DE-Industriellen Gemeinschaftsforschung - IGF - 2017-2021

Instrument/Program level: 
National
Program level area: 
GERMANY
Name of the instrument/Program: 
Industriellen Gemeinschaftsforschung - IGF
Instrument/Program eligible areas: 
GERMANY
Managing authority: 

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)

Objectives: 

The aim is to compensate for the structural disadvantages of SMEs in R&D.

Eligible thematics in line with ERC sectors: 
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Action typologies: 
Support of technology and know-how transfer between research, technology institutions and businesses or clusters for the development and adaptation of new technologies, products or services
Support of the creation, linkage or further development of the cross-border clusters, innovation centres, and/or SME networks
Supporting SMEs' cross-border networks
Feasibility studies
Supporting collaborative applied research projects between companies, laboratories and socio-economic actors including support for technology transfer
Supporting the preparation of the implementation of results
Other eligible actions: 

Basic research; industrial research; experimental development

Beneficiaries: 
SME
Status of the eligible institutions: 
Private
Field: 
Research
Innovation
Program contribution maximum: 
100%
Program Budget: 
171 700 000,00 €