Accessibility
Language
20.08.2025
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and the French development bank Bpifrance have launched the twelfth call for bilateral research and development projects. Medium-sized companies from Germany and France as well as German research institutions as partners of companies can submit applications for funding for innovative, market-oriented R&D projects until December 3, 2025.
Funding content and objectives
Funding is available for cooperation projects to develop new products, processes or technical services with high market potential. The call for proposals is deliberately designed to be open to all technologies and sectors in order to enable a broad basis for innovation.
Eligibility to participate
- Germany: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other medium-sized enterprises with fewer than 500 full-time equivalents; also non-commercial research institutions as partners.
- France: SMEs and medium-sized companies with up to 2,000 full-time equivalents.
Funding conditions
- Germany: Funding is provided as non-repayable grants under the Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM).
- France: Financing options via various Bpifrance programs.
Accompanying offers
- Information webinar on September 10, 2025 (in English, free registration via Livestorm: to register)
- Matchmaking platform to support the search for partners: b2match.com
Further information can be found on the websites of the funding institutions:
The call for proposals offers companies the opportunity to establish international innovation partnerships and strengthen their competitiveness in the long term through cross-border cooperation.
