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Distr@l line 3 – Knowledge and transfer projects

Distr@l Förderlinie 3 – Wissens- und Transferprojekte

Status

Status not published

No fixed cut-off dates published on the line 3 page; apply digitally via the WIBank funding portal before project start. The 01.10.2026 sketch pause named only lines 1, 2 and 4.

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Amount
Not published

Grant facilitating technology transfer from academic research into industry. Rates and ceilings are set per funding line in the Distr@l directive.

Funder

Hessisches Ministerium für Digitalisierung und Innovation

public · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — No fixed cut-off dates published on the line 3 page; apply digitally via the WIBank funding portal before project start. The 01.10.2026 sketch pause named only lines 1, 2 and 4.

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

Line 3 is aimed at research and knowledge-dissemination institutions (especially universities) and research infrastructures seated in Hessen, NOT at companies. Single-stage digital application via WIBank funding portal before project start; 15% overhead plus unit costs for personnel.

How to apply

  1. Submit a Projektskizze (sketch) — possible continuously. — link
  2. Formal submission by the applicable cut-off date. — link
  3. Assessment and grant decision.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://digitales.hessen.de/foerderprogramme/distrl

"Einrichtungen für Forschung und Wissensverbreitung (insbesondere Hochschulen) und Forschungsinfrastrukturen mit Sitz in Hessen"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: digitales.hessen.de

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