{"id":10771,"date":"2024-06-17T11:15:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T09:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspiralia.at\/?post_type=foerderung&p=10771"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:45:57","slug":"zim-en","status":"publish","type":"foerderung","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiralia.de\/en\/foerderung\/zim-en\/","title":{"rendered":"ZIM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n ZIM<\/span>

Germany’s largest innovation programme for SMEs<\/h1>

Support for small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as cooperating research institutions and innovation networks, in market-oriented technology developments across all industries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n What is funded?<\/span> <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n
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R&D individual projects<\/h3>\n

Company-specific research and development projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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R&D cooperation projects<\/h3>\n

Cooperations between at least two companies or between companies and research institutions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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Innovation networks<\/h3>\n

Networks consisting of at least six companies or international networks with at least four companies and additional SMEs from abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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Market launch<\/h3>\n

Services for market launch, such as innovation consulting services, trade fair appearances, and product design consulting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n How is it funded?<\/span> <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n
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R&D individual projects<\/h3>\n

– 25-45% grant
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R&D cooperation projects<\/h3>\n

– 30-55% grant (100% for research institutions)
\n– maximum of \u20ac450,000 per company
\n– maximum of \u20ac2.3 million total<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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Feasibility studies<\/h3>\n

– maximum of \u20ac100,000 per company<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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Market launch<\/h3>\n

– 50% grant
\n– maximum of \u20ac60,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Grant<\/h3>\n

The funding is provided through a grant. No loans, advances, or tax relief.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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Allocation<\/h3>\n

It is a national funding program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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Application submission<\/h3>\n

The application must be submitted before the project starts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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Application deadlines<\/h3>\n

Submissions are possible at any time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Research and development projects can be funded if they sustainably increase the competitiveness of companies at a high level of innovation, thereby opening up new market opportunities and creating or preserving jobs. They must also target new products, processes, or technical services that significantly surpass the company\u2019s existing products and align with the international state of the art.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our experts for managing your funding<\/h2>\r\n
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Javier Calvet<\/h3>\r\n Managing Director<\/span>\r\n
Javier Calvet is the Managing Director of Inspiralia GmbH and holds a degree in European Business Administration.<\/div>\r\n
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Ines Anders<\/h3>\r\n Senior Consultant<\/span>\r\n
Ines Anders is part of our team in Graz and heads the Grants department in Germany.<\/div>\r\n
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Christopher Scholz<\/h3>\r\n Senior Consultant<\/span>\r\n
Christopher Scholz works for our Team in Berlin. He works in the team R&D Tax Incentive.<\/div>\r\n
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Karolina Niendorf<\/h3>\r\n SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/span>\r\n
Karolina is part of our team in Germany and responsible for projects in the area of the r&d tax incentive.<\/div>\r\n
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Eric Sch\u00fctze<\/h3>\r\n Consultant<\/span>\r\n
Eric Sch\u00fctze is part of our team in Germany and is responsible for funding projects in the field of IT and software.<\/div>\r\n
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Finn D\u00f6bbelin<\/h3>\r\n Consultant<\/span>\r\n
Finn D\u00f6bbelin is part of our team in Germany as a dual student and is responsible for project accounting.<\/div>\r\n
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Our sales team for germany<\/h2>\r\n
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Ursula Karnberger<\/h3>\r\n Sales Managerin<\/span>\r\n
Ursa Karnberger is part of our team in Graz and is responsible for national sales management. <\/div>\r\n
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Paul Meringer<\/h3>\r\n Business Developer<\/span>\r\n
Paul is part of our team in Vienna and supports us in the area of funding possibilities for Germany.<\/div>\r\n
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Christina Christoff<\/h3>\r\n Business Developer<\/span>\r\n
Christina support our team in the area of funding possibilities for Germany.<\/div>\r\n
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Latifa B\u00fcttner<\/h3>\r\n Marketing<\/span>\r\n
Latifa B\u00fcttner is part of the team in Berlin as a dual student and works in marketing for Germany.<\/div>\r\n
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