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Grants

GO-Bio next – Phase 1

Status

Closes in 154 days

Applications close 2027-03-15.

Open now

Amount

Not published

Individual project funding, set case by case; there is no published fixed ceiling. Phase 1 lasts up to three years and funds the research team at a university or research institution through proof of concept and spin-off preparation.

Funder

Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR)

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Project outlines (Skizzen) due 15 March and 15 September each year; selected projects submit full applications by 1 August (after the March outline) or 1 February (after the September outline). Next outline deadline: 15 March 2027.

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

Sectors: health, deeptech
Stage: idea stage and pre-seed
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Life-science projects with commercial potential at German universities and research institutions. Agricultural, food and nutrition research is explicitly excluded. Only single projects, not consortia.

How to apply

Submit a project outline by 15 March or 15 September. — link
If selected, submit the full application (1 August or 1 February). — link
Grant decision; up to three years of Phase 1 funding.

What you will need

Projektskizze
Commercialisation strategy
Team CVs

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.go-bio.de/gobio/de/go-bio/go-bio-next/go-bio-next_node.html

"Forschungsteams können zweimal jährlich, jeweils zum 15. März und 15. September, Projektskizzen einreichen."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.go-bio.de

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