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DLR Quantum Computing Initiative

DLR Quantencomputing-Initiative (DLR QCI)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Approximately EUR 740 million initiative that procures quantum computing hardware and software development from companies, including startups, through public tenders rather than classic grants.

Funder

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Opportunities are published as public procurement tenders; companies work in DLR innovation centres in Ulm and Hamburg.

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
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Contracts are awarded through EU public procurement; companies must be able to contract with DLR.

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Source. https://qci.dlr.de/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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