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Schleswig-Holstein Start-up Scholarship

Gründungsstipendium Schleswig-Holstein

Status

Deadline has passed

The last published deadline was 2026-10-07. Check the funder's page for a new round.

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Amount
€2,200

2.200 EUR/month for graduates and people with completed vocational training; 1.000 EUR/month for students; plus 150 EUR/month per dependent child; 8 to 12 months. Flat 8.500 EUR per team for material/investment costs. Coaching and mentoring included.

Funder

Wirtschaftsförderung und Technologietransfer Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (WTSH)

public · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Four rounds in 2026, each with one-pager, full application and selection committee. Round 4: one-pager 07.10.2026, full application 19.11.2026, committee 10.12.2026.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Teams of up to 3 persons of university graduates whose last qualifying degree (at least Bachelor) is at most 10 years old; students and people with completed vocational training can be team members; innovative, preferably technology-oriented, knowledge-intensive or sustainable ventures; residence in Schleswig-Holstein.

How to apply

  1. Prepare the business idea description and secure mentor/partner-institution support. — link
  2. Submit the application to WTSH. — link
  3. Quarterly selection committee decision.
  4. Register the company within 3 months of the stipend starting.

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://gruendungsstipendium-sh.de/de/foerderung--gruendungsstipendium

"einen monatlich nicht-rückzahlbaren Zuschuss in Höhe von 2.200 Euro."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: gruendungsstipendium-sh.de

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