The biggest funding programs, side by side.
- Tell us a few key facts and we recommend the funding program that fits you best.
- Or compare the biggest programs across Germany and the EU in detail, side by side.
Find your funding in two minutes
Germany and the EU run more than a dozen R&D funding programs, and most companies qualify for several at once. Choosing well is usually a trade-off between how much a program pays, how much effort it takes to apply, and how likely you are to win it.
Germany spends more than €130 billion a year on research and development, and a large share is backed by public funding across hundreds of national, regional and EU programs. The EU's Horizon Europe alone holds €95.5 billion for 2021 to 2027. A lot of it goes unclaimed every year, often because teams don't realise their everyday development work qualifies. Answer a few quick questions and we will shortlist what fits, with an indicative amount for each.
Compare programs in detail
Once you have a shortlist, the detail is what decides it. The funding rate and the ceiling matter, but so do the things that are easy to overlook: whether you can claim retroactively, how long it takes to see real cash, whether the money is a grant or a repayable loan, and how much of your own team's time the application will take.
Pick up to four programs below, or load your matches from the finder above, and compare them line by line across every criterion that matters.
* Figures are indicative and depend on company size, region, project and call.
Why choose BeFunded
We started BeFunded after navigating Germany's funding maze for our own ventures and seeing how much got left on the table. So we built the team we wished we'd had: engineers who've sat on the assessor's side, who guide you from first idea to paid claim, founder to founder.
your BeFunded teamIndividual approach
Technical argumentation written for your projects, never a template.
Maximised claim
We know exactly what qualifies and how to frame it, so you claim the full amount, not the safe minimum.
End-to-end
From the first eligibility check to filing and cash payout.
Audit-proof
Clean, complete documentation that holds up to every review, no surprises later.
Who we support
Built for mid-size businesses first. The method works wherever real R&D happens.
Mid-size businesses
50–300 FTE manufacturers and engineers, our core focus and most-funded segment.
Large Enterprise
Structured R&D departments claiming at scale across projects and sites.
Startups & Scale-ups
Deep-tech teams turning research risk into non-dilutive cash, even pre-revenue.
Research Centers
Institutes and labs coordinating collaborative grants across partners.
Industries we focus on
From software to heavy engineering. If it's genuinely new, it can be funded.
Ask us anything
Tell us about your project and we'll assess your case by hand. No prep, no obligation. Prefer to talk?