Funding options for transfer projects

Target group: SMEs in collaborative projects with scientists from German universities and other SMEs

Funding purpose: promotes research and development of innovative products, processes and technical services without limitation of industry sectors

Type of grant: Grant

Special eligibility criteria: There are three types of funding within the ZIM Directive (ZIM- Solo: individual project, ZIM-KOOP: cooperation project, ZIM-NEMO: network management and organisation)

Funding: depending on the type of ZIM, funding from 190.000- 380.000 €

Target group: Brandenburg SMEs in individual and collaborative projects with scientists from German universities, large companies or non-university research institutions

Funding purpose: industrial research and experimental development

Type of grant: grant or subsidised loan

Financing: depending on the project phase, grant up to € 400,000 or loan up to € 3,000,000

Target group: small and medium-sized enterprises in the state of Brandenburg in cooperation with scientists from German universities

Funding purpose: Promotion of the innovation potential of small and medium-sized firms and skilled workshops in the State of Brandenburg

Special eligibility criteria: There are four forms of the Brandenburg Innovation Voucher (Small BIG Transfer, Large BIG Transfer, BIG-FuE, BIG-EU).

Funding: 100 % (up to 3,000€) or 50 % (up to 15,000 €) of the project volume is funded for the BIG transfer; 50 % (up to 50,000 €) of the project volume for the BIG-FuE.

Target group: Scientists at German universities and basic-funded non-university research institutions

Funding purpose: Funding of projects to test and demonstrate the innovation potential of research results and to open up possible areas of application.

Special eligibility criteria: open topics

Financing: max. 1.5 Mio €

Duration/dates: up to three years, application possible at any time