- agency
- Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) - federal promotional bank
- amount
- Grant up to EUR 89,000 (standard), or up to EUR 100,000 with the gender bonus (women owning >25% of shares); covers 80% of eligible costs (90% with gender bonus), minimum 10% equity contribution (5% with bonus).
- country
- Austria
- deadline or recurrence
- Ongoing submission with several decision dates per year (typically quarterly jury meetings).
- eligibility
- Natural persons (pre-establishment teams) or companies registered at most 6 months prior; must demonstrate a high degree of innovation with social/ecological added value (impact areas: diversity, environment/climate, health/care, education, mobility, urban/rural development); projects in all sectors except Deep Tech; located in Austria.