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Grants

START-UP university spin-offs / Start-up Transfer.NRW

START-UP-Hochschul-Ausgründungen / Start-up Transfer.NRW

Status

Status not published

Competitive rounds (Wettbewerbsrunden) announced periodically by the NRW ministry; check the Innovationsförderagentur NRW for the current round.

Open now

Amount

Not published

Grant for technology-oriented spin-off projects from NRW universities and research institutions, covering personnel and material costs during the development phase. Co-financed by the EU (EFRE).

Funder

Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

public · regional

Deadline: annual_call — Competitive rounds (Wettbewerbsrunden) announced periodically by the NRW ministry; check the Innovationsförderagentur NRW for the current round.

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

Sectors: deeptech, any
Stage: idea, pre_seed
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Spin-off teams from universities and research institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia.

How to apply

Anchor the spin-off project at an NRW university or research institution. — link
Submit a project outline in the current competition round.
Jury assessment, then formal application on selection.

What you will need

Project outline (technology, market, team)
Support statement from the host institution
Cost and financing plan

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.in.nrw/start-up-transfer-nrw — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked