Basic Program Small Project 2025: Funding for "smaller" R&D company projects for SMEs and startups
Funding of "smaller" R&D projects by SMEs and startups with project costs up to a maximum of €150,000 and a funding rate of up to 60%. Applications can be submitted continuously until 31.12.2025.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for smaller research and development projects of SMEs and startups aimed at developing commercially viable products, processes, or services.
Eligible expenses
- Third-party costs
- Costs for equipment usage
- Material and supplies costs
- Personnel costs
- Travel expenses
Eligible to apply
- Companies
- Founders
Funding requirements
- Proof of SME status or company founding (Startup)
- Project costs maximum €150,000
- No pure engineering projects
Documents required for application
- Project description
- Financing plan
- Business plan
- Curricula vitae
Description
The Basic Program Small Project 2025 of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) funds "smaller" research and development company projects by SMEs and startups nationwide. The goal is the rapid and efficient realization of innovative products, processes, or digital services with maximum project costs of €150,000 and a funding rate of up to 60%. With a maximum grant of €90,000, the program supports companies that independently or in cooperation with scientific partners carry out experimental development projects. Pure engineering projects are excluded to focus on projects with higher technological risk. Project-related bonuses through cooperation are possible without increasing the funding rate. Submissions can be made continuously until 31.12.2025 (11:00 a.m.) via the eCall system.
Companies with SME status or in the startup phase can apply, provided the total costs do not exceed €150,000 and no pure engineering projects are requested. Eligible expenses include third-party costs, material and equipment costs, personnel costs, travel expenses, and costs for equipment use. The application must include a well-founded project description, a detailed financing plan, a business plan, and CVs of the involved specialists. Decisions are made in seven annual sessions, enabling prompt funding notifications. The program targets small and medium-sized enterprises aiming to increase their competitiveness through targeted R&D investments and to establish marketable innovations.