Funding Opportunities
How and through which programs can knowledge and technology transfer be promoted?
Get an overview and find the right funding for your project.
HZDR Innovation Fund
The HZDR established the HZDR Innovation Fund in 2016 based on the model of other Helmholtz centers. The purpose of the internal fund - which is financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the HZDR itself - is to provide support for validation and spin-off projects. Its annual allocation is EUR 400,000.
Validation
Validation funding by SMWA/ Saxony
WIPANO - Weiterentwicklung von Erfindungen
IGF - Industrielle Gemeinschaftsforschung
Starting a business
Helmholtz Enterprise: Field Study Fellowship & Spin-off Programm
Cooperation with companies
ZIM - Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand: Verbundprojektförderung des BMWi
KMU-NetC: KMU-Verbundprojektförderung des BMBF
Technology and transfer funding by SMWA
KMU-innovativ: Verbundprojektförderung des BMBF
Important funding institutions with several funding programs
BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
BMWi Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie
Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen
CORDIS Forschungs- und Entwicklungsdienst der Europäischen Gemeinschaft
EU Rahmenprogramm Horizont 2020: Fördermöglichkeiten für KMU
