Grants Germany
ZIM Program (Central Innovation Programme for SMEs)
Up to €380K per project (~45–55% of eligible costs)
- Geography
- Germany
- Stage
- Early Stage, Growth, R&D
- Sector
- R&D / SME, Any Sector
- Amount
- Up to €380K per project (~45–55% of eligible costs)
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ZIM (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand) is Germany’s largest and most accessible innovation funding program, administered by BMWK. It supports R&D projects by German SMEs (and startups) across all technology sectors and industries. Three funding forms: solo R&D projects (company alone), cooperative R&D projects (company + research institution), and R&D cooperation networks. The subsidy covers 45–55% of eligible R&D costs up to €380K per company per project. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with evaluation taking roughly 3 months. There is no thematic restriction — any technologically novel project qualifies.
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