DLR Quantum Computing Initiative
DLR Quantencomputing-Initiative (DLR QCI)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Approximately EUR 740 million initiative that procures quantum computing hardware and software development from companies, including startups, through public tenders rather than classic grants.
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Opportunities are published as public procurement tenders; companies work in DLR innovation centres in Ulm and Hamburg.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Contracts are awarded through EU public procurement; companies must be able to contract with DLR.
Source. https://qci.dlr.de/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked