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The Brandenburg Scholarship is part of the "Brandenburger Innovationsfachkräfte" funding programme. It supports cooperation between students and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Brandenburg. The aim is to attract and retain highly qualified young talent at an early stage, preferably while they are still studying.

1. working students as part of a company innovation project: This part of the scholarship supports the part-time employment of working students. For a period of 6-12 months, they receive at least EUR 1,076 per month for 20 hours per week.

2. the promotion of innovation assistants is another part of the funding programme. It supports the recruitment of graduates for an innovative role in an SME. The funding amounts to at least EUR 2,750 based on a 38-hour week.

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With the "Brandenburg Innovation Voucher" funding programme, the ILB supports innovation projects in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including craft businesses, on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy of the State of Brandenburg (MWE).

How is the funding provided?
The grant is earmarked as a non-repayable subsidy for:

• the small BIG-Transfer by way of full funding (100%), maximum EUR 5,000 for a maximum term of 6 months (can only be applied for once and only when initial contact is made between the company and a research institution)
• the large BIG transfer by way of proportional funding (50%), maximum EUR 15,000 for a maximum term of 6 months (can be applied for several times, but no more than once within 12 months)
the BIG-FuE by way of partial funding (50%), maximum EUR 100,000 for a maximum term of two years (a new application is possible after the project results from the previous funding have been utilised)
• the BIG-Digital by way of partial funding (50%), maximum EUR 50,000.00 each for the consulting and training module and maximum EUR 500,000.00 for the implementation module with a maximum term of 6 months for the consulting and training module and a maximum term of 36 months for the implementation module,
the BIG-EU by way of proportional financing (50%), max. EUR 8,000 or as lead partner max. EUR 16,000 for a maximum term of 12 months

Granted

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The aim of INNO-KOM funding is to sustainably strengthen the innovative capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in structurally weak regions in order to compensate for their competitive disadvantages. This objective is to be achieved indirectly through pre-competitive R&D1 projects by non-profit industrial research organisations, the results of which are made available to SMEs. In addition, the funding programme is intended to contribute to the ecological transformation in structurally weak regions.

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The aim of the funding is to maintain and increase the innovation intensity of Brandenburg's economy, taking into account the clusters defined as part of the regional innovation strategy of the state of Brandenburg and its master plans. This is associated with increasing the number of sustainable, new or improved products, processes and services.

In particular, the aim is to promote cooperation between science and industry and technology transfer in order to strengthen and accelerate the economic utilisation of research and development results in Brandenburg. R&D activities are also expressly included in connection with business start-ups and relocations.

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