... Assistance for technology acquisition"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: region1.dost.gov.ph

Report an error Something wrong or out of date? Tell us.

Similar programmes

DTI Shared Service Facilities and Negosyo Center Support

Status not published

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

DOST Grants-in-Aid (GIA) programme

Status not published

Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

P3 - Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso microfinance programme

Open continuously

Small Business Corporation (SB Corp)

DOST-PCIEERD R&D and Technology Transfer Funding

Status not published

Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD)

DOST Startup Grant Fund

Runs annual; last round closed 2026-07-31

Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Philippines

Philippine Startup Venture Fund

Status not published

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) with the National Development Company (NDC)

Paid, separate from Unclaimed

Want a human to review your application?

Involve Consulting can help — a paid expert-review service run by the same person behind Unclaimed, entirely separate from this free check. A flat fee, agreed up front; never a cut of what you receive.

Talk to Involve Consulting