Ignite your founder spirit
Where ideas create impact
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Individual Guidance
We work with you to shape your business idea into a viable startup.
Veranstaltungen
Workshops and Events
Explore practical formats and grow your entrepreneurial skills.
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Prototypes and Technology
Access SCIDEA lab infrastructure and turn ideas into tangible solutions.
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Early-Stage Support
We help you find the right funding programs and scholarships.
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International Startup Office
We support international entrepreneurs through every stage of their journey.
Events u. Netzwerken
Matching and Mentoring
Find the right experts and connections for your venture.

How to join

Gründungswoche #waswagen Auftakt

Find out who can participate, how to join our Startup Support Programme, and which documents are required.

Our main target groups

Aspiring Founders

Explore entrepreneurship and startup opportunities

Students

Shape ideas and entrepreneurial skills

Founders

Develop your business idea and bring it to life.

Researchers

Turn research results and technologies into innovation

Startups

Grow your business and scale it

Our services are open to students, researchers, staff and alumni of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, as well as startups with a university affiliation that have been founded within the last five years. The colour coding helps you quickly identify which services are most relevant to your situation.

Access to Our Startup Support Programme

Many of our workshops, events and one-to-one consultations are open to everyone and can be attended without joining our Startup Support Programme. You can find all current offers in our events page If you are looking for more comprehensive support for your business idea - for example with business model development, securing funding, and access to mentoring and our network - you can join our Startup Support Programme.

To enrol in the programme, we require a few documents and will ask you to sign a participation agreement. This enables us to meet our funding requirements and to offer all programme services free of charge.

Required Documents

To join our Startup Support Programme, you need to submit three completed and signed documents. The required documents differ depending on whether you have already founded your startup or are still in the pre-startup phase. Download the document package that matches your situation and complete the forms using a compatible PDF reader. Please note that all required forms are currently available in German only.

You haven't started a business yet

Teilnahme-Fragebogen ESF zum Eintritt

pdf — 313.9 KB vom 05.08.2025

Teilnahmevereinbarung

pdf — 266.6 KB vom 05.08.2025

De-minimis-Erklärung (vorläufig – kein Unternehmen gegründet)

pdf — 922.7 KB vom 05.08.2025

You have already started a business

Teilnahme-Fragebogen ESF zum Eintritt

pdf — 313.9 KB vom 05.08.2025

Teilnahmevereinbarung

pdf — 266.6 KB vom 05.08.2025

De-minimis-Erklärung - für gegründetes Unternehmen

pdf — 926.5 KB vom 05.08.2025

Further information

Guidelines for Completing the Participant Questionnaire

pdf — 110.8 KB vom 18.03.2026

Explanation of Participation Documents

pdf — 186.3 KB vom 18.03.2026

GDPR Annex (German PDF)

pdf — 35.1 KB vom 05.08.2025

How to submit
your documents

Fully completed (all pages)

Signed by hand

Submitted as original documents

Sent by post or delivered in person

Send by Post

University Halle-Wittenberg
Transfer- und Gründungsservice
Hoher Weg 7a
06120 Halle (Saale)

Deliver in Person

Bert-Morten Arnicke
Startup Support, Programme Coordinator
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Transfer and Startup Office
Hoher Weg 7a
06120 Halle (Saale)

What happens next

Once we have received your completed documents, you can access all services and support offered through our Startup Support Programme. You can also find detailed information about participation in our comprehensive FAQ section. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. We're happy to help.

FAQ

For further help, please contact

Bert-Morten Arnicke

Startup Support

Coordinates startup support, strengthens the startup community and helps startup teams access funding opportunities, networks and support services.

0345 55 22957
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