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.
EFRE/ERDF – European Regional Development Fund
The ERDF funds are an important component of the federal states' funding policy. The federal states set up their own programs, which are co-financed by the EU. You can find the specific programs in[...]
EIC Accelerator
The EIC Accelerator program is an excellent opportunity for high-tech or deep-tech companies to make their technology, which is already functioning as a prototype (TRL 6), ready for the market. In addition, high subsidies[...]
EIC Pathfinder
The EIC's Pathfinder program offers a great opportunity to develop breakthrough technologies with partners at an early stage. After successful completion, follow-up programs such as EIC Transition or EIC Accelerator can then be used[...]
Environmental Innovation Program – UIP
The proven environmental innovation program grants investment subsidies for systems that are being implemented in Germany for the first time and can act as a beacon for the relevant industry. The programme was recently[...]
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: