Advanced Materials grants in Germany
Explore Advanced Materials grants for companies in Germany. This list brings together funding for novel materials, composites, nanomaterials, coatings and materials science from German innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, EU and international programs open to applicants in Germany, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Advanced Materials in Germany come first.
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WIPANO Standards Participation for Companies
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German companies with up to 1,000 employees taking part in national, European, and international standardization committees through WIPANO.
WIPANO Patenting for Companies
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German small and medium-sized enterprises protecting their own research and development results with patents and other industrial property rights through WIPANO.
Bavarian Transformation Fund (Bayerischer Transformationsfonds)
🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany
Provides research teams and institutions for Bavarian Transformation Fund TFT TFO TFK in climate technology, energy systems, and manufacturing.
BayTOU — Technology-Oriented Start-ups
🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany
Supports Bavarian technology founders developing new products and processes with competitive market advantages.
BayTP+ Development Line
🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany
Funds research teams and institutions for BayTP+ Development Line in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and climate technology.
EXIST-Forschungstransfer — Research Transfer Grant
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Supports research-intensive spinouts through staged development from discovery to company readiness.
Innovation Voucher Bavaria — Standard & Special
🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany
Backs research teams and institutions for Innovation Voucher Bavaria Standard & Special in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and climate technology.
KMU-innovativ — Stichtag
🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany
Funds German SMEs pursuing high-impact R&D across 11 technology fields including biomedicine, bioeconomy, ICT, climate, energy, materials, medtech, photonics, and more.
SPRIND R&D Grants
🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany
Funds German teams through SPRIND grants with outcome linked support for technology development and testing pathways.
WIPANO Knowledge Transfer through Standardization
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German companies and public research organizations that convert publicly funded research into technical standards through joint WIPANO cooperation projects.
ZIM R&D Cooperation Projects
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Administers collaborative grants for German firms and research partners to run joint innovation projects.
8. Energieforschungsprogramm — Projektförderung
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German applied energy research across hydrogen, heat, power, and energy systems.
Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand, ZIM)
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German small and medium-sized enterprises and networks with collaborative innovation grants.
Eureka Network Projects — Germany-Israel
🇩🇪EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Supports Germany and Israel teams through Eureka Network Projects, enabling paired research groups to solve shared technology needs.
KMU-innovativ: Materialforschung (ProMat_KMU)
🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany
Funds German material-science R&D, covering 50% up to 100% of costs.
SPRIND Equity Investments & Convertible Loans
🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany
Invests in German deep-tech ventures through shared-equity support with private co-financing and downside risk share.
ZIM Individual R&D Projects
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Supports German small and medium-sized enterprises with technology-neutral projects for new products, processes, and services.
ZIM Feasibility Studies
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German small businesses preparing technology concepts for future project development and commercialization planning.
ZIM Innovation Networks
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Supports German innovation ecosystems by funding management of networks that connect multiple companies and institutions.
The KMU-innovativ funding programme
🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany
Funds R&D projects at German SMEs and research institutions with rates up to 100%.
EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports developing advanced materials for miniaturised energy harvesters to power IoT and sensor networks autonomously.
EIC Pathfinder Challenges
🇮🇱ISERD · Israel
Funds breakthrough research teams tackling bold technology questions from concept through proof-of-concept under the European Innovation Council framework.
EIC Pathfinder Challenges
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds European consortia developing breakthrough solutions across AI, climate, energy, materials, medical, and quantum fields.
EIC Accelerator Challenge: Advanced Materials for Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Systems
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports scaling advanced materials for EU strategic autonomy in energy generation and storage.