IoT & Edge grants in Germany
Explore IoT & Edge grants for companies in Germany. This list brings together funding for connected devices, sensor networks, edge AI and industrial IoT 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 IoT & Edge in Germany come first.
Showing 49-72 of 283 grants
EIC Transition Open
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports European deep-tech ventures advancing laboratory research toward validated prototypes and near-market technologies.
28DIGITAL Venture Incubation Program
🇪🇺28DIGITAL · European Union
Offers European deep-tech startups a competitive incubation route with early cash support and growth-focused follow-up.
5G/6G Services Kick-Start
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Pays companies up to 60,000 EUR to test space-enabled 5G/6G service ideas.
6G Devices
🇪🇺SNS JU · European Union
Funds a coordination and support action to build a European roadmap and industrial strategy for simplified, RedCap-style 5G/6G devices ahead of the next EU research framework.
6G NTN-TN Unification/Integration
🇪🇺SNS JU · European Union
Funds research on core technologies that let satellite (non-terrestrial) and terrestrial 6G networks operate as one seamless system.
Advanced IoT and Device Technologies
🇪🇺SNS JU · European Union
Funds research on near-zero-energy 6G IoT devices, unlicensed-band 6G connectivity, and next-generation connected IoT applications.
Advanced underwater networks
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds development of unmanned underwater vehicles and networks that let navies team manned and unmanned assets in coordinated swarms.
Alignment of stakeholders towards the supply-side large-scale pilot of end-to-end infrastructures integrating device, network computing and communication capabilities (CSA)
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one coordination project up to EUR 2.5 million to align telecom, cloud and edge stakeholders around the EU's 3C Network telco edge cloud pilot.
Approaches, verification and training for Edge-AI building blocks for CCAM Systems (CCAM Partnership)
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one project developing optimised edge-AI models for real-time perception and decision-making in self-driving vehicles.
BASS — Digitalisation of the Water Sector
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds water resilience projects using space-enabled data and digital tools.
BASS — Sustainable Wetlands
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds space-enabled wetland and biodiversity projects that strengthen climate adaptation and ecosystem care.
BASS — University of Tomorrow
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Supports educational institutions developing space-enabled learning applications and innovation pilots.
Behavioural Interventions to Prevent Chronic Disease in Youth
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds wearable devices and apps, paired with behavioural coaching, that help 12-to-25-year-olds build habits that prevent the most common non-cancer chronic diseases later in life.
CELTIC-NEXT Autumn Call 2026
🇦🇹CELTIC-NEXT · Global / Multinational
Funds international ICT R&D consortia through Eureka's national funding schemes.
Connected Agriculture Kick-Start
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Pays 75% of a 6-month study, up to 60,000 euros, for satellite-connected farming services.
Connected Rural Communities Kick-Start
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Pays up to 64,000 euros for satellite-enabled services connecting rural communities.
Data Spaces Kit (Kit Espacios de Datos)
🇪🇺Red.es · Spain
Funds Spanish entities joining or supplying sectoral data spaces through non-competitive Red.es aid.
Digital Europe — Advanced Digital Skills (10th batch)
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds European entities expanding advanced digital skills with AI and cybersecurity programs.
Digital technologies and energy transition in fisheries and/or aquaculture
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds demonstration projects using AI, IoT and robotics to cut energy use and emissions in fisheries and aquaculture across at least three countries in one sea basin.
EIT Urban Mobility RAPTOR Open Call
🇪🇺EIT Urban Mobility · European Union
Funds startups and small and medium-sized companies solving city-defined urban mobility challenges.
EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Innovation Open Call
🇪🇺EIT Urban Mobility · European Union
Backs research teams and institutions for EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Innovation in transport and mobility, built environment, and climate technology.
Enhancing sustainability and resilience of agriculture, forestry and rural development through digital twins
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds teams building 3D digital-twin maps and VR platforms of rural villages to help farmers, foresters and local authorities plan for climate resilience.
Equipment for smart European cable systems - Works
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds sensor upgrades that turn existing submarine cables into early-warning systems for sabotage, seismic activity and environmental change.
EU-India International Collaboration
🇪🇺SNS JU · European Union
Funds a coordination and support action to build structured EU-India cooperation on 6G research, connecting European and Indian industry, standards bodies and research programmes.