Bpifrance / ZIM – fransk-tysk innovasjonsutlysning

Requires at least one French company and one German SME that are independent of each other. No partner may account for more than 70 % of the person-months in a two-party project, or 50 % with several partners. Maximum duration 36 months. NOTE: French academic partners cannot receive support here — only participate as a subcontractor.

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1. Describe the idea. Company name and a few sentences about the project — registration number and sector are fetched from the registry.
2. Check your chances. Granteon assesses the project against the criteria in Bpifrance / ZIM – fransk-tysk innovasjonsutlysning and tells you honestly whether it can be won — before you write.
3. Write the application. The AI writes from your own facts, scores the draft like an award committee, and delivers it field by field within the portal's character limits.
4. Complete the financing. Your own contribution is calculated. You can obtain a signed conditional commitment from an investor, and find consortium partners when the call requires them.
5. Deliver and report. Reporting plan, draft reports and budget tracking after the award — until the final report is filed.

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The first application is free. After that, NOK 990 per completed application — you only pay when you actually apply. You submit it yourself, and the application is yours.

Who can apply for Bpifrance / ZIM – fransk-tysk innovasjonsutlysning?

The scheme is open to applicants in France. Granteon checks the remaining requirements against your organisation free of charge.

How much can you get from Bpifrance / ZIM – fransk-tysk innovasjonsutlysning?

€50 000 – €3 000 000. Funding rate: The French partner applies for ordinary Bpifrance innovation support; the German partner applies for ZIM. Each country finances its own..

When is the application deadline?

Frist 18. november 2026. Follow the scheme in Granteon and we email you when a new call opens.

What does Granteon cost?

The first complete application is free. After that it costs NOK 990 per completed application — not per month and not per user, so a company that does not apply pays nothing. Finding schemes and following deadlines is always free and needs no account.