Under the title “Science & Startups for Democratic Resilience”, the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) Start-up Service is launching a new call for applications. Around €8 million is available to support teams developing solutions for democratic resilience, social stability and sustainable development. The funding comes from the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises and the European Social Fund.
With this new round of funding under the Berlin Start-up Grant, Science & Startups is placing a focus on the core themes of the BUA Excellence Network: innovations for democratic resilience, social stability and sustainable development. In doing so, the BUA Start-up Service is specifically strengthening the transfer of research results into marketable applications and contributing to the further development of Berlin’s innovation ecosystem. The programme is run in eleven rounds, each lasting between six and twelve months. This allows the funded teams to receive targeted support depending on their stage of development: from the further development of existing prototypes to preparation for market entry.