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Grants

FFG Frontrunner

Status

Closes in 80 days

Applications close 2026-12-31.

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Amount

€3,000,000

Max EUR 3,000,000 per project; funding rate 45% small, 35% medium, 25% large enterprises (applicant share shown for small enterprises).

You must co-fund 55%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG)

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Call open 1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2026, 11:00.

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

You fund 55% yourself.

Who can apply

Sectors: any, manufacturing, deeptech
Stage: growth
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Targets SMEs (especially scale-ups) and established frontrunner companies; micro-enterprises and startups explicitly excluded; companies in difficulty excluded; max one concurrent Frontrunner project.

How to apply

Confirm the project fits an offensive business strategy for sustainable/digital transformation. — link
Submit via eCall. — link
Assessment in one of the seven annual funding sessions.

What you will need

Project and strategy description
Cost plan

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibung/frontrunner-2026

"Adressiert werden mittelständische Unternehmen (KMU und insbesondere Scaleups) auf dem Weg zu einer Frontrunner-Position ebenso wie etablierte Frontrunner-Unternehmen."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.ffg.at

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