Opportunities
Startup grants in Germany (October 2026)
Open grants a founder in Germany can apply to, each checked against its official page. Calls named for Germany come first, then regional and worldwide calls that include it.
39 listings
Closing this month (11)
- Cultural Horizons: Artistic DebutsUkrainian Cultural Foundation and Cultural Vistas gGmbHOpenGrantDeadline: October 5, 2026
- KAVA Call 14 - UpscalingEIT RawMaterialsOpenGrantDeadline: October 16, 2026
- Open Call for innovative projects enhancing the valorisation of agri-food biomass side-streamsGRAPPAOpenGrantDeadline: October 20, 2026
- HERIFORGE 2nd Open CallHERIFORGEOpenGrantDeadline: October 27, 2026
- Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems (EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026)European Innovation CouncilOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing (EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026)European Innovation Council (European Commission)OpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- CfI: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison EnvironmentsInnovate UK / UKRIOpens soonGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomesUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026: Deep Reasoning, Abstraction & Planning towards trustworthy Cognitive AI Systems (DeepRAP)European Innovation CouncilOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- EIC STEP Scale Up Defence (HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP-DEFENCE-01)European Innovation Council (European Commission)OpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- TRUNSPORT Open Call 1European Commission / TRUNSPORT ConsortiumOpenGrantDeadline: October 30, 2026
Specific to Germany (6)
- GroundWork Open CallEuropean Commission / GroundWork ConsortiumOpenGrantDeadline: November 19, 2026
- UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: December 1, 2026
- EurostarsEureka NetworkOpenGrantDeadline: March 4, 2027
- EXISTBundesministerium für Wirtschaft und EnergieRollingGrantDeadline: Rolling
- Förderinitiativen für Start-ups (StartUpSecure / StartUpConnect)Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und RaumfahrtStatus to confirmGrantDeadline: No fixed deadline
- IBB Pro FIT - ProjektfinanzierungInvestitionsbank BerlinRollingGrantDeadline: Rolling
Also open to founders in Germany (33)
Regional and worldwide calls whose rules include Germany.
- Cultural Horizons: Artistic DebutsUkrainian Cultural Foundation and Cultural Vistas gGmbHOpenGrantDeadline: October 5, 2026
- KAVA Call 14 - UpscalingEIT RawMaterialsOpenGrantDeadline: October 16, 2026
- Open Call for innovative projects enhancing the valorisation of agri-food biomass side-streamsGRAPPAOpenGrantDeadline: October 20, 2026
- HERIFORGE 2nd Open CallHERIFORGEOpenGrantDeadline: October 27, 2026
- Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems (EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026)European Innovation CouncilOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing (EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026)European Innovation Council (European Commission)OpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- CfI: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison EnvironmentsInnovate UK / UKRIOpens soonGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomesUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026: Deep Reasoning, Abstraction & Planning towards trustworthy Cognitive AI Systems (DeepRAP)European Innovation CouncilOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- EIC STEP Scale Up Defence (HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP-DEFENCE-01)European Innovation Council (European Commission)OpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- TRUNSPORT Open Call 1European Commission / TRUNSPORT ConsortiumOpenGrantDeadline: October 30, 2026
- Fostering Opportunity in Regional Growth across Europe (FORGE)EIT HealthOpenGrantDeadline: November 2, 2026
- FORTIS Open Call #2: Pushing towards the deployment of FORTIS and Exploiting the FORTIS solution in other key sectorsEuropean Commission / FORTIS ConsortiumOpenGrantDeadline: November 4, 2026
- FIERCE 2nd Open Call for the Financial Support ProgrammeFIERCEOpenGrantDeadline: November 9, 2026
- Financial Support To Startups Open Call 2026EIT Urban MobilityOpenGrantDeadline: November 16, 2026
- EIC STEP Scale UpEuropean Innovation Council and SMEs Executive AgencyOpenGrantDeadline: November 25, 2026
- RENEW-BOOSTER EUROCLUSTER CALL N°2 FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THIRD PARTIESEuropean Commission / RENEW-BOOSTEROpenGrantDeadline: November 30, 2026
- European Partnership on Innovative SMEs/Innowwide CALL 5European Partnership on Innovative SMEs / EurekaOpens soonGrantDeadline: December 1, 2026
- WoodStock Grants to support climate-smart wood construction solutionsGhent University / WoodStock ConsortiumOpenGrantDeadline: December 15, 2026
- Ofwat Water Innovation FundOfwat & Challenge WorksOpenGrantDeadline: January 6, 2027
- Strengthening cybersecurity capacities of European SMEs with cybersecure AI-powered solutionsEuropean Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) / European CommissionOpenGrantDeadline: January 14, 2027
- Women TechEU 2 EICEuropean Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)OpenGrantDeadline: January 14, 2027
- Women TechEU Open CallEuropean Commission / EISMEA (Women TechEU Consortium)OpenGrantDeadline: January 14, 2027
- ‘Proof of market’ to improve valorisation and commercialisation of Horizon generated R&I results (IA)European CommissionOpenGrantDeadline: February 2, 2027
- European Partnership on Innovative SMEs/Eurostars: joint transnational call for proposals (CALL 12 of Eurostars-3)Eureka / European Partnership on Innovative SMEsOpens soonGrantDeadline: March 4, 2027
- RESIST II PROCESS INNOVATION OPEN CALLEuropean Commission (RESIST II / SMP COSME)Opens soonGrantDeadline: July 13, 2027
- Women TechEU (2026-2028)European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency / Sploro consortiumOpenGrantDeadline: July 13, 2027
- PowerBoost – unlock energy related challengesGreen Grid EuropeOpenGrantDeadline: August 31, 2027
- Accelerating uptake through open proposals for advanced SME innovation (HORIZON-CL3-2027-01-SSRI-01)European CommissionOpens soonGrantDeadline: November 4, 2027
- CETPartnership Joint CallsClean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership)OpenGrantDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation FundingDraper Richards Kaplan FoundationRollingGrantDeadline: Rolling
- She's Next, Empowered by VisaVisaStatus to confirmGrantDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP)Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)Status to confirmGrantDeadline: No fixed deadline
Questions founders ask
- How many grants are open right now for founders in Germany?
- 39 grants are open for founders in Germany right now: 6 named for Germany, and 33 open through regional or worldwide calls.
- Which of these closes next?
- Cultural Horizons: Artistic Debuts closes on October 5, 2026.
- How many have a deadline this month?
- 11 close in October 2026.