Just as last year the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Economy has planned the 'Young Innovators Program 2015'. The goal of this program is to support researchers and research assistants, employees and alumni of public universities in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Startups selected for this program have to either a) focus on the production or sales of an innovative product or b) provide an innovative service.
Further details can be found on http://www.junge-innovatoren.de/ as well as in the attachment.
What the program offers:
- Funding of up to three founders per startup
- Reimbursement of Fees as per public tariff (0,5 TV-L E12/E13)
- Funding for one year with the option of prolonging
- Investments and running costs of up to 20.000 Euro
- Costs of coaching of up to 5.000 Euro
- Reimbursement of costs for childcare of up to 200 Euro per month
Start of the program is January 1st, 2016
Applcations have to be submitted by July 20th, 2015 at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.