• Research teams at universities and non-university research institutions
• A maximum of three scientists and technical assistants
• And one person with business management expertise

• Evidence-based output to demonstrate technical feasibility
• Development of prototypes
• Completion of a business plan
• -> Foundation of a company

• Funding period: 18 months
• Exception: highly innovative and demonstrably particularly time-consuming development projects up to 36 months (with approval of a jury of experts)
• Financing of
  • Personnel expenses / costs
    • Maximum of 4 positions
  • Material expenses / costs
    • Up to 250.000,00 € eligible for funding
    • e.g. commodities, consumables, capital goods, property rights, market research, awarding of contracts, coaching measures, student assistants

• Contact the Start-up Center, startup(at)oth-regensburg.de
  • Pia Endres: pia.endres(at)oth-regensburg.de
  • Roman Danzer: roman.danzer(at)oth-regensburg.de
• Applications are submitted via the Start-up Center, OTH Regensburg
  • Business idea in the form of an idea paper, work plan

The application is possible at any time but must be submitted to the BMBF until the 31th of March, 31th of August and 30th of November each year.

However, the application includes some bureaucratic hurdles, which is why we are here to support you.

• Small, technology-oriented corporations with a capital contribution of at least €25,000
• Founded in the course of funding phase I
• Contribution of knowledge and manpower from key know-how providers from funding phase I
  • Representation by at least one person in the management

Significantly more than 50%: owned by the founders working in the company

• Further development of the idea
• Measures to start business activities
• -> Creating the conditions for external corporate financing

• Funding period: 18 months
• Non-repayable grant of up to 180.000,00 €
  • Grant of a maximum of 75% of the specific costs of the project
• Prerequisite:
  • Provision of own funds
  • If applicable, equity capital at a ratio of 1:3 (up to 60.000,00 €)

• Contact the Start-up Center, startup(at)oth-regensburg.de
  • Pia Endres: pia.endres(at)oth-regensburg.de
  • Roman Danzer: roman.danzer(at)oth-regensburg.de
• Applications are submitted via the Start-up Center, OTH Regensburg
  • Business idea in the form of an idea paper, work plan

The application is possible at any time but must be submitted to the BMBF until the 31th of March, 31th of August and 30th of November each year.

However, the application includes some bureaucratic hurdles, which is why we are here to support you.