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Pro FIT – Programme for the promotion of research, innovation and technologies

Pro FIT – Programm zur Förderung von Forschung, Innovationen und Technologien

Status

Status not published

Rolling applications through the IBB customer portal; the funding committee decides monthly.

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Amount
€1,000,000

Loans up to 1 Mio. EUR and grants up to 500.000 EUR. Industrial research: up to 80% as non-repayable grant (incl. SME and consortium bonuses). Experimental development: research institutions in a consortium up to 40% grant, SMEs up to 80% as loan. Production/market phases: enterprises up to 80% as loan only. Loan terms up to 10 years.

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

Funder

Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling applications through the IBB customer portal; the funding committee decides monthly.

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.

Who can apply

SMEs alone or in a consortium; large enterprises only in a consortium with SMEs and research institutions; research institutions only together with a Berlin-based company. Establishment in Berlin required.

How to apply

  1. Discuss the project with IBB's innovation financing team. — link
  2. Submit the application via the IBB customer portal before starting the project. — link
  3. Monthly funding committee decision.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ibb.de/de/foerderprogramme/pro-fit-projektfinanzierung.html

"Darlehen bis zu 1 Mio. EUR und Zuschüsse bis zu 500.000 EUR"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.ibb.de

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