Joint Industrial Research (IGF) and Initiative Programme Future Technologies for SMEs (ZUTECH)

Orientation knowledge is to be compiled and technological platforms are to be developed for whole sectors or for interindustrial use through joint industrial research and development. In this way, sustainable research cooperations are to be supported in sector-wide and/or inter-sector networks and, in particular, SMEs are to be provided with access to practically oriented research results.

Joint Industrial Research (IGF)

Objective and subject matter

Funding is provided for scientific and technological R&D projects which are jointly and pre-competitively organised by research associations that represent companies of a sector or a technology field. The results, which are available to all companies, serve in particular as compensation for the disadvantages of research and development caused by the size of SMEs. These results thus make a contribution to competitiveness.

Institutions eligible for funding

Applications can exclusively be submitted by member associations of the Study Group of Industrial Research Associations "Otto von Guericke" e.V. (AiF).

Industrial companies or research centres can submit proposals for topics which are to be processed as part of joint industrial research projects to the head office of the member association responsible.

Special requirements

R&D projects are to form the basis for the development of new and significantly improved products, procedures and services or are to lead to norms and standards..

Applications must include proposals for transfer, statements regarding applicability and economic significance..

The appropriation period for funding an R&D project should not exceed three years.

The quality standards for joint industrial research and development according to the IGF guideline apply for the selection of the project, project management and quality control.

ZUTECH

Objective and subject matter

The research projects funded in the initiative programme are to enable interindustrial solutions in interdisciplinary cooperation and are to integrate the transfer of the results to SMEs.

Application requirements

Applications can exclusively be submitted by member associations of the Study Group of Industrial Research Associations "Otto von Guericke" e.V. (AiF).

besondere Anforderungen und Termine

Applications should be submitted in particular for research projects which are supported jointly by several AiF member associations or which are processed at least by two research centres with complementary competences.

As a rule, applications can be submitted twice a year, the concrete dates will be published on the IGF and ZUTECH websites.

Information and dates