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Grants

ZIM – International R&D cooperation (bilateral and multilateral calls)

ZIM – Internationale FuE-Kooperationen (bi- und multilaterale Calls)

Status

Status not published

Explicitly exempted from the ZIM application stop of 7 July 2026: applications involving international partners under bilateral/multilateral calls are still accepted.

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Amount

Not published

Grant as a percentage of eligible costs for the German partner in an international cooperation project.

Funder

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Explicitly exempted from the ZIM application stop of 7 July 2026: applications involving international partners under bilateral/multilateral calls are still accepted.

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

major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Up to 499 employees
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

German SME with an establishment in Germany plus at least one partner in the call's partner country.

How to apply

Find a matching bilateral/multilateral call and a foreign partner. — link
Submit a joint project outline in line with the call rules. — link
Submit the German national application via the ZIM portal.

What you will need

Joint international project description
National application form and cost plan
Cooperation agreement with the foreign partner

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.zim.de/ZIM/Redaktion/DE/Meldungen/2026/3/2026-07-07-befristeter-antragsstopp.html

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Source: www.zim.de