The EXIST Business Start-up Grant
The EXIST Business Start-up Grant supports students, graduates and scientists from universities and research institutes who want to turn their business idea into a business plan. The start-up projects should be innovative technology or knowledge based projects with significant unique features and good commercial prospects of success.
EXIST Busines Start-up Grant with excellent conditions
How can I apply for the EXIST Business Start-up Grant? You will find the answers to the most important questions here:
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Who is supported by the fund?
Scientists from public, non-profit
- research institutes
- universities
- University graduates and former academic staff members (up to five years after getting a degree or dropping out).
- Students who have completed at least half of their studies at the time of applying.
- Entrepreneur Teams of up to three people. Teams that are made up of a majority of students are only funded in exceptional cases.
- One of the maximum of three team members may have a qualifying professional education and can be funded as the technical staff or one of the team members may have a degree that is more than five years old.
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What will be funded?
- Innovative technology based start-up projects.
- Innovative knowledge based services based on scientific findings.
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How does the funding work?
The grant covers personal living expenses:
- Entrepreneurs with a doctorate receive 3,000 euro/month
- Graduates with a university degree receive 2,500 euro/month
- Students receive 1,000 euro/month
- Child benefit: 150 euro/month per child
- Materials and equipment: worth up to 10,000 euro for solo start-ups (for teams max. 30,000 euro)
- Coaching:5,000 euro
- The maximum period of funding is one year.
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What do the university, research institute and entrepreneurs have to achieve?
University or research institute
- is involved in an Entrepreneurial Network.
- provides the entrepreneur with a mentor, a workplace and guarantees free use of infrastructure.
- manages the grant
The entrepreneurs
- receives coaching services from the Entrepreneurial Network.
- participates in a one-day "Entrepreneurial Personality" Seminar.
- presents a first draft of the business plan after five months.
- submits the business plan after ten months.
- takes on the responsibility of making tax and national insurance payments.
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Is it possible to launch the business during the funding phase?
- Yes, but the launch should not take place at the beginning of the funding.
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Who submits the application?
- Universities
- Research institutes
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When can the application be submitted?
The application may be submitted at any time.
Sponsors
The EXIST Business Start-up Grant is a support programme of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and is co-financed by the European Social Fund.
EXIST Business Startup Grant
Research Centre Jülich GmbH
Project Management Jülich (PtJ)
Office Berlin
Postcode 610247
Zimmerstraße 26-27
10923
Berlin
Hotline
Phone:
+49 (0)30 20199-411
E-Mail:
ptj-exist-gruenderstipendium@fz-juelich.de

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