Senator H.C. Dr. Martin Steinmeyer Grant 2025

Support for entrepreneurial projects at the MCI as part of the „Deutscher Freundeskreises der Innsbrucker Universitäten e.V.“

After completing his studies in Frankfurt am Main and Innsbruck with Professor Dr. Clemens August Andreae, Senator h.c. Dr. Martin Steinmeyer has spent many years of his successful career as a manager, company founder, investor, author, honorary senator and member of the “Deutscher Freundeskreis der Innsbrucker Universitäten e.V.”. He has initiated developments, supported people, shaped organisations and created new innovations. Senator h.c. Dr Martin Steinmeyer is convinced that successful work requires motivation, courage, enthusiasm, perseverance and a willingness to take risks - but above all: opportunities.

Support programme

With this in mind, and in recognition of the opportunities opened up to him by his studies in Innsbruck, Senator h.c. Dr. Martin Steinmeyer, in cooperation with the MCI, supports entrepreneurial projects by young people in Tyrol.

Eligible to apply

Persons up to the age of 35 with a special connection to the MCI (e.g. studies, further education, alumni, collaboration ...)

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Eligible For Funding

Concrete entrepreneurial projects with the aim of

exploiting opportunities and realising potential
which are demonstrably relevant to Tyrol as a business location
which can be traced back to university activities in the fields of research, development, teaching or continuing education and/or which build a bridge between research, innovation and application, whereby a partnership realisation with the MCI is envisaged
which realise an innovative entrepreneurial idea, promise a particular social benefit or otherwise have a value-creating connection to the university
which have the potential to be self-sustaining in the long term
which cannot be realised without financial support.

Funding

As a general rule, the amount of funding requested should not exceed EUR 10,000 (it may be higher in particularly justified cases).
Funding is ideally provided in the form of a grant in addition to the applicant's own contributions or resources provided by third parties.
On a case-by-case basis, additional commitments and/or corporate involvement by the university may be considered, provided that this is beneficial to the proposed project. If the university is involved, additional resources may be made available to the project (e.g. capital, infrastructure, expertise, network, etc.).

Submission of applications

The deadline for submissions to the Senator h.c. Dr Martin Steinmeyer Fund is 1 June 2025.
Projects will be selected by a qualified jury.
The successful applicants will be honoured in a ceremony at the DFK Annual Meeting on Friday, 17 October 2025.

The application must contain the following documents:

Objective and description of the project
Participating persons or institutions (incl. curriculum vitae, excerpt from the commercial register, etc.)
Relevance for the Tyrol as a business location
Financing plan o Justification of the requested amount of funding
Implementation schedule and next steps
Relationship to the MCI (e.g. studies, further education, alumni, cooperation, etc.).

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Deadline: June 1, 2025
Award ceremony: October 17, 2025
Maximum funding amount per project: 10.000€

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Benjamin Suitner, BA MACorporate Investment Management, Startups & Entrepreneurship

+43 512 2070 - 1826benjamin.suitner@mci.edu

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