Space grants in Germany
Explore Space grants for companies in Germany. This list brings together funding for launch, satellites, earth observation, in-orbit services and space science 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 Space in Germany come first.
Showing 121-144 of 329 grants
Space for Sustainable Forestry
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds demonstration projects for satellite-based sustainable forestry management.
Space for Sustainable Pharma
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Pays 75% (up to €75K) for satellite-based sustainable-pharma services.
Space for Urban Air Mobility
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds up to €200K, 100% covered, for urban-air-mobility feasibility studies.
Space Systems for Safety and Security (4S) User Studies: Satellite Applications for Public Safety
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds up to €250K, 100% covered, for satellite public-safety user studies.
Space-based ISR constellation
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds design of an affordable small-satellite constellation that gives more EU states their own space-based surveillance and reconnaissance.
Space-Based Services and Applications Addressing COVID-19 Outbreak
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Co-funds satellite-based demonstration projects tackling COVID-19 healthcare and education needs.
Supporting the AI/ML digital transition of Copernicus Services
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one research project up to EUR 12 million to bring AI and machine learning into the Copernicus Earth observation services, from retrieval algorithms to chatbots.
Sustainable Transformation of Agriculture Through Digitalisation and Space
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds demonstration projects for satellite-backed sustainable agriculture.
Urban Green
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds up to €200K, 100% covered, for satellite-based urban green-space services.
Waste to Energy
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds European teams building space-data services for the waste-to-energy value chain.
German-Swedish Call for joint R&D projects by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises spring 2026
🇸🇪Vinnova · Sweden
Funds joint R&D projects between Swedish and German SMEs in any technology area.
ERP Digitalization Loan and Grant (511/512)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds companies and freelancers in Germany delivering digitalization projects with subsidized loans and grants up to €200,000.
ERP Start-up and Succession Loan (077)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds founders, successors and young companies in Germany with guaranteed loans up to €500,000.
ERP Start-up Loan – StartGeld (067)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds founders and young companies setting up or growing a business in Germany with loans up to €200,000.
Eureka France-Germany Call for Projects (Bpifrance / ZIM)
🇫🇷Bpifrance · France
Funds French and German collaborative companies with bilateral support for joint innovation projects.
NSTC (Taiwan) Research Fellowship for Researchers from Germany — Seed
🇩🇪NSTC Taiwan · Taiwan
Supports Taiwan researchers with structured pathways in international researcher exchanges and mobility, from planning to deployment.
Germany KfW ERP Digital Innovation Loans
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Funds German enterprises through KfW structures for digital innovation and expansion financing.
High-Tech Founders Fund (High-Tech Gründerfonds, HTGF)
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Backs deep technology and medtech startups in Germany with investment and follow-on support through High-Tech Gründerfonds.
KfW ERP Innovation Loan (ERP-Förderkredit Innovation, 513/514)
🇩🇪KfW · Germany
Supports German manufacturers with subsidised innovation financing for innovation modernization.
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.
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.
Excellence Strategy — Universities of Excellence Round 2 (decision, funding from)
🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany
Funds German universities strengthening long-term excellence through institutional research programs.
HAW-ForschungsAkzente — Stichtag
🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany
Funds German applied-science universities pursuing multi-year projects across multiple technology domains.
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.