GRANT FINDER
Compare important national and European funding programs
Our FundingBuzz grant finder cockpit has the axes amount of the grant that can be applied for and TRL. The TRL means Technology Readiness Level. The TRL scale spans from basic research (TRL 1) to the marketed product (TRL 9). This way you can immediately assess which program might be best suited to your innovation. Simply click on the program for more information (in German).
The size of the circles gives you an idea of the budget of the respective program. Blue ring: EU program, green ring: German federal government, red ring: German state. The respective funding programs are described in detail in the funding program overview.
Funding Program Overview
Here is an overview of the 15 major German and EU funding programs. Click on the program and you will receive further information, an overview of the conditions and a link to the respective program website.
7th Energy Research Program
The 7th Energy Research Program is the most important funding instrument for the energy transition. Technology companies will find the tasks eligible for funding in 14 funding priorities. Participation in a joint project is[...]
Agency for Renewable Resources
The FNR's "Renewable Resources" funding program is an important and helpful program for German agriculture and forestry and for downstream companies in the bioeconomy. Maximum grant per company: Usual amounts 300,000 euros. [...]
BMBF programs
The BMBF regularly calls for proposals for specialist programs in specific areas. Technology companies often find interesting pre-competitive funding opportunities, for example as part of the bioeconomy ideas competition, battery research or in the[...]
BMWK programs
In addition to the large energy research program, the BMWK offers a number of other interesting programs - especially for the integration of modern technologies into everyday operations. Maximum grant per company: varies[...]
You can sort the programs by categories like SME only, Prototype, Scale-up, Commercialization, German programs, and EU programs. Simply click on the appropriate category. The funding program overview shows the most relevant funding programs for companies. You can find all German funding programs in the funding database (Förderdatenbank) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK).
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Three FundingBuzz Success Packages
We have developed three bulletproof service packages: DOING – WINNING – PLANNING. With our complete DOING package, we relieve you of most of the work involved in submitting an application. Funding is scarce and competition is fierce. Success rates are often only 5 – 10 %. With the DOING and WINNING packages, you increase your chances of success to 60 – 90 %. If you want to strategically set up the grant co-financing of your R&D, then you are welcome to use the PLANNING package. Here are the packages in detail: