funding opportunities in austria
Find here a repository of the main funding programs, at national level.

Aws Preseed - Deep Tech
Typology of activites supported : personnel costs, material costs, external costs which are directly related to reach to proof of concept.
Grant amont : 200 000 €
Duration : 12 to 24 months
Funding rate : up to 100% – the max amount can only be granted, if there is one female founder within in the team (who owns minimum 25% of the company). Otherwise the max amount is 170 000€.
To know more : https://www.aws.at/aws-preseed-deep-tech/

Aws Preseed - Innovative Solutions
Typology of activites supported : personnel costs, material costs, external costs which are directly related to reach to proof of concept
Grant amont : 100 000 €
Duration : max 12 months
Funding rate : up to 90% – the max amount can only be granted, if there is one female founder within in the team (who owns minimum 25% of the company). Otherwise the max amount is 80 000€.
To know more : https://www.aws.at/aws-preseed-innovative-solutions/

Aws Seed - Deep Tech
Typology of activites supported : personnel costs, investments, marketing and sales, material costs which are directly related to the market entry
Grant amont : 800 000 €
Duration : 4 to 7 years
Funding rate : uup to 100% – the max amount can only be granted, if there is one female founder within in the team (who owns minimum 25% of the company). Otherwise the max amount is 700 000€.
To know more : https://www.aws.at/aws-seedfinancing-deep-tech/

Aws Seed - Innovative Solutions
Typology of activites supported : personnel costs, material costs, external costs which are directly related to the market entry
Grant amont : 400 000 €
Duration : 2 years
Funding rate : up to 100% – the max amount can only be granted, if there is one female founder within in the team (who owns minimum 25% of the company). Otherwise the max amount is 350 000€.
To know more : https://www.aws.at/aws-seedfinancing-innovative-solutions/

FFG Basis Program
Typology of activites supported : R&D related costs to answer a clearly stated research question. Including personell costs, material costs & external costs
Grant amont : 3 000 000 €
Duration : 1 and 4 years (must be re-applied every year)
Funding rate : 70% – the funding is a mix of a grant and a loan (usually 50/50). The max amount can be reached over a period of 4 years.
To know more : https://www.ffg.at/programm/basisprogramm

FFG Kleinprojekt
Typology of activites supported : R&D related costs to answer a clearly stated research question. Including personell costs, material costs & external costs
Grant amont : 150 000 €
Duration : max 12 months
Funding rate : 50% (60% if the funding is applied together with a partner (university or company))
To know more : https://www.ffg.at/programm/kleinprojekt

SFG Start!Klar Plus
Typology of activites supported : all costs related to become investor ready (personnel costs. Material costs, legal consulting, R&D costs, external costs
Grant amont : 125 000 €
Duration : max 12 months
Funding rate : 80%
To know more : https://www.sfg.at/f/startups/