DOWA Techno Fund | Open Innovation | Research & Development

DOWA Techno Fund

The DOWA Techno Fund is a unique system of DOWA that provides financial support to technologies, businesses, and markets closely related to our company. Currently, it mainly supports the development of technological seeds that have the potential for commercialization within the DOWA Group in the future, through joint research with universities and research institutions.

Joint Research and Development

The DOWA Techno Fund is not limited to themes that are close to commercialization or immediate issues. To achieve results, it is essential to build a solid foundation through steady accumulation of research. DOWA Holdings supports promising research and cutting-edge technology research at universities and other institutions, as well as the researchers involved in such work.

Detailed Application Guidelines

Application Period	Continuously accepting applications
Target Fields	Areas related to our focus markets and businesses Markets Automobiles, Information and Communication, Environment and energy, Healthcare Businesses Environmental & Recycling, Nonferrous Metals, Electronic Materials, Metal Processing, Heat Treatment For details on each business, click here
Support Details	Joint research (basic study): standard amount 1 to 3 million yen (excluding tax, including indirect costs) Joint development (social implementation): standard amount 3 to 10 million yen (excluding tax, including indirect costs)
Selection Process	The first screening will be based on document review, and the final selection will be made after an interview.
Notification of Acceptance	The results of the selection will be communicated directly.
Other Conditions	The content will be discussed individually and contracted accordingly.