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Applications for Games Transfer funding can be submitted up to four months in advance to the beginning of an event.
Please make sure to carefully read the guidelines for Games Transfer funding.
A consultation meeting with Gamecity Hamburg in advance to an application is recommended. Appointments can be scheduled via email to funding@gamecity-hamburg.de.
Eligible to apply are companies and natural persons that fulfill the following requirements:
- Headquarters/business premises of the applicant (as a company) or the residence of an applicant (as a natural person) are located in Hamburg
- No more than 20 permanent employees
- The applicant is active in the games industry
- The project for which the applicant seeks funding is planned to be commercially exploited
- The applicant can demonstrate a valid need for attending the event and funding in their application
Application process and procedure of the funding:
1. Please fill out and submit the online application form
2. Make sure to attach the required documents:
- Cost calculation, including your personal contribution of 20 percent
- Funding Declaration
- Data Protection Agreement
You can find all documents in the Download section.
3. Gamecity Hamburg will review your application and confirm whether your application is eligible.
4. A funding agreement is concluded between Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft and the applicant. The applicant initially covers all expenses in the context of participation in an event but has already the approval for the grant by Gamecity Hamburg.
5. The funding recipient will hand in a report as well as receipts (copies are sufficient) for all expenses according to the costs projection no later than four weeks after the end of the event. After examination by Gamecity Hamburg, eligible costs will be paid out.
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FAQ
- What are the goals of Games Transfer? ↓
Goals of the Games Transfer funding are:
- Raising visibility of Hamburg-based developers, games projects and games companies on relevant national and international industry events.
- Supporting the initiation of new cooperations and business deals.
- Who is eligible to apply? ↓
Eligible to apply are companies and natural persons that fulfill the following requirements:
- Headquarters/business premises of the applicant (as a company) or the residence of an applicant (as a natural person) are located in Hamburg
- No more than 20 permanent employees
- The applicant is active in the games industry, e.g. developing
- Digital games (all platforms)
- Serious games
- VR/AR games
- Technical Applications for game developers.
- The project for which the applicant seeks funding is planned to be commercially exploited.
- The applicant can demonstrate a valid need for attending the event and funding in their application.
- What can be funded? ↓
Eligible expenses are proven expenses attributable to the attendance of an (online) event that are necessary for the visit and execution of the event. In addition, expenses for the preparation of events are eligible if they are reasonable and directly attributable to the event.
This could be:
- Attendance fees/entry tickets
- Travel expenses, solely:
- Train tickets (second-class)
- Bus tickets (second-class)
- Flight tickets – only if travels via train or bus are not reasonable. Domestic flights are to be avoided
- Tickets for local public transport
- Accomodation (up to 90 euros per night and person)
- Attendance of charged workshops and panels during an event
- Preparation of marketing material necessary specifically and only for the event:
- Graphic designs for printed material and presentations
- Printed materials such as flyers or posters for the promotion of the project and referring to the event
- What is the funding amount and when will it be paid out? ↓
The maximum amount per applicant and project is 1,500 euros per calendar year. The funding requires a personal contribution of 20 percent of the calculated total costs. Games Transfer funding is granted as a non-repayable grant on a de minimis basis. Payment will be based on the actual, attested total costs after the event.