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Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

Runs Germany's federal research and innovation policy, setting priorities and channeling public resources through agencies and missions.

Germanywww.bmbf.de
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Programs13
Active grants2
Total grants5
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Germany's Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, legally Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, is the federal ministry responsible for research policy and project funding. The ministry was renamed from BMBF in 2025, but the older acronym still appears in many documents and in its website address. It operates from Bonn and Berlin and channels support through proje…

Programs & grants under this funder
Artificial Intelligence Strategy

Supports Germany’s national artificial intelligence roadmap through broad Federal strategy funding and shared infrastructure across research, innovation, and compute growth.

Research for Civil Security

Runs German civil security research consortia through modular user-led and company-led programmes that target practical security capability needs.

1 grant
Research for Civil Security — Stichtag
Open
— pool·24 days
Germany BMBF DATIpilot

Supports Germany BMBF DATIpilot by building innovation communities between universities, research institutions, and industry actors.

Energy, Climate and Sustainability Research

Supports German energy transition research through federal programmes in hydrogen, decarbonisation, circular economy, adaptation, and climate technology innovation.

Excellence Strategy

Funds German university excellence through federal-state programmes that support clusters of excellence and excellence universities via long-term research excellence models.

2 grants
Excellence Strategy — Clusters of Excellence Round 2 (decision, funding from)
Between cycles
€539M pool
Excellence Strategy — Universities of Excellence Round 2 (decision, funding from)
Between cycles
— pool
Germany BMBF FONA — Research for Sustainability (Forschung für Nachhaltigkeit)

Supports Germany BMBF FONA sustainability research across disruptive themes including production systems, water resources, and agroecology.

Germany BMBF GO-Bio next

Supports Germany BMBF GO-Bio next as a biotech transfer route for life-science researchers entering venture formation.

HAW-ForschungsAkzente

Supports German universities of applied sciences through HAW-ForschungsAkzente grants for institution-specific applied research over multi-year periods.

1 grant
HAW-ForschungsAkzente — Stichtag
Between cycles
— pool
Health Research Framework Programme

Supports health systems innovation in Germany through a federal framework spanning personalised care research, digital health development, and collaborative clinical translation.

KMU-innovativ

Funds German high-risk innovation by enterprise stage through KMU-innovativ with staged proposal reviews across digital, climate, and industrial technology.

1 grant
KMU-innovativ — Stichtag
Open
— pool·54 days
Quantensysteme Research Programme

Runs Germany’s Quantensysteme umbrella for photonics and quantum technologies, coordinating national funding channels for strategic quantum systems development.

Robotics Research Action Plan

Supports robotics growth in Germany through national action planning, workforce development, and institute coordination for applied industrial robotics expansion.

High-Performance Computing for the Digital Age

Supports national digital-age computing capacity in Germany through a three-level supercomputing ecosystem combining center investment and shared infrastructure.

Last verified: 15 May 2026Source: www.bmbf.de