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Vouchers

FFG Innovation Voucher with own contribution

FFG Innovationsscheck mit Selbstbehalt

Status

Closes in 93 days

Applications close 2026-12-31.

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Amount

€10,000

Up to 80% funding rate, maximum grant 10.000 EUR; eligible project costs of 12.500 EUR are needed for the full amount. Smaller projects are supported proportionally.

You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG)

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Submissions accepted at any time during 2026; final deadline 31 December 2026, 11:00. Evaluations run continuously.

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

major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 20% yourself.

This is de minimis aid. It counts against the €300,000 ceiling that applies to your company across a rolling three years in this member state (Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831). If a new award would take you over, Article 3(7) disqualifies that award in full rather than reducing it — so check your headroom before you apply, not after. Check your headroom for Austria.

Who can apply

Up to 250 employees
Turnover up to 50,000,000
Stage: pre-seed, seed and growth
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

SMEs or economically active associations based in Austria: turnover up to 50 Mio. EUR, balance-sheet total up to 43 Mio. EUR, up to 250 employees, max 25% large-enterprise ownership. De-minimis aid over the previous three years must not exceed 300.000 EUR, and the applicant must not have received this voucher within the last 12 months.

How to apply

Select a qualified research partner for the service.
Submit via eCall. — link
Continuous evaluation and decision.

What you will need

Short project description
Research partner quote
De-minimis declaration

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · What is de minimis aid?

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibung/innovationsscheck-mit-selbstbehalt-2026

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