Home / Government Funding / Supporting R&D – Innovation and Technology Support Programme Supporting R&D – Innovation and Technology Support Programme Bygowin 2025-03-252025-04-08 Funding Supports platform R&D projects and seed projects Platform projects:Applied R&D that is industry-based and has commercial potentialMaximum project period: 24 monthsIndustry sponsorship: at least 10% of the project cost Seed projects:Exploratory and forward-looking projectsMaximum grant: HK$2.8 million for a project carried out by an R&D centre, and HK$1.4 million for other applicants.Maximum project period: 18 monthsIndustry sponsorship: not required Intellectual property ownership:lead applicant Eligibility The lead applicant must beR&D centreora designated local public research institution Application deadline The scheme accepts applications once a year