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NRW Start-up Scholarship

Gründungsstipendium.NRW

Status

Paused by the funder

Jury sessions paused for now (high demand); pending applications still processed. Programme valid through 31 Dec 2027.

Paused by the funder
Amount
€1,500

1.200 EUR per month for one year. For gender-diverse teams formed from 1 April 2025 onwards, 1.500 EUR per month plus a one-off bonus of up to 3.600 EUR per person.

Funder

Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

public · regional

Deadline: Closed — Jury sessions have been suspended since 1 April 2026 because of high demand and a processing backlog. Applications already submitted continue to be processed and stipends are still being paid out.

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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Founders with an innovative business idea in NRW; selection is by jury pitch at a regional founding network (chambers of commerce, economic development agencies, universities, regional start-up centres).

How to apply

  1. Choose one of the regional founding networks (Gründungsnetzwerke) across NRW. — link
  2. Submit the idea and pitch before that network's jury (currently suspended). — link
  3. On a positive jury vote, the stipend contract is concluded.

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://www.nrwbank.de/de/foerderung/foerderprodukte/15916/gruendungsstipendiumnrw.html

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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.nrwbank.de

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