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Minciencias business innovation calls

Convocatorias Minciencias - innovación empresarial

Status

Status not published

Minciencias publishes calls under the ACTeI 2025-2026 plan; Convocatoria Colombia Inteligente 2026 closed 13 April 2026. Company-specific open calls could not be isolated from the official listing.

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Amount
Not published

Minciencias funds business R&D through co-financing calls and through the tax benefit route (deduction and tax discount for qualified science, technology and innovation investment). Amounts are set per call; the tax benefit is capped by an annual national quota (cupo).

Funder

Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (Minciencias), Colombia

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Minciencias publishes calls under the ACTeI 2025-2026 plan; Convocatoria Colombia Inteligente 2026 closed 13 April 2026. Company-specific open calls could not be isolated from the official listing.

Your odds
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Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Colombian companies, often required to partner with a recognised research group or centre.

How to apply

  1. Review the Minciencias convocatorias page for the relevant call.
  2. Register the project in the SIGP platform.
  3. Submit the proposal by the deadline.
  4. Evaluation, and for tax benefits, project qualification then claim in the tax return.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://minciencias.gov.co/convocatorias

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: minciencias.gov.co

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