Putting research into practice
We support researchers in turning scientific discoveries into real-world impact. Here you'll find funding, insights, and practical resources for research transfer, entrepreneurship, and science-based innovation.
Who we fund
Our programs are designed for individual researchers, prospective founders, and research groups.
What we fund
We support transfer-oriented, interdisciplinary research projects in that are in the transitional phase between completed basic research and market readiness.
Our fundings
innovate! fund
Our innovate! fund supports projects positioned between research and application that demonstrate new ways to improve the efficient use, purity, and availability of water.
innovate! academy
We support researchers in engineering, natural, and materials sciences with a transfer focus directly on the path from basic research to market readiness.
Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Science and Transfer
Our Add-on Fellowships support researchers who want to develop and implement bold new ideas for the resources of the future.
Joachim Herz Award
We award 500,000 euros to researchers whose projects on the smart use of water are driven by economic analyses and methods.