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DLR Quantum Computing Initiative

DLR Quantencomputing-Initiative (DLR QCI)

Status

Closed for now

The funder has not said when this reopens.

Closed
Amount
Not published

Approximately EUR 740 million initiative that procures quantum computing hardware and software development from companies, including startups, through public tenders rather than classic grants.

Funder

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

public · national

Deadline: Opens irregularly — All calls for proposals listed on the QCI site are currently closed (latest closed 20 April 2026). New tenders are published irregularly; QCI also offers QCI Solutions for SMEs, QCI Connect access and a pilot line for ion-trap start-ups.

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
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Contracts are awarded through EU public procurement; companies must be able to contract with DLR.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://qci.dlr.de/

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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