Innovation and Technology Assistance Program (ITAP)
โปรแกรมสนับสนุนการพัฒนาเทคโนโลยีและนวัตกรรม (ITAP)
Status not published
Rolling. SMEs contact a regional ITAP network node, which scopes the project and assigns an expert.
NSTDA subsidises up to 50% of the cost of an expert-led technology improvement project for a Thai SME, historically capped around THB 400,000 per project, with the expert matched and managed by ITAP.
You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need
สำนักงานพัฒนาวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีแห่งชาติ (NSTDA)
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Deadline: Open all year — Rolling. SMEs contact a regional ITAP network node, which scopes the project and assigns an expert.
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 50% yourself.
Who can apply
- Sectors: manufacturing, agri, any
- Stage: seed, Series A and growth
- Locally registered entity required
Thai-registered SMEs with at least 51% Thai shareholding. Focused on incremental technology upgrading rather than early-stage startups.
How to apply
- Contact the nearest ITAP network node (hosted by universities across Thailand).
- ITAP staff conduct a diagnostic visit to identify the technology problem.
- ITAP matches an expert and prepares the project proposal and budget.
- SME signs the agreement and pays its share.
- Expert delivers the project; ITAP monitors and reports.
What you will need
- Company registration certificate
- Financial statements
- Description of the technical problem
- Signed project agreement
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://www.nstda.or.th/itap/ · not human-checked
"ITAP ช่วย SME ไทยพัฒนาเทคโนโลยีและนวัตกรรมโดยมีผู้เชี่ยวชาญให้คำปรึกษาและสนับสนุนค่าใช้จ่ายบางส่วน"
Verified on 14 August 2026
Source: www.nstda.or.th
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