Gründerstipendium NRW
About This Grant
The Gründerstipendium NRW is a funding program by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany, designed to support early-stage entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas. The program provides individual founders or teams (up to 3 people) with a monthly grant of €1,000 per person for up to one year. The funds can be used for personal living expenses or reinvested into the startup. In addition to financial support, participants receive coaching and mentoring from accredited start-up networks across NRW to help refine their business model and accelerate growth.
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