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Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) — EXIST · Deutschland

EXIST Transfer of Research (EXIST-Forschungstransfer)

Programm — aktuelle Runde prüfen

Hinweis: applications through a German university or research institution.

Programmübersicht

Supports particularly demanding, research-based deep-tech start-up projects with high technical risk. Phase I funds technology development and preparing the company at the university; phase II supports the newly founded company.

Wer kann sich bewerben?

The project must be based at a German university or research institution, and the company must not be founded during phase I. Pure validation of research results or general feasibility studies are not funded.

Antragstellerkategorien sind nur ein Ausgangspunkt. Über die Antragsberechtigung entscheidet die offizielle Ausschreibung.

So bewerben Sie sich

1. Contact your start-up network or transfer office early; the institution submits the application.
2. Plan phase I (technology and business model, company not yet founded) and the follow-on phase II.
3. Check the current application windows and documents on exist.de.

✓ Checked against the official call text on 2026-11-15 (exist.de, programme page EXIST-Forschungstransfer).

From the call text

Who can apply

Technology-oriented start-up projects from universities and research institutions with high technical risk and demanding R&D (deep tech).

Company stage

Phase I: technology development and preparation of the company, which must not yet be founded; phase II follows for the founded company.

Single applicant or consortium

Research team at the institution.

Where applicants must be based

The project is based at a university or research institution in Germany.

Where to apply

The university or research institution submits the application.

Offizielle Quellen

Offizielle Ausschreibungsseite · EXIST Transfer of Research

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