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Grants

FFG Frontrunner

Status

Closes in 92 days

Applications close 2026-12-31.

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Amount

€3,000,000

Maximum 3.000.000 EUR per project. Funding rates: small enterprises 45%, medium enterprises 35%, large enterprises 25%.

Funder

Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG)

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Submissions accepted continuously through 2026 via eCall; final deadline 31 December 2026, 11:00. Decisions are made in seven funding sessions a year.

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Sectors: any, manufacturing, deeptech
Stage: growth
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Targets mid-sized companies (SMEs and especially scaleups) and established market leaders. Micro-enterprises under 10 employees and startups still in formation are excluded. Only one active Frontrunner project per company.

How to apply

Confirm the project fits an offensive business strategy for sustainable/digital transformation. — link
Submit via eCall. — link
Assessment in one of the seven annual funding sessions.

What you will need

Project and strategy description
Cost plan

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibung/frontrunner-2026

"mittelständische Unternehmen (KMU und insbesondere Scaleups)"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.ffg.at