FY2026 Okinawa University Research Outcome Commercialization Feasibility Study Subsidy

①Overview: This Okinawa Prefectural subsidy, administered by Okinawa TLO Co., Ltd., supports companies that aim to commercialize products using research outcomes from Okinawan universities or NIT-Okinawa, by partially funding feasibility studies and validation. Okinawa TLO coordinators provide hands-on support for contract negotiations, implementation plan creation, and project execution. ②Eligible applicants: Companies (incl. NPOs, public-interest corps, general associations/foundations, cooperatives) that have or will have a Okinawan place of business, or consortia led by such companies. Must conduct R&D within Okinawa and have prospects for continued R&D or business expansion in Okinawa after the subsidy period. Must have appropriate technical, financial, accounting capabilities, social-insurance enrollment (if applicable), no suspension measures, no organized-crime affiliation. Pre-consultation with the administration office is REQUIRED. ③Eligible expenses & benefit content: Labor cost (personnel directly engaged), outsourcing cost (feasibility/validation work to participating organizations), other expenses (consumables, travel, meeting costs, university IP usage fees). NOT eligible: accounting administration, inspection response, report drafting, review committee response, consumption tax. University-collaboration requirements: faculty cooperation on consultation/evaluation/data; research based on university research theme; verifiable via patents/papers/joint research records. ④Rate, ceiling, schedule, application pointers: Subsidy rate up to 8/10. Feasibility-Study Stage — ceiling JPY 2,800,000, 1 fiscal year (to 2027-02-26); Commercialization-Validation Stage — ceiling JPY 4,800,000, up to 2 fiscal years (to 2028-02-29). Application 2026-04-21 to 2026-06-17. Proposal submission 2026-06-15 to 2026-06-17 by 15:00 strict. Pre-consultation deadline 2026-06-03.