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.
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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.
European 6G Front-End Microelectronics
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds a complete tunable 6G radio front-end module for 7–15 GHz, combining European microelectronics with low-energy operation.
Eurostars Call 11
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds small and medium enterprises across Europe via Eurostars Call 11 for collaborative innovation with international partners.
Higher Speed Optical Access Networks and future end-to-end Packet Optical Network Architecture in 6G
🇪🇺SNS JU · European Union
Funds research on high-capacity, energy-efficient optical access networks and AI-managed optical architecture for the 6G transport layer.
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.
Innovative Advanced Materials for flexible and stretchable electronics
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds around three research projects, each worth up to EUR 5 million, to develop new materials for wearable and flexible electronics.
Low power Edge AI Chips
🇪🇺Chips JU · European Union
Funds two teams prototyping ultra-low-power edge AI chip designs, tested at TRL 6-7 for real-time on-device inference in battery-powered devices.
Microelectronic – Front-End Module (FEM)
🇪🇺SNS JU · European Union
Funds one project to design a European front-end-module chipset for 6G radio in the FR3 (7-15 GHz) frequency range.
Multiband 4D Radar
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds a demonstrator for a multiband 4D radar that tracks range, direction and speed together for naval and future ground/air defence.
Multifunctional Information Distribution System
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds research into an EU-built tactical data-link terminal so European forces stop depending on non-EU MIDS/Link 16 suppliers.
NATO DIANA Challenge Programme
NATO DIANA · Global / Multinational
Funds for-profit deep-tech companies from any NATO member nation that are developing dual-use solutions to critical defence and security challenges, through competitive annual and dynamic challenge calls.
Open-source EDA tools development
🇪🇺Chips JU · European Union
Funds up to four consortia building or improving open-source chip-design (EDA) tools for digital, analogue and mixed-signal design, released under an open-source licence.
RISC-V Automotive Hardware Platform
🇪🇺Chips JU · European Union
Funds up to two teams building a high-performance RISC-V automotive hardware platform — processors, AI accelerators and the software tool-chain — for autonomous driving.
SNS experimental infrastructure
🇪🇺SNS JU · European Union
Funds one project to run the SNS JU's shared 6G experimental infrastructure for Phase 3, validating technologies from earlier SNS Stream B projects.
SPRIND Continuous Hormone Monitoring Challenge — Stage 1
🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany
Funds teams in Germany through a continuous hormone-monitoring challenge for advanced sensor development.
SPRIND Funke QuantumSense Exploration — Stage 1
🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany
Funds teams hunting for entirely new quantum systems that could be used as sensors.
SPRIND Next Frontier AI Challenge — Stage 1
🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany
Funds German teams through frontier innovation programmes for AI and advanced prototype development.
SPRIND Next Frontier Robotics Challenge — Stage 1
🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany
Funds European teams building complete multi-purpose robots or the breakthrough hardware inside them.
Wireless Communication Technologies and Signal Processing – Standardisation and Follow-up/PoCs
🇪🇺SNS JU · European Union
Funds 6G physical-layer and radio-access research — spectrum efficiency, massive MIMO, AI-native RAN — aimed at proof-of-concept systems and international standards contributions.
Grant for Recruiting International Visiting Researchers
🇸🇪VR · Sweden
Funds Swedish higher education institutions to host international researchers and strengthen global collaboration.
Almi Verification Grant
🇸🇪Almi (Almi Företagspartner) · Sweden
Funds Swedish SMEs and early-stage founders verifying an innovative business idea through external analysis services.
R&D Payroll Tax Reduction (FoU-avdrag)
🇸🇪Skatteverket · Sweden
Provides Swedish employer contribution relief through Skatteverket for companies with qualifying innovation staff.
Eurostars autumn 2026 call 11
🇸🇪Vinnova · Sweden
Funds Swedish SMEs and their international partners to bring near-market R&D to launch.
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.