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Grants

Vienna Business Agency – Founder stipend

Wirtschaftsagentur Wien – Gründungsstipendium

Status

Usually opens in July and August and September

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
€8,000

Max EUR 8,000 per person for up to 3 people per startup idea; six months of support.

Funder

Wirtschaftsagentur Wien

public · city

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Application window 15 July – 15 September 2026.

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.

Who can apply

Founders not currently operating a business independently; Vienna residency of 6 months (primary) or 1 year (secondary).

How to apply

  1. Prepare the start-up concept. — link
  2. Submit online within the 15 July – 15 September window. — link
  3. Assessment and grant decision.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://cockpit.wirtschaftsagentur.at/Cockpit/Info/Programm-Info/?fdef=5292724

"15.07. – 15.09.2026"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: cockpit.wirtschaftsagentur.at

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