NIA Open Innovation Grant
ทุนนวัตกรรมแบบเปิด (Open Innovation)
Closed for now
Open Innovation is NIA's flagship recurring grant and reopens in multiple rounds each Thai fiscal year (October to September). Register on mis.nia.or.th to be notified of the next call.
Grant of up to THB 1.5 million per project covering up to 75% of project cost, for developing an innovation prototype through to commercial readiness. Project duration is typically up to 12 months.
You must co-fund 25%.
สำนักงานนวัตกรรมแห่งชาติ (National Innovation Agency, NIA)
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — NIA runs multiple calls per year with defined submission windows announced on the NIA MIS portal.
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.
You fund 25% yourself.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, agri, health, ai, climate, any
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
- Locally registered entity required
Thai-registered juristic person with at least 51% Thai shareholding. The innovation must be new to Thailand and the applicant must be able to fund at least 25% of the project cost.
How to apply
- Register a company account on the NIA MIS portal.
- Submit a concept paper describing the innovation and market.
- If the concept is accepted, submit the full proposal with budget and workplan.
- Expert committee review and pitch.
- Contract signing and milestone-based disbursement, with the company funding its share up front.
What you will need
- Concept paper
- Full project proposal and workplan
- Company registration certificate (DBD)
- Financial statements
- Shareholder list
- Budget breakdown
- Team CVs
Source. https://mis.nia.or.th/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked
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