Fellowship · Kassel, Germany
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.
Open · closes 10 Mar 2027 Run by Hessen Ideen, coordinated by Universität Kassel (UniKasselTransfer)
Verified 19 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Shortlisted teams present to a commission in Kassel or online; applicants hear back within six weeks of the deadline. Attendance at the programme events is compulsory.
Funding round July to December 2027: applications close 10 March 2027; the programme starts 1 July 2027.
Usual timing: There are two funding rounds a year; the deadline for the January to June 2027 round has passed.
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