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Grants and loans for technological innovation projects in Berlin

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Are you an entrepreneur looking to implement technological developments? Or do you work at a scientific institution and are planning to carry out an R&D project in co-operation with a company? Our practical online financing will help you to implement your ideas during all phases of the innovation process.

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Description of the grant/loan

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'Pro FIT - Projektfinanzierung' at a glance

  • Grants and loans for technological innovation projects

  • Loans of up to EUR 1m and grants of up to EUR 400,000

  • Online financing of project-related R&D expenditure

  • Financing for up 80%

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Who is eligible for support:

  • SMEs: alone or together with companies or research institutes

  • Non-SMEs: only in conjunction with SMEs and research institutes

  • Research institutes: only in conjunction with at least one company

with their place of business or an independently organised facility in Berlin.

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What is supported:

Support is available for single and combined projects in the phases of industrial research, experimental development as well as production development, market preparation and market launch.

Support is provided specifically for:

  • Project-related personnel expenditure

  • Third-party services

  • Material expenditure

  • Registration of intellectual property rights

  • Expenditure related to market launch and market preparation

  • Indirect project expenditure

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What kind of support is available:

Depending on the innovation phase, online financing is granted in the form of non-repayable grants and/or low-interest loans.

  • Loan of up to EUR 1 million

  • Grants of up to EUR 400,000

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Maximum support percentages for project expenditure eligible for support total up to:

Industrial research phase

  • 80% (including the SME and collaboration bonus) as a grant

Experimental development phase

  • 40% as a grant only in the case of research institutes collaborating with other parties

  • 25% as a grant only in the case of large enterprises collaborating with other parties

  • 80% max. as a loan only in the case of SMEs

Production development, market preparation and market launch phase

  • 80% max. as a loan only in the case of SMEs

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