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Grants in Germany

Explore grants for companies in Germany. This directory includes national and regional funding 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 Germany come first.

Most active fundersBMWE17 KfW16 ESA14 BMFTR12 BAFA4 Bayern Innovativ4

Grants in Germany by industryClimate Tech Energy Tech Advanced Manufacturing AI Medtech Space Advanced Materials Biotech Hardware Robotics Mobility IoT & Edge Quantum Semiconductors Agritech Built Environment Cybersecurity

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Between cycles

Business Plan Competition Northern Bavaria

🇩🇪BayStartUP · Germany

Awards cash prizes and expert coaching to Franconia and Upper Palatinate founders who complete the three phases of this regional business plan competition.

Between cycles

Deep Tech Award

🇩🇪Berlin Senate Dept · Germany

Splits a €50,000 total prize each year among Berlin-based deep-tech companies and startups.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotech+6

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

Between cycles

Excellence Strategy — Clusters of Excellence Round 2 (decision, funding from)

🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany

Funds seven-year cross-disciplinary research clusters at German universities to strengthen international competitiveness and talent development.

Between cycles

Excellence Strategy — Universities of Excellence Round 2 (decision, funding from)

🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany

Funds German universities strengthening long-term excellence through institutional research programs.

Between cycles

EXIST-Women

🇩🇪BMWi · Germany

Funds a 12-month startup-qualification programme and scholarships for women in Germany.

€1K – €3K

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HAW-ForschungsAkzente — Stichtag

🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany

Funds German applied-science universities pursuing multi-year projects across multiple technology domains.

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IONOS Cloud Startup Programme

🇩🇪IONOS Cloud · Germany

Gives eligible startups up to €100,000 in IONOS Cloud service credit, usable over as long as 24 months, through its SPARK and ACCELERATE tiers.

€100K

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KMU-innovativ: Materialforschung (ProMat_KMU)

🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany

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

MedtechBuilt Environment+4

Between cycles

KMU-innovativ: Produktionsforschung

🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany

Funds German SMEs' production-research R&D projects, alone or with partners.

Advanced ManufacturingMobility+2

€20M

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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

Between cycles

Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (ZIM)

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Funds German SME R&D projects, covering up to 60% of eligible costs.

€550K

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KfW Umweltprogramm

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Supports German companies with subsidised loans for environmental protection, climate action, circular economy, biodiversity, and resource efficiency upgrades.

Climate TechEnergy Tech

€25M