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Grants

Industrial Collective Research (IGF)

Industrielle Gemeinschaftsforschung (IGF)

Status

Status not published

Applications are submitted by authorised Forschungsvereinigungen on fixed submission dates; individual SMEs participate via a Forschungsvereinigung rather than applying directly.

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Amount
Not published

Pre-competitive research is funded at research institutions on behalf of a Forschungsvereinigung; SMEs do not receive cash but access the results free of charge and can join the project-accompanying committee.

Funder

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE), administered by AiF

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Applications are submitted by authorised Forschungsvereinigungen on fixed submission dates; individual SMEs participate via a Forschungsvereinigung rather than applying directly.

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
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Benefit is in-kind (access to pre-competitive research results), not a cash grant to the SME. In January 2026 BMWE authorised ten additional Forschungsvereinigungen, widening the technology coverage.

How to apply

  1. Identify the Forschungsvereinigung (industry research association) covering your sector. — link
  2. Propose a research topic and join the project-accompanying committee.
  3. The Forschungsvereinigung submits the proposal to AiF on the applicable submission date. — link

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

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Verified on 14 August 2026

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

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