Semiconductors grants in Germany

Open

Funds German companies with up to 1,000 employees taking part in national, European, and international standardization committees through WIPANO.

Open

Funds German small and medium-sized enterprises protecting their own research and development results with patents and other industrial property rights through WIPANO.

Open

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

Open

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

Open

Backs research teams and institutions for Innovation Voucher Bavaria Standard & Special in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and climate technology.

Open

Funds German companies and public research organizations that convert publicly funded research into technical standards through joint WIPANO cooperation projects.

Between cycles

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

Between cycles

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

Between cycles

Supports Germany and Israel teams through Eureka Network Projects, enabling paired research groups to solve shared technology needs.

Between cycles

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

Between cycles

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

Between cycles

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

Open

Pays up to ten European chip companies between EUR 500,000 and EUR 1 million each to build working AI chip prototypes and get them tested on a shared EU evaluation platform.

Open

Pays one consortium up to EUR 70 million to build a common EU platform for evaluating and deploying European AI chips and racks.

Open

Funds Europe-wide digital capability development in AI, cybersecurity, semiconductors, hardware, and IoT.

Open

Supports small and medium firms in early-stage deep technologies through public proposals and commercialization mentoring.

Open

Pays European manufacturers to expand production capacity for the electronic components that bottleneck drone, missile and defence-electronics supply chains.

Open

Offers open access collaboration through Eureka Network Projects so small enterprises can join international innovation groups.

Open

Supports internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers placed in Israeli institutions to build independent research careers through EU mobility fellowships.

Scheduled

Funds six €3–5M research projects that make integrated photonic circuits more capable, compact and power-efficient.

Scheduled

Funds €6M consortia that open Europe’s best research infrastructures to challenge-driven users and EU priorities.

Scheduled

Funds one €250–300k research project to rebuild secure European supply chains for critical space electronics and components.

Between cycles

Funds late stage deep tech start ups and small businesses with combined non dilutive and growth support across technology fields.

Between cycles

Invests in European deep-tech scale-up ventures with momentum needing capital for commercial expansion.