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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.

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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: One call a year — 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

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

How to apply

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

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

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

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.in.nrw

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