Germany: BMBF / PtJ

Name of Funding agency
Projektträger Jülich (PtJ)
Geographical coverage (national/regional)
National: Germany
Name of the programme/initiative
Vom Material zur Innovation
Programme owner
BMBF – Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Program manager (executing funding organisation)
PtJ (Projektträger Jülich)
Contact person(s) (e-mail, tel.)

Name: Alexander Eckert, Show-Ling Lee-Müller

Phone: +49 2461 61 2621; +49 2461 61 4471

Email: ;

Funding commitment
5 Mio €
Anticipated number of fundable research partners

No prediction possible

Maximum funding per grant awarded to a partner

Depending on topic and type of partners involved

Type of research eligible for funding: eligible TRL range

Pre-competitive, application oriented R&D

Funding rates (approx.)

Funding with a mixture of funds; applied R&D is fundable.

Industrial partners can be funded with up to 50% funding rate and research partner with 100% funding rate.

Major eligibility criteria (e.g. types of organisations, thematic restriction, cost types and caps)

Companies including SMEs as well as large industry are eligible;
Public or non-profit-making research organisations and universities are eligible.

Including at least one German industrial partner per consortium is highly recommended. Research and development projects with focus on a) inactive materials and components for battery cells b) alternative battery systems

Submission of the proposal at national/regional level (schedule, cut-off dates, deadlines, etc.)

Deadline for national documents: 16 May 2023

Link to the national call : Bundesanzeiger (BAnz AT 21.04.2023 B7 )

published on BMBF webpage

Bitte nehmen Sie vor der Antragstellung unbedingt Kontakt mit Herrn Eckert oder Frau Lee-Müller auf.

Submission of financial and scientific reports at the national/regional level

Yes, according to the national funding rules