Xiaoao Dong knows both sides of a grant application: as co-founder of Marry Icetea and today as Startup and Founders Coordinator for the City of Graz. We asked him what gets applications approved and what the ecosystem is missing. Also: Heinke leaves us all in the dust.
You want to make your product or your processes more sustainable, but you lack the time and budget for the concept work? The FFG's new Öko-Scheck covers 80% of the costs, up to €12,000, and allocates by lottery instead of first come, first served. Also: Heinke is joining our team.
Women-led deep-tech companies are still heavily underrepresented in Europe. Women TechEU awards €75,000 equity-free plus a personal business development program, now with a two-stage application process. Also: 100 companies are already working with StartMatch.
You have an innovative idea but no research staff of your own? The Innovationsscheck mit Selbstbehalt covers 80% of the costs when you bring in know-how from a research institution, up to €10,000 and with no fixed deadline. Also: BERGFÜRST is now working with StartMatch.
You have until 31.12.2026 to apply for the 2022 research premium, after that the money is gone for good. 14% of your research expenses, with no upper limit. Also: our Research Premium Manager is live.
Our Förder-Bibel is here: 45 pages of funding knowledge on strategy, the application process and the use of AI, completely free. Also in the Deep Dive: the FFG Skills Schecks 2026, with up to €25,000 for your team's training.
The FFG Basisprogramm Kleinprojekt offers up to €88,500 in non-repayable funding for your development. We show you how to build the complete application with our new AI tool in hours instead of weeks - end-to-end all the way to the eCall.
The aws First Incubator combines a non-repayable grant of up to €55,000 with a twelve-month support program - for people right at the start of their founding journey. Call #2 runs until June 23, 2026.
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