Speyer remains without the founder: scholarship remains unused!

Economic growth stagnates in Speyer; Foundation scholarship attracts € 8,000 per founder, but no applications.
Economic growth stagnates in Speyer; Foundation scholarship attracts € 8,000 per founder, but no applications. (Symbolbild/NAGW)

Speyer remains without the founder: scholarship remains unused!

In the current application period for the start -up scholarship, no founders submitted applications from the constituency Speyer. This reports rheinpfalz.de . The Rhineland-Palatinate Minister of Economic Affairs Daniela Schmitt (FDP) was optimistic in this context and hopes for a variety of applications. A worrying aspect is the stagnating economic development in the region and the falling competitiveness that Speyerer Member of the Landtag Michael Wagner (CDU) discussed.

Wagner, member of the Committee on Economics and Transport in the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament, calls for an economic political restart. He emphasizes the importance of start -ups for the innovative strength and digitization of medium -sized companies. A total of 31 planned start -ups have submitted applications for 45 scholarships, but the absence of applications from Speyer remains a humiliating sign for the region.

Details on the start -up scholarship

The start-up scholarship amounts to 8,000 euros per person, with a maximum of three people can be funded, such as . The payment is made in three tranches, the first tranche 2,000 euros and the next two each 3,000 euros. In order to receive the scholarship, participants are obliged to take four coaching lessons and take part in network dates.

The scholarship is bound to participation in the “Founders Lab” incubator program and is aimed at people with an innovative and scalable start-up idea. Important prerequisites include the main residence in Vienna and the compliance with certain exclusion criteria, such as no already independent economic activity or participation in the company start -up program of the labor market service (AMS).

Support for company founders

In addition, there is the exist-based scholarship of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), which is specifically geared towards founders from universities and research institutions. This program supports the creation of business plans and the development of marketable products and services. According to information from foerder database.de aims to do innovative and sustainable company starts with high market relevance promote.

The Exist start-up scholarship not only offers financial support, but also requires integration into a founding network. Univers schools and research institutions in Germany are eligible to apply, and the funding includes up to 30,000 euros for team start -up projects. A clear focus is on promoting innovative ideas and their implementation into practice.

Overall, the current situation is an important turning point for the regional economy. The optimization of funding opportunities and the stronger support of founders could be crucial over the next few years.

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