Robotics grants in Germany
Explore Robotics grants for companies in Germany. This list brings together funding for autonomous systems, industrial and service robots, drones and human-robot interaction 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 Robotics 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.
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.
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.
SME-Innovative: Future of Value Creation
🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany
Funds German SMEs improving production, services or work organisation.
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.
KMU-innovativ: Forschung für die zivile Sicherheit
🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany
Funds German SME-led consortia developing civil-security technology.
Horizon Disaster Response: Search & Rescue Tech
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €4M projects that build and field-test search-and-rescue tech — drones, robotics, sensors — for wildfires, earthquakes and other hazardous disasters.
EIT Urban Mobility Financial Support to Startups
🇪🇺EIT Urban Mobility · European Union
Funds startups and industry teams building mobility, transport, and climate technologies through urban innovation support.
Innowwide — Next
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers market-feasibility support for small companies exploring non-European markets through Europe-wide innovation networks.
EIC Accelerator — Short Proposal
🇮🇱ISERD · Israel
Supports small and medium firms in early-stage deep technologies through public proposals and commercialization mentoring.
Eureka Network Projects — Permanent
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers open access collaboration through Eureka Network Projects so small enterprises can join international innovation groups.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships — ISERD)
🇪🇺ISERD · Israel
Supports internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers placed in Israeli institutions to build independent research careers through EU mobility fellowships.