Invest BW: Baden-Württemberg's largest funding programme – new call

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Updated on 14 May 2025 +++ The State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism has initiated Invest BW as the largest open-sector investment and innovation funding program in the history of Baden-Württemberg. There is a new call for proposals on topics such as digitalisation, robotics and defence. Companies and research institutions can submit proposals for innovative projects in these areas until 8 July 2025.

The program Invest BW

     
 

Invest BW has focused on promoting innovation. Since 2021, the state of Baden-Württemberg has spent a total of around 330 million euros with the program, which has benefited start-ups and SMEs. Around 16 million euros are available for the new call. 

You can currently apply for funding calls. These are usually topic-related, but there may also be open calls. Until 8 July 2025, there is now a new mission-oriented call for proposals on the topics of ‘Virtual Worlds, Digital Twins, Blockchain and Cybersecurity’ and ‘Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Security and Defence.’

In the area of innovation funding, companies from Baden-Württemberg are eligible to apply, in the case of joint projects also in cooperation with research institutions, universities and other companies. Funding is available for technological and non-technological innovations. The projects must aim to develop new products, services, business models and business processes. 

They can be subsidized with grants of between 20,000 euros and 650,000 euros (for individual projects) or 1.3 million euros (for joint projects). Funding rates of up to 45% are possible. The maximum implementation period for funded projects is 24 months.

Eligible costs are personnel expenses, external services and a flat-rate overhead allowance. In justified individual cases, research institutions can also receive funding for material expenses and travel costs.

The application procedure has a two-stage structure: 

1st stage: Project outlines and selection
2nd stage: Funding applications and approval procedure

Outlines should initially be submitted to the project management organization by 1 p.m. on 08.07.2025. Only once the projects have been selected for application is an application to be submitted.

For more information on the funding program and the application process, visit www.invest-bw.de.

  
     

What we can do for you

Thanks to our more than 25 years of expertise in the field of funding consulting, we support you with our technical and business know-how throughout the entire application process, project implementation and billing. As a reliable partner at your side, we look at the entire innovation strategy and can set up the best funding structure for your company.

Our aim is to minimize your effort in applying for and processing funding so that you can concentrate fully on the implementation of your R&D (research and development) project.

So contact us now to subject your project to a non-binding funding check in good time. You can find more information about our funding advice here. 

 

Text: Fabian Balle
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