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Distr@l line 3 – Knowledge and transfer projects

Distr@l Förderlinie 3 – Wissens- und Transferprojekte

Status

Status not published

Check the Distr@l site for the current submission window for line 3.

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Amount
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Grant facilitating technology transfer from academic research into industry. Rates and ceilings are set per funding line in the Distr@l directive.

Funder

Hessisches Ministerium für Digitalisierung und Innovation

public · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Check the Distr@l site for the current submission window for line 3.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Applicant must be based in Hesse. The programme is theme-open within digital application-oriented projects and explicitly does not fund the start-up or early-seed phase (line 4B addresses start-up growth). A dedicated dual-use call exists for SMEs with civilian-primary solutions.

How to apply

  1. Submit a Projektskizze (sketch) — possible continuously. — link
  2. Formal submission by the applicable cut-off date. — link
  3. Assessment and grant decision.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://digitales.hessen.de/foerderprogramme/distrl

"Distr@l: Digitalisierung stärken – Transfer leben"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: digitales.hessen.de

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