Not: applications through a German university or research institution.
Program özeti
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.
Kimler başvurabilir
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.
Başvuru sahibi kategorileri yalnızca bir başlangıç noktasıdır. Uygunluğa resmi çağrı karar verir.
Nasıl başvurulur
Contact your start-up network or transfer office early; the institution submits the application.
Plan phase I (technology and business model, company not yet founded) and the follow-on phase II.
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.
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