Grants and fellowships
3 programmes. Of these, 3 say they take no equity, and 2 have applications open.
A 12-month German federal stipend for students, graduates and researchers turning science-based ideas into startups, with support from their university or research institute.
Funding not published · equity-free
A six-month stipend for idea-stage founders from universities in Hessen. Graduates get EUR 2,500 a month and master's students EUR 1,000, alongside the Ideen Akzelerator coaching and workshop programme.
Funding not published · equity-free
A Saxon state grant for founders with an innovative business idea, before or just after founding. Selected founders get EUR 1,050 a month for a year, plus EUR 150 a month per dependent child, with support from futureSAX.
Funding not published · equity-free
We list 3 programmes: EXIST Business Start-up Grant (exist Gründungsstipendium), Hessen Ideen Stipendium and InnoStartBonus. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
3 of the 3 say they take no equity: EXIST Business Start-up Grant (exist Gründungsstipendium), Hessen Ideen Stipendium and InnoStartBonus.
Applications are open for Hessen Ideen Stipendium (closes 10 March 2027) and InnoStartBonus (closes 27 April 2027). The deadlines page lists every date we track.
Dresden (1) and Kassel (1). Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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