Start-up grant
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exist Start-up grant
exist start-up grant supports students, graduates and scientists from universities and non-university research institutions who are interested in starting a business.
Terms and conditions for the exist start-up grant
The start-up teams receive an existing start-up grant at attractive conditions for a period of 12 months to draw up a business plan and prepare for their business start-up with the support of their university or research institution.
The most important prerequisite is that the planned business idea is an innovative, technology-oriented or knowledge-based product with significant unique selling points and good prospects of commercial success.
Services are also funded under these conditions. The application is submitted via the university or research institution. You can find out about the milestones of the existing funding phase using our exemplary project process.
Innovation is what drives us - and we are making the path to founding a company ever easier. With the new start-up grant check, you can check in just a few minutes whether you meet the content and formal requirements for applying for the exist start-up grant. This turns a scientific idea into a viable start-up project faster - from science to business.
Start-up grant check
Innovation is what drives us - and we are making the path to founding a company ever easier. With the new start-up grant check, you can check in just a few minutes whether you meet the content and formal requirements for applying for the exist start-up grant. This turns a scientific idea into a viable start-up project faster - from science to business.
Funding body
exist Start-up grant is a funding program of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and is co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF). The ESF is one of the European Structural and Investment Funds. Further information can be found at www.die-strukturfonds.de.
Current downloads
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Monitoring report no. 5 on the existing start-up grant
PDF / 3 MB -
Handbook - exist start-up grant
PDF / 18 MB -
Directive exist-Gründungsstipendium - new version from April 18, 2023
Status: April 18, 2023 / PDF / 537 KB
All downloads on the exist start-up grant
Downloads: Promotion logos
In this secure area, you will find all the required promotional logos.
Further information on the exist start-up grant
Funding application
Information, documents and support for the application
Course of the project
The milestones that specifically drive successful market entry
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