Hardware grants in Germany
Explore Hardware grants for companies in Germany. This list brings together funding for electronics, devices, sensors, prototyping and hardware startups 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 Hardware in Germany come first.
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Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1
🇪🇺EISMEA · European Union
Connects research teams and institutions for Interregional Innovation Investments Strand in manufacturing, materials science, and agriculture innovation.
Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 2a
🇪🇺EISMEA · European Union
Funds EISMEA Interregional Innovation Investments for small and medium-sized enterprises in developing European regions through cross-border transfer and capability building.
EIC Accelerator — Short Proposal
🇮🇱ISERD · Israel
Supports small and medium firms in early-stage deep technologies through public proposals and commercialization mentoring.
Key electronic components
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays European manufacturers to expand production capacity for the electronic components that bottleneck drone, missile and defence-electronics supply chains.
Digital Europe Programme
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds Europe-wide digital capability development in AI, cybersecurity, semiconductors, hardware, and IoT.
Eureka Network Projects — Permanent
EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers open access collaboration through Eureka Network Projects so small enterprises can join international innovation groups.
Eurostars Call 11
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds small and medium enterprises across Europe via Eurostars Call 11 for collaborative innovation with international partners.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships — ISERD)
🇪🇺ISERD · Israel
Supports internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers placed in Israeli institutions to build independent research careers through EU mobility fellowships.
Advanced Manufacturing for Strategic Products
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds six €6–8M projects that make strategic European products with less critical material, energy and imported-input dependence.
Horizon Results Proof of Market
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds 25 €200k projects that turn Cluster 4 research results into tested, investable products, services and businesses.
Technology Infrastructure Access for European Startups
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €1.5–2.5M actions that give European startups and SMEs simpler access to advanced research and technology infrastructure.
Advanced Photonic Devices and Circuits
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds six €3–5M research projects that make integrated photonic circuits more capable, compact and power-efficient.
AI Data Centres: Efficient Cooling, Power and Operations
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €10M projects that cut the energy and climate footprint of AI data centres through better cooling, power and operations.
Decentralised and Sustainable AI Processing
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €17.5M research projects that spread AI processing across sustainable, secure edge, cloud and HPC resources.
Digital Technology Foresight Forum
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one €4M coordination action to spot future digital technologies and connect the people who can bring them into use.
European Leadership in Global Digital Standards
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds a €7M action that helps European experts lead global digital standards and gives SMEs and researchers a stronger voice in ICT rule-making.
Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0 Ecosystem
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one €3M coordination action to build an open, trustworthy and competitive European Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0 ecosystem.
Virtual Worlds: Immersive Hardware and Haptics
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €4.8–5.6M research projects building smaller, smarter and more realistic hardware for inclusive virtual-world experiences.
Horizon EV Fire Safety in Confined Spaces
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one €8M project to prevent, detect and contain electric-vehicle fires in garages, depots, ferryboats and other confined spaces.
Horizon High-Voltage Heavy-Duty Electric Powertrains
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €8M Innovation Actions that make electric heavy-duty vehicles more efficient, modular and ready for megawatt charging.
Collaborative Earth Observation and SatCom Demonstrators
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds four €5–10M projects that prepare end-to-end Earth Observation and satellite-communications demonstrations for commercial space use.
Critical Space EEE Components for EU Independence
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one €250–300k research project to rebuild secure European supply chains for critical space electronics and components.
Digital Autonomy for Space Transportation
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €2–3M projects that bring autonomous flight, digital design and simulation tools to competitive European space transportation.
ISOS4I Ground Demonstrator and USI Qualification
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds up to €1M to ground-test ISOS4I mission systems and qualify a European interface for future in-space services.