Prototype Funding 2021 application phase has started

29.3.2021

Prototype Funding 2021 application phase has started

The application phase for the Hamburg Prototype Funding starts on March 29 and runs up to and including May 17, 2021. The funding is aimed at founders, start-ups, and small and medium-sized enterprises, which can receive up to 80,000 Euros for the development of prototypes of digital games.

With the Hamburg Prototype Funding, we will support game developers in 2021 with a total of up to 400,000 Euros, which will be awarded as a non-repayable grant.

We are looking forward to many high-quality applications by developers and studios to increase the quality, and diversity of digital games developed in Hamburg.

You can find out about the successfully funded projects 2020 on our funding page.

Hamburg Prototype Funding 2021

The purpose of funding is to develop marketable prototypes of digital games.
The grant per project amounts to up to 80 percent of the estimated development costs, but no more than 80,000 Euros.
An own financial contribution of at least 20 percent of the eligible development costs must be budgeted for.

You can find the guidelines, an application info sheet, FAQ, and all templates on our apply now site.

The application phase will run from March 29 up to and including May 17, 2021.

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