Fraunhofer Attract Funding Program

A springboard for scientific excellence

One of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft’s key tasks is to recruit external scientists, and that is where the Fraunhofer Attract funding program comes in. The program allows you and other outstanding researchers to further develop your ideas at Fraunhofer, with an applied focus and under ideal conditions. 

An idea becomes an innovation when it is put into application. Fraunhofer Attract offers you time, space and means for advancing your idea toward application, aligned with the market. To that end, you can use a budget of up to 2.5 million euros over a five-year term to build and manage a research group of your own.  

Next calls for proposals

1st round 2025

Filing the application: March 11, 2025
Committee meeting of advisors with candidates: April 11, 2025
Start of the project: May 2025

 

2nd round 2025

Filing the application: October 09, 2025 (NEW)
Committee meeting of advisors with candidates: December 2, 2025 (NEW)
Start of the project: January 2026