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Hardware grants in Sweden

Explore Hardware grants for companies in Sweden. This list brings together funding for electronics, devices, sensors, prototyping and hardware startups from Swedish innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, EU and international programs open to applicants in Sweden, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Hardware in Sweden come first.

Most active fundersKK-stiftelsen6SSF2VR2RISE1

Showing 1-24 of 295 grants

Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research logo
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Strategic Mobility

🇸🇪SSF · Sweden

Supports cross-sector researcher mobility in Sweden through exchanges among academia, industry, and public institutions.

BiotechMedtech+3
SEK 1.5MSep'26
KK-stiftelsen — Stiftelsen för kunskaps- och kompetensutveckling logo
Scheduled

Avans (Mini and Maxi)

🇸🇪KK-stiftelsen · Sweden

Offers development of advanced masters programmes at Swedish universities to strengthen future knowledge-based workforce pathways.

AIBiotech+7
SEK 2MNov'26
KK-stiftelsen — Stiftelsen för kunskaps- och kompetensutveckling logo
Scheduled

Early Academic Career (Tidig Akademisk Karriär)

🇸🇪KK-stiftelsen · Sweden

Supports early-career researchers at Swedish universities conducting applied industry-linked research.

AIBiotech+7
SEK 2.5MNov'26
KK-stiftelsen — Stiftelsen för kunskaps- och kompetensutveckling logo
Between cycles

Forskningsprofiler/26 Call

🇸🇪KK-stiftelsen · Sweden

Supports Swedish universities in building lasting applied research environments with strong industry collaboration.

AIBiotech+7
SEK 40M
KK-stiftelsen — Stiftelsen för kunskaps- och kompetensutveckling logo
Between cycles

Forskningsprojekt

🇸🇪KK-stiftelsen · Sweden

Supports collaborative applied research projects at Swedish universities through shorter-to-medium term funding opportunities.

AIBiotech+7
SEK 4M
Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) logo
Between cycles

Grant for Accessibility to Infrastructure

🇸🇪VR · Sweden

Supports access to major Swedish research infrastructure for teams conducting studies through shared national facilities.

BiotechAdvanced Materials+4
SEK 400K
KK-stiftelsen — Stiftelsen för kunskaps- och kompetensutveckling logo
Between cycles

Industrial Graduate Schools (Företagsforskarskolor)

🇸🇪KK-stiftelsen · Sweden

Funds industrial doctoral school models in Sweden that connect doctoral training with practical company collaboration.

AIBiotech+7
SEK 33M
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research logo
Between cycles

Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowship (IPD)

🇸🇪SSF · Sweden

Funds industrial postdoc roles in Sweden by embedding researchers in company settings for applied projects.

BiotechMedtech+3
SEK 1.5M
Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) logo
Between cycles

Research Project Grant — Natural and Engineering Sciences

🇸🇪VR · Sweden

Supports natural and engineering researchers in Sweden through multi-year research funding for scientific progress and innovation.

AIBiotech+5
SEK 600K – SEK 1.4M
KK-stiftelsen — Stiftelsen för kunskaps- och kompetensutveckling logo
Between cycles

Synergi/26 Call

🇸🇪KK-stiftelsen · Sweden

Funds large integrated Swedish research programs linking multiple projects around one strategic scientific objective.

AIBiotech+7
SEK 11M
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB logo
Closed

ESA Phi-Lab Sweden

🇸🇪RISE · Sweden

Funds space AI initiatives for Swedish companies, universities, and institutes through national collaboration with ESA.

SpaceAI+1
SEK 2.5M – SEK 4M
EUREKA Network logo
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Eurostars Call 11

🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational

Funds small and medium enterprises across Europe via Eurostars Call 11 for collaborative innovation with international partners.

AIBiotech+12
Sep'26
European Innovation Council logo
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EIC Transition Open

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Supports European deep-tech ventures advancing laboratory research toward validated prototypes and near-market technologies.

AerospaceAgritech+22
€500K – €2.5MSep'26
European Commission logo
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Industrial Readiness for Affordable Ka-band User Terminals (IRIS²)

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Pays up to two industrial teams to advance manufacturing readiness for affordable Ka-band satellite user terminals for IRIS² and GOVSATCOM.

SpaceHardware
€7M – €20MSep'26
European Defence Fund (DG DEFIS) logo
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EUDIS Non-Thematic SME Open Call

🇪🇺EDF · European Union

Backs defense innovation by small and medium-sized enterprises and research organizations across EU member states.

AICybersecurity+4
Sep'26
EC
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ECDI - Dual-Use Drones Innovative Programme

🇪🇺ECDI · European Union

Pays manufacturing SMEs equity-free grants to advance a dual-use drone product by at least one technology readiness level.

DefenseHardware
€35KSep'26
SPRIND (Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen) logo
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SPRIND Next Frontier Robotics Challenge — Stage 1

🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany

Funds European teams building complete multi-purpose robots or the breakthrough hardware inside them.

RoboticsHardware+1
€7.2MOct'26
Israel-Europe Research & Innovation Directorate (ISERD) logo
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EIC Pathfinder Challenges

🇮🇱ISERD · Israel

Funds breakthrough research teams tackling bold technology questions from concept through proof-of-concept under the European Innovation Council framework.

AIEnergy Tech+2
₪4MOct'26
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) logo
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Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1

🇪🇺EISMEA · European Union

Connects research teams and institutions for Interregional Innovation Investments Strand in manufacturing, materials science, and agriculture innovation.

Advanced ManufacturingAdvanced Materials+6
Nov'26
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) logo
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Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 2a

🇪🇺EISMEA · European Union

Funds EISMEA Interregional Innovation Investments for small and medium-sized enterprises in developing European regions through cross-border transfer and capability building.

Advanced ManufacturingAdvanced Materials+6
Nov'26
Israel-Europe Research & Innovation Directorate (ISERD) logo
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EIC Accelerator — Short Proposal

🇮🇱ISERD · Israel

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

AIBiotech+12
₪2.5MDec'26
European Commission logo
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Key electronic components

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

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

DefenseSemiconductors+1
Feb'27
European Commission logo
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Digital Europe Programme

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

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

AICybersecurity+3
EUREKA Network logo
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Eureka Network Projects — Permanent

EUREKA · Global / Multinational

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

AIBiotech+12

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