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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.

Showing 1-24 of 433 grants

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
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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.

AgritechAI+13
€45KMay'27
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

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.

AgritechAI+13
€16KOct'27
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

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.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+5
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

BayTOU — Technology-Oriented Start-ups

🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany

Supports Bavarian technology founders developing new products and processes with competitive market advantages.

AIBiotech+10
€150K
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

BayTP+ Development Line

🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany

Funds research teams and institutions for BayTP+ Development Line in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and climate technology.

AIBiotech+10
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

EXIST-Forschungstransfer — Research Transfer Grant

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Supports research-intensive spinouts through staged development from discovery to company readiness.

AIBiotech+5
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

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.

AIBiotech+10
€2K – €50K
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space logo
Open

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.

AIBiotech+9
SPRIND (Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen) logo
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SPRIND R&D Grants

🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany

Funds German teams through SPRIND grants with outcome linked support for technology development and testing pathways.

AIBiotech+9
€35M
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

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.

AgritechAI+13
€200K
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Between cycles

ZIM R&D Cooperation Projects

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Administers collaborative grants for German firms and research partners to run joint innovation projects.

AgritechAI+13
€150K – €308K
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Between cycles

8. Energieforschungsprogramm — Projektförderung

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Funds German applied energy research across hydrogen, heat, power, and energy systems.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+4
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Between cycles

Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand, ZIM)

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Funds German small and medium-sized enterprises and networks with collaborative innovation grants.

AIClimate Tech+6
EUREKA Network logo
Between cycles

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.

AIBiotech+8
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space logo
Between cycles

KMU-innovativ: Materialforschung (ProMat_KMU)

🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany

Funds German material-science R&D, covering 50% up to 100% of costs.

MedtechBuilt Environment+4
SPRIND (Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen) logo
Between cycles

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.

AIBiotech+9
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Between cycles

ZIM Individual R&D Projects

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Supports German small and medium-sized enterprises with technology-neutral projects for new products, processes, and services.

AgritechAI+13
€100K – €311K
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Between cycles

ZIM Feasibility Studies

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Funds German small businesses preparing technology concepts for future project development and commercialization planning.

AgritechAI+13
€30K – €88K
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Between cycles

ZIM Innovation Networks

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Supports German innovation ecosystems by funding management of networks that connect multiple companies and institutions.

AgritechAI+13
€200K – €600K
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space logo
Closed

The KMU-innovativ funding programme

🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany

Funds R&D projects at German SMEs and research institutions with rates up to 100%.

BiotechMedtech+6
European Innovation Council logo
Open

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.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+2
€4MOct'26
Israel-Europe Research & Innovation Directorate (ISERD) logo
Open

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.

AIEnergy Tech+2
€4MOct'26
European Innovation Council logo
Open

EIC Pathfinder Challenges

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Funds European consortia developing breakthrough solutions across AI, climate, energy, materials, medical, and quantum fields.

AIBiotech+5
€4MOct'26
European Innovation Council logo
Open

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.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+1
€1M – €12.5MNov'26

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