How do I find out whether my development proposal is eligible for funding?

Your funding expert can tell you whether your development proposal meets the formal funding requirements during a consultation. Elisabeth Reithuber and Manuela Schein provide consultations on Healthcare Funding.

What's the procedure for obtaining Healthcare Funding?

To receive funding, you will need to submit a funding application. Consult with your funding expert to get the information you need, submit your application online, and – this is important – don't make any investments until after you've submitted a complete application. This is because the Vienna Business Agency provides funding only for development proposals that start after submission of the application.

Who is eligible for Healthcare Funding?

Healthcare Funding is available to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large corporations, and companies in the process of being founded in the healthcare sector. We also provide funding to project partners, which include associations and research institutions such as universities and universities of applied sciences.

Healthcare Funding covers payroll costs, consumables, costs for consultation and development work, the defence of patents, and costs for the acquisition of required machines and licenses and structural modifications,. Funding must not be used to finance the costs of normal business operations. Make the cost calculation for your development proposal as detailed as possible.

When will I find out whether my development proposal will be funded?

The decision is made by a jury based on well-defined assessment criteria. Generally, it takes around three to four months to find out whether your development proposal will receive funding. <p class="docData;DOCY;v5;1638;BQiAAgAAEYQCAAAGiAIAAAPNBQAABdsFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQQMAAAA8AwAAAcgAAAABBgAAAAAJBgwAAAAoBPAAAAApBPAAAAAaBkAAAAAEBgoAAABBAHIAaQBhAGwABQYKAAAAQQByAGkAYQBsAAcGCgAAAEEAcgBpAGEAbAAGBgoAAABBAHIAaQBhAGwAGwZkAAAAABQAAAAAAwAAAAUEAAAAAAYEBAAAAAMBAAEUAAAAAAMAAAAFBAAAAAAGBAQAAAADAQACFAAAAAADAAAABQQAAAAABgQEAAAAAwEAAxQAAAAAAwAAAAUEAAAAAAYEBAAAAAMBAAJqAgAABcgAAAABSwAAAAQGCgAAAEEAcgBpAGEAbAAFBgoAAABBAHIAaQBhAGwABwYKAAAAQQByAGkAYQBsAAYGCgAAAEEAcgBpAGEAbAAIBBgAAAAJAwAAAAhzAAAAAG4AAABNAGUAaQBzAHQAIABkAGEAdQBlAHIAdAAgAGUAcwAgAHIAdQBuAGQAIAB2AGkAZQByACAATQBvAG4AYQB0AGUALAAgAGIAaQBzACAAawBsAGEAcgAgAGkAcwB0ACwAIABvAGIAIABJAGgAcgAgAAU6AQAAAUsAAAAEBgoAAABBAHIAaQBhAGwABQYKAAAAQQByAGkAYQBsAAcGCgAAAEEAcgBpAGEAbAAGBgoAAABBAHIAaQBhAGwACAQYAAAACQMAAAAI5QAAAADgAAAAVgBvAHIAaABhAGIAZQBuACAAZwBlAGYA9gByAGQAZQByAHQAIAB3AGkAcgBkAC4AIABEAGkAZQAgAEUAbgB0AHMAYwBoAGUAaQBkAHUAbgBnACAAZABhAHIA/ABiAGUAcgAgAHQAcgBpAGYAZgB0ACAAZQBpAG4AZQAgAEoAdQByAHkAIABhAG4AaABhAG4AZAAgAGsAbABhAHIAIAB2AG8AcgBnAGUAZwBlAGIAZQBuAGUAcgAgAEIAZQB3AGUAcgB0AHUAbgBnAHMAawByAGkAdABlAHIAaQBlAG4ALgAFCgAAAAEAAAAACAAAAAAFSgAAAAFAAAAABAYKAAAAQQByAGkAYQBsAAUGCgAAAEEAcgBpAGEAbAAHBgoAAABBAHIAaQBhAGwABgYKAAAAQQByAGkAYQBsAAgAAAAACgAAAAAAAAAAEQAAAACHAAAAAC0AAAABBgAAAAAJBhsAAAAnBBQBAAALAQEcAQAoBAAAAAAdAQApBMgAAAAbBgAAAAABSwAAACgBBykBByoBBysBBRMBAQgEFgAAABYEFgAAABkGCgAAAGQAZQAtAEQARQAaBgoAAABhAHIALQBTAEEAGwYKAAAAZQBuAC0AVQBTAAIAAAAA">

What is the maximum amount of Healthcare Funding that I can receive?

You can be awarded a maximum of 600,000 euros per development proposal. Ask your funding expert about the funding details before you submit your application.

What is the minimum value my development proposal must have to qualify for funding?

Your development proposal must be worth at least 50,000 euros to qualify for Healthcare Funding.

What is a funding rate?

The funding rate is the percentage of a development proposal's eligible costs that will be financed. The funding rate varies depending on the type of funding. To give you an example: If the funding rate is 50% and we recognise 100,000 as your project costs, the Vienna Business Agency will pay 50,000 euros. The maximum funding rate for Healthcare Funding is 80%.

Where do I submit my application for Healthcare Funding?

You can submit your application for Healthcare Funding via our online portal – it's convenient and always available. To do so, you must register on our website and create a profile. In your profile, select "My submissions" and "New application". We also settle funding accounts online in our system. <p class="docData;DOCY;v5;1752;BQiAAgAAEYQCAAAGiAIAAAM/BgAABU0GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAswMAAACuAwAAAYgAAAABBgAAAAAJBgwAAAAoBPAAAAApBPAAAAAaBgAAAAAbBmQAAAAAFAAAAAADAAAABQQAAAAABgQEAAAAAwEAARQAAAAAAwAAAAUEAAAAAAYEBAAAAAMBAAIUAAAAAAMAAAAFBAAAAAAGBAQAAAADAQADFAAAAAADAAAABQQAAAAABgQEAAAAAwEAAhwDAAAFsgAAAAFLAAAABAYKAAAAQQByAGkAYQBsAAUGCgAAAEEAcgBpAGEAbAAHBgoAAABBAHIAaQBhAGwABgYKAAAAQQByAGkAYQBsAAgEGAAAAAkDAAAACF0AAAAAWAAAAEkAbgAgAGQAZQByACAARgD2AHIAZABlAHIAdQBuAGcAIABGAG8AcgBzAGMAaAB1AG4AZwAgAGsA9gBuAG4AZQBuACAAUwBpAGUAIABJAGgAcgAgAFYAbwAFQgIAAAFLAAAABAYKAAAAQQByAGkAYQBsAAUGCgAAAEEAcgBpAGEAbAAHBgoAAABBAHIAaQBhAGwABgYKAAAAQQByAGkAYQBsAAgEGAAAAAkDAAAACO0BAAAA6AEAAHIAaABhAGIAZQBuACAAYgBlAHEAdQBlAG0AIABvAG4AbABpAG4AZQAgAGUAaQBuAHIAZQBpAGMAaABlAG4ALgAgAFIAZQBnAGkAcwB0AHIAaQBlAHIAZQBuACAAUwBpAGUAIABzAGkAYwBoACAAZABhAHoAdQAgAGEAdQBmACAAdQBuAHMAZQByAGUAcgAgAFcAZQBiAHMAaQB0AGUAIAB1AG4AZAAgAGUAcgBzAHQAZQBsAGwAZQBuACAAZQBpAG4AIABQAHIAbwBmAGkAbAAuACAASQBuACAASQBoAHIAZQBtACAAUAByAG8AZgBpAGwAIAB3AOQAaABsAGUAbgAgAFMAaQBlACAAHiBNAGUAaQBuAGUAIABFAGkAbgByAGUAaQBjAGgAdQBuAGcAZQBuABwgIAB1AG4AZAAgAB4gTgBlAHUAZQByACAAQQBuAHQAcgBhAGcAHCAgAGEAdQBzAC4AIABBAHUAYwBoACAAZABpAGUAIABGAPYAcgBkAGUAcgBhAGIAcgBlAGMAaABuAHUAbgBnACAAdwBpAHIAZAAgAG8AbgBsAGkAbgBlACAAaQBuACAAdQBuAHMAZQByAGUAbQAgAFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtACAAZQByAGwAZQBkAGkAZwB0AC4ABQoAAAABAAAAAAgAAAAABQoAAAABAAAAAAgAAAAACgAAAAAAAAAAEQAAAACHAAAAAC0AAAABBgAAAAAJBhsAAAAnBBQBAAALAQEcAQAoBAAAAAAdAQApBMgAAAAbBgAAAAABSwAAACgBBykBByoBBysBBRMBAQgEFgAAABYEFgAAABkGCgAAAGQAZQAtAEQARQAaBgoAAABhAHIALQBTAEEAGwYKAAAAZQBuAC0AVQBTAAIAAAAA">

What documents do I need to apply for Healthcare Funding?

You are required to submit a duly completed funding application along with an application confirmation certifying that the information you have provided is true and accurate. Our online system automatically generates this application confirmation as soon as you have finished completing the application form. You will also be required to provide a de minimis declaration, your latest financial statements, and/or an income statement. <p class="docData;DOCY;v5;2044;BQiAAgAAEYQCAAAGiAIAAANjBwAABXEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA1wQAAADSBAAAAYgAAAABBgAAAAAJBgwAAAAoBPAAAAApBPAAAAAaBgAAAAAbBmQAAAAAFAAAAAADAAAABQQAAAAABgQEAAAAAwEAARQAAAAAAwAAAAUEAAAAAAYEBAAAAAMBAAIUAAAAAAMAAAAFBAAAAAAGBAQAAAADAQADFAAAAAADAAAABQQAAAAABgQEAAAAAwEAAkAEAAAFmQEAAAEGAAAACAQYAAAACIkBAAAAhAEAAEYA/ABsAGwAZQBuACAAUwBpAGUAIABkAGUAbgAgAEYA9gByAGQAZQByAGEAbgB0AHIAYQBnACAAbwBuAGwAaQBuAGUAIAB2AG8AbABsAHMAdADkAG4AZABpAGcAIABhAHUAcwAgAHUAbgBkACAAYgBlAHMAdADkAHQAaQBnAGUAbgAgAFMAaQBlACAAYQBuAHMAYwBoAGwAaQBlAN8AZQBuAGQAIABkAGkAZQAgAFIAaQBjAGgAdABpAGcAawBlAGkAdAAgAEkAaAByAGUAcgAgAEEAbgBnAGEAYgBlAG4AIABtAGkAdAAgAGQAZQByACAAQQBuAHQAcgBhAGcAcwBiAGUAcwB0AOQAdABpAGcAdQBuAGcALgAgAEQAaQBlACAAQQBuAHQAcgBhAGcAcwBiAGUAcwB0AOQAdABpAGcAdQBuAGcAIAB3AGkAcgBkACAAYQB1AHQAbwBtAGEAdABpAHMAYwBoACAAaQBuACAAdQBuAHMAZQByAGUAbQAgAE8AbgAFpwAAAAEGAAAACAQYAAAACJcAAAAAkgAAAGwAaQBuAGUAcwB5AHMAdABlAG0AIABlAHIAcwB0AGUAbABsAHQALAAgAHMAbwBiAGEAbABkACAAUwBpAGUAIABJAGgAcgBlAG4AIABBAG4AdAByAGEAZwAgAHYAbwBsAGwAcwB0AOQAbgBkAGkAZwAgAGEAdQBzAGcAZQBmAPwAbABsAHQAIABoAGEAYgBlAG4ABdIAAAABSwAAAAQGCgAAAEEAcgBpAGEAbAAFBgoAAABBAHIAaQBhAGwABwYKAAAAQQByAGkAYQBsAAYGCgAAAEEAcgBpAGEAbAAIBBgAAAAJAx0dGwh9AAAAAHgAAAAuACAAWgB1AHMA5AB0AHoAbABpAGMAaAAgAGIAZQBuAPYAdABpAGcAZQBuACAAdwBpAHIAIABlAGkAbgBlACAARABlAC0AbQBpAG4AaQBtAGkAcwAtAEUAcgBrAGwA5AByAHUAbgBnACwAIABlAGkAbgBlAG4AIAAFLwAAAAEGAAAACAQYAAAACB8AAAAAGgAAAGwAZQB0AHoAdABnAPwAbAB0AGkAZwBlAG4ABcgAAAABSwAAAAQGCgAAAEEAcgBpAGEAbAAFBgoAAABBAHIAaQBhAGwABwYKAAAAQQByAGkAYQBsAAYGCgAAAEEAcgBpAGEAbAAIBBgAAAAJAwAAAAhzAAAAAG4AAAAgAEoAYQBoAHIAZQBzAGEAYgBzAGMAaABsAHUAcwBzACAAYgB6AHcALgAgAGUAaQBuAGUAIABFAGkAbgBuAGEAaABtAGUAbgAtAEEAdQBzAGcAYQBiAGUAbgAtAFIAZQBjAGgAbgB1AG4AZwAuAAUKAAAAAQAAAAAIAAAAAAUKAAAAAQAAAAAIAAAAAAoAAAAAAAAAABEAAAAAhwAAAAAtAAAAAQYAAAAACQYbAAAAJwQUAQAACwEBHAEAKAQAAAAAHQEAKQTIAAAAGwYAAAAAAUsAAAAoAQcpAQcqAQcrAQUTAQEIBBYAAAAWBBYAAAAZBgoAAABkAGUALQBEAEUAGgYKAAAAYQByAC0AUwBBABsGCgAAAGUAbgAtAFUAUwACAAAAAA==">

What is a partnership application, and can partnership applications be submitted for Research Fundin

Yes, partnership applications can be submitted for Healthcare Funding. In the case of partnership funding, two or more companies or organisations submit a joint funding application. One company is appointed the lead partner. The lead partner is responsible for allocating the respective share of the funding amount to its partners.

Healthcare Funding

Are you implementing a development proposal on human health? Apply for Healthcare Funding if you're developing procedures or services for the production of pharmaceuticals or want to offer diagnostic and medical technology innovations. Digitalisation efforts in healthcare, IT, or Health are just as eligible as research proposals focusing on ambient assisted living, bioinformatics with a healthcare focus, or human medicine. Get in touch with our team to book a cost-free consultation.

What is funded?

We provide Healthcare Funding to support application- and market-oriented R&D proposals in the life sciences. Our funding helps to cover payroll costs, external services such as consultations, the acquisition of patent rights or certificates, and the procurement of machines, systems, instruments as well as any related structural modifications necessary.

Facts about Healthcare Funding

Maximum funding amount:	600,000 euros
Funding rate:	25-80%
Minimum project value:	50,000 euros
Wer?	Wir unterstützen bestehende Klein- und Mittelunternehmen (KMU) und Großunternehmen sowie Unternehmen in Gründung. Als Projektpartner*innen aber auch Universitäten, Fachhochschulen, Vereine sowie außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtungen oder Einrichtungen aus dem Bildungs- und Sozialbereich.
Business sectors:	All business sectors.
Eligible costs:	Healthcare Funding is provided to cover payroll costs, consultation and development work, tangible and intangible investment costs (such as licenses or machines), consumables, and structural modifications.
Upfront payment:	Up to a maximum of 50% of the approved funding amount can be paid up front. Don't forget your biannual progress report on your development proposal.
Maximum project duration:	5 years
Documents for your submission to receive Healthcare Funding:	A duly completed online funding application along with an application confirmation as well as a de minimis declaration, your latest annual financial statements, and/or an income statement.
Assessment:	An independent jury will assess your submission and provide a recommendation for your development proposal's funding.
Legal basis under European state aid law:	GBER Articles 22, 25, 28, and de minimis
Bonus:	Women's bonus: 10,000 euros. Startup bonus: 5,000 euros. The women's bonus is awarded if your development proposal is managed by a woman with the necessary qualifications. If a new company is founded as part of the development proposal, we'll also pay a startup bonus.
Submission deadlines	March 31, 2025