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Die Founders Foundation ist offizielle Vergabestelle des Gründungsstipendium NRW vom Wirtschaftsministerium NRW.

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Gründerstipendium.NRW

You have an innovative business idea and you want to get started as a startup founder in Northrine-Westfalia? The state’s Ministry for Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy can support you financially in your venture. We from the Founders Foundations act as a contact and issuing agency for the grant in the region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe.

Apply for the grant and receive a bonus of 1.000 EUR per month over a period of up to twelve months. Thanks to this funding, you can fully focus on elaborating upon your innovative concepts.

GRÜNDERSTIPENDIUM.NRW BENEFITS

You can fully focus on the development of your business idea

Access to our international founder network, including to opportunity to exchange knowledge with other founders

1.000€ per month for the development of your startup
(max. funding period: one year)

Individual mentoring through the Program Manager of our Startup School once a quarter

No Equity – the successful development of your talent is our priority

PREREQUISITES FOR FUNDING

The Gründerstipendium.NRW supports individual founders or teams of up to three persons. All persons must have completed their 18th year of birth and have their principal place of residence in Northrhine-Westfalia. As an additional prerequisite, the teams must either plan to become self-employed with their business within the next 12 months, or have started a company in the 12 months before.

You are excluded from funding if you apply with several projects, if you already receive funding to cover living expenses (e.g., the “EXIST Gründerstipendium”), or if you are employed in a full-time job.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

Contact us as one of the accredited founder networks.

Create a strong and meaningful concept paper.

Every quarter, you get the chance to present your business idea in front of our jury members.

If you receive a recommendation from the jury, you can make your grant application using the form on the official website.

If your application is accepted the funding period begins.

Your Road to the Gründerstipendium Starts Here

More information, as well as all documents required for the application and contact data is available on the Gründerstipendium.NRW website.

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Any Questions?

For questions about the Gründerstipendium.NRW, feel free to contact Julia.

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