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GRANT DEADLINES
Below you will find a list with the most important funding programs including the deadlines for proposal submission.
If you need further information regarding the programs, please call us: +49 30 7720 5920 or contact us via email: info@consultech.de.
Last update on November 8th, 2022 (information is provided without guarantee - we try to implement updates as quickly as possible)
German Programmes
| Programme | Submission day |
|---|---|
| Bund: Steuerliche Forschungszulage - für alle F&E Aktivitäten, rückwirkend |
laufend |
| BMBF: Medizintechnische Lösungen in die Patientenversorgung überführen | laufend |
| BMBF: Forschungsvorhaben zur Verbesserung der Explorations- und Integrationsphasen der IKT-Forschung | laufend |
| BMBF: Werkstoffplattform Hybride Materialien (HyMat) | laufend |
| BMWK: Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (ZIM) | laufend |
| BMWK: "Digital jetzt" - Investitionsförderung für KMU | laufend |
| BMBF: Enabling Start-up: Unternehmensgründungen in den Quantentechnologien und der Photonik | laufend |
| BMBF: Erforschung der Zusammenhänge zwischen Biodiversität und menschlicher Gesundheit | 16.11.2022 |
| BMBF: Bilaterale Zusammenarbeit in Computational Neuroscience: Deutschland – USA | 22.11.2022 |
| BMBF: Förderung von Projekten zum Thema „Integration der Region Mittelost- und Südosteuropa in den Europäischen Forschungsraum“ (Bridge2ERA2021) | 30.11.2022 |
| BMBF: Richtlinie zur Förderung von Projekten zum Themenschwerpunkt „Frauen in Wissenschaft, Forschung und Innovation" | 30.11.2022 |
| BMBF: Förderung von interdisziplinären Nachwuchszentren für reproduktive Gesundheit | 01.12.2022 |
| Invest BW: Technologieoffener Aufruf (nur für BW) | 02.12.2022 |
| BMBF: internationale Verbundvorhaben im Rahmen der Nationalen Bioökonomiestrategie | 14.12.2022 |
| BMWK: ZIM international - Deutschland / Argentinien | 16.12.2022 |
| BMBF: Förderung hochintegrierte photonischer Systeme für industrielle und gesellschaftliche Anwendungen | 10.01.2023 |
| BMBF: Förderung klimaneutraler Produkte durch Biotechnologie – CO2 und C1-Verbindungen als nachhaltige Rohstoffe für die industrielle Bioökonomie (CO2BioTech) | 11.01.2023 |
| BMBF: START-interaktiv: Interaktive Technologien für Gesundheit und Lebensqualität | 15.01.2023 |
| BMWK: ZIM international - Deutschland/ Schweden | 19.01.2023 |
| BMWK: ZIM international - Deutschland/ Kanada | 20.01.2023 |
| BMWK: ZIM international - Deutschland/ Frankreich | 31.01.2023 |
| BMWK: EXIST - Existenzgründungen aus der Wissenschaft | 31.01.2023 |
| FoGa: Forschung und Lehre zur Gesundheit in der Arbeitswelt | 31.01.2023 |
| BMBF: Grenzüberschreitende Vernetzung und Entwicklung von Projektvorschlägen für Verbundvorhaben des EU-Rahmenprogramms für Forschung und Innovation Horizont Europa | 31.01.2023 |
| BMBF: Ideenwettbewerb „Neue Produkte für die Bioökonomie“ im Rahmen der „Nationalen Bioökonomiestrategie“ | 01.02.2023 |
| BMBF: GO-Bio initial | 15.02.2023 |
| ZIM / EUREKA: 14. Deutsch-Israelischer Aufruf für gemeinsame Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekte | 20.02.2023 |
| BMBF: Biologisierung der Technik: Bioinspirierte Material- und Werkstoffforschung | 21.02.2023 |
| BMWK: Nutzung und den Bau von Demonstrationsanlagen in der Bioökonomie | 01.03.2023 |
| BMBF: Alternativmethoden zum Tierversuch | 15.03.2023 |
| BMBF: KMU-innovativ Einstiegsmodul | 15.04.2023 |
| BMBF: KMU-innovativ Bioökonomie | 15.04.2023 |
| BMBF: KMU-innovativ Materialforschung | 15.04.2023 |
| BMBF: KMU-innovativ Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien | 15.04.2023 |
| BMBF: KMU-innovativ Medizintechnik | 15.04.2023 |
| BMBF: KMU-innovativ Biomedizin | 15.04.2023 |
| BMBF: KMU-innovativ Ressourceneffizienz und Klimaschutz | 15.04.2023 |
| BMBF: KMU-innovativ Produktionsforschung | 15.04.2023 |
| BMBF: KMU-innovativ Interaktive Technologien für Gesundheit und Lebensqualität | 15.04.2023 |
| BMBF: Erforschung, Entwicklung und Nutzung von Methoden der Künstlichen Intelligenz in KMU | 15.04.2023 |
Horizon Europe
Health - Cluster 1
New calls are expected in Q4 2022.
Digital, Industry and Space - Cluster 4
Legend:
CSA = Coordination and Support Actions (100% funding rate)
IA = Innovative Action (70% funding rate)
mHealth = mobile health
CSA = Coordination and Support Actions (100% funding rate)
IA = Innovative Action (70% funding rate)
mHealth = mobile health
PcoA = Programme Co-fund Action
PCP = Pre-Commercial Procurement
PPIS = Public procurement of innovative solutions
RIA = Research and Innovation Actions (100% funding rate)
PCP = Pre-Commercial Procurement
PPIS = Public procurement of innovative solutions
RIA = Research and Innovation Actions (100% funding rate)
| Call-ID | Deadline | Topic | Funding per project [in Mio €] |
Funding rate | Call-budget [in Mio €] |
Process [stages] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination: World leading data and computing technologies 2021 | ||||||
| Digital and emerging technologies for competetiveness and fit for the Green Deal | ||||||
| HORIZON-CL4-2022-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02-19 | 16.11.2022 | 2D materials-based devices and systems for biomedical applications | 6 | RIA | 6 | 1 |
Climate, Energy, Mobility - Cluster 5
| Call-ID | Deadline | Topic | Funding per project [in mio. €] |
Funding rate | Call budget [in mio €] |
Process [stages] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORIZON EUROPE 2021-2022 – Climate, Energy and Mobility | ||||||
| Destination: Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality | ||||||
| Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply | ||||||
| HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-02 | 10.1.2023 | Best international practice for scaling up sustainable biofuels | 3 | RIA | 9 | 1 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-03 | 10.1.2023 | Efficient and circular artificial photosynthesis | 3-5 | RIA | 10 | 1 |
| HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-06 | 10.1.2023 | Efficient and low-emission technologies for industrial use of combustion and gasification systems from low-value biogenic residues and wastes | 3-5 | RIA | 10 | 1 |
Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment - Cluster 6
Currently, no opportunities.
Varia
| Call-ID | Deadline | Topic | Funding per project [in Mio €] |
Funding rate | Call-budget [in Mio €] |
Process [stages] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Research Council | ||||||
| tba | tba | ERC starting grants | 100% | 1 | ||
| tba | tba | ERC synergy grants | 100% | 1 | ||
| ERC-2023-POC | 24.01.2023 20.04.2023 21.09.2023 |
ERC proof of concept grants | 0,15 | 100% | 30 | 1 |
| ERC-2023-COG | 02.02.2023 | ERC consolidator grants | 3 | 100% | 595 | 1 |
| tba | 23.05.2023 | ERC advanced grants | 3,5 | 100% | 597 | 1 |
| Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Doctoral Networks | ||||||
| HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01 - MSCA Doctoral Networks 2022 | 15.11.2022 | HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN-ID HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks - Industrial Doctorates HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN-JD HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks - Joint Doctorates |
- | 100% | 427 |
1 |
| Horizon Europe/ Horizon 2020/ FP7 | ||||||
| HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ACCESS-07-01 | 10.11.2022 | Hop on facility (Additional partner from Widening Country) | pending | - | 40 (for 2 Calls) | 1 |
| - |
consecutively until June 2024 | Dissemination & Exploitation Booster for FP7/H2020/ and Horizon Europe-Projects (coaching, consultance) | - | - | - | 1 |
Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)
The following calls are pre-releases, changes are still possible:
IHI Call 3 (one stage), Publication planned for end of 2022
IHI Call 4 (two stages), Publication planned for end of 2022
IHI Call 3 (one stage), Publication planned for end of 2022
- Topic 1: Screening platform and biomarkers for prediction and prevention of diseases of unmet public health need
- Topic 2: Patient generated evidence to improve outcomes, support decision making, and accelerate innovation
- Topic 3: Combining hospital interventional approaches to improve patient outcomes and increase hospital efficiencies
- Topic 4: Strengthening the European ecosystem for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) and other innovative therapeutic modalities for rare diseases
- Topic 5: Digital health technologies for the prevention and personalised management of mental disorders and their long-term health consequences
IHI Call 4 (two stages), Publication planned for end of 2022
- Topic 1: Expanding translational knowledge in minipigs: a path to reduce and replace non-human primates in non-clinical drug safety assessment
- Topic 2: Patient-centric blood sample collection to enable decentralised clinical trials and improve access to healthcare
| Call-ID | Deadline | Topic | in-kind contribution [%] |
Funding rate | IHI-budget per project [in Mio €] |
Process [stages] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IHI call 1 | ||||||
| HORIZON-JU-IHI-2022-01-01 | 20.09.2022 | Topic 1: An innovative decision-support system for improved care pathways for patients with neurodegenerative diseases and comorbidities | 45 | RIA | 5-7 | 1 |
| HORIZON-JU-IHI-2022-01-02 | 20.09.2022 | Topic 2: Next generation imaging and image-guided diagnosis and therapy for cancer | 45 | RIA | 10-20 | 1 |
| HORIZON-JU-IHI-2022-01-03 | 20.09.2022 | Topic 3: Personalised oncology: innovative people centred, multi-modal therapies against cancer | 45 | RIA | 10-20 | 1 |
| HORIZON-JU-IHI-2022-01-04 | 20.09.2022 | Topic 4: Access and integration of heterogeneous health data for improved healthcare in disease areas of high unmet public health need | 45 | RIA | 20 | 1 |
| IHI call 2 | ||||||
| HORIZON-JU-IHI-2022-02-01 | 1st stage: 20.09.2022 2nd stage: 28.02.2023 |
Topic 1: Cardiovascular diseases - improved prediction, prevention, diagnosis, and monitoring | 45 | RIA | 11,2 | 2 |
| HORIZON-JU-IHI-2022-02-02 | 1st stage: 20.09.2022 2nd stage: 28.02.2023 |
Topic 2: Setting up a harmonised methodology to promote uptake of early feasibility studies for clinical and innovation excellence in the European Union | 45 | RIA | 10,7 | 2 |
EU4Health
Currently, no opportunities.
| Call-ID | Deadline | Topic | Funding per project [in mio. €] |
Funding rate | Call budget [in mio €] |
Process [stages] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU4H-2022-PJ-11 | 21.02.2023 | Action Grant on prevention of NCDs - cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other NCDs | 0,5 | 60-80% | 5 | 1 |
| EU4H-2022-PJ-12 | 21.02.2023 | Action Grant on cancer and other NCDs prevention – action on health determinants | 1 | 60-80% | 11 | 1 |
| EU4H-2022-PJ-14 | 21.02.2023 | Action Grant to support the roll-out of the second cohort of the inter-speciality cancer training programme | 7 | 60-80% | 7 | 1 |
| EU4H-2022-PJ-15 | 21.02.2023 | Action Grant to support structured dialogue at national or regional level on public procurement in the health sector - HERA | 1,6 | 60-80% | 5 | 1 |
Mission Cancer
Currently, no open calls.
Internat. Programmes
| Funding Organisation / Programme |
Title / Topic | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| World Cancer Research Fund | Research Grant for research institutions | 07.11.2022 |
| ERA-Net NEURON | Networking Group Call 2022 “Chronic Pain” | 08.11.2022 |
| EUREKA | Innowwide (Bilateral Market Feasibility Studies) | 15.11.2022 |
| CEPI | Human vaccine development against Rift Valley Fever (CfP3ii) | 15.11.2022 |
| European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases | Networking Support Scheme (NSS) for rare diseases | 01.12.2022 |
| Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) | RNA vaccine platform technologies and vaccine library development against emerging and select endemic infectious diseases: Focus area 2 - novel RNA platform technologies | 31.12.2022 |
| Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) | Innovative technologies to improve vaccine thermostability | Several reviews until 31.12.2022 |
| Marie Skłodowska Curie Action | MSCA COFUND | 09.02.2023 |
| EUREKA | Germany and Israel call for projects | 20.02.2023 |
EIC
| Call-ID | Deadline | Topic | Funding per project [in Mio €] |
Funding rate | Call-budget [in Mio €] |
Process [stages] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIC Accelerator | * overall budget accelerator challenges | |||||
| tba | Main proposal: tba, 2023 |
EIC Accelerator 2023 Open | max. 2,5 Mio grant + 0.5-15 Mio investment | 70% | tba | 3 |
| tba | Main proposal: tba, 2023 | EIC Accelerator Challenges | max. 2,5 Mio grant + 0.5-15 Mio investment | 70% | tba* | 3 |
| EIC Pathfinder | ** overall budget pathfinder challenges | |||||
| HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-01 | 19.10.2022 | Carbon dioxide and Nitrogen management and valorisation | 4 | 100% | 167** | 1 |
| HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-02 | 19.10.2022 | Mid to long term and systems integrated energy storage | 4 | 100% | 167** | 1 |
| HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-03 | 19.10.2022 | Cardiogenomics | 4 | 100% | 167** | 1 |
| HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-04 | 19.10.2022 | Towards the Healthcare Continuum: technologies to support a radical shift from episodic to continuous healthcare | 4 | 100% | 167** | 1 |
| HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-05 | 19.10.2022 | DNA-based digital data storage | 4 | 100% | 167** | 1 |
| HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-06 | 19.10.2022 | Alternative approaches to Quantum Information Processing, Communication, and Sensing | 4 | 100% | 167** | 1 |
| EIC Transition | ||||||
| tba | tba | tba | tba | 100% | tba | 1 |