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Eureka France-Germany Call for Projects (Bpifrance / ZIM)

Eureka France-Germany Call for Projects (Bpifrance / ZIM)

Funds French and German collaborative companies with bilateral support for joint innovation projects.

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The France–Germany Eureka call is a bilateral innovation funding programme operated jointly by Bpifrance (France) and ZIM — Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (Germany) — under the pan-European Eureka network framework. Its purpose is to promote and financially support collaborative R&D partnerships between French and German companies that carry strong commercial potential. Each country fun…

Funds collaborative R&D projects between at least one French company and one independent German SME, providing 50,000–3,000,000 euros as a Prêt Innovation R&D or Avance Innovation through Bpifrance regional directorates.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Loan
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.bpifrance.fr