Grant Discovery

Grant Discovery & Supported Funding Bodies

PaperBreak is built to be the universal engine for grant writing. While we provide deep integration with major international funding databases, our platform is agnostic: you can supply any grant call from any funding body worldwide.

Simply provide the web link to the open call or upload the application documents, and PaperBreak will instantly ingest the requirements to build your compliance checklists and writing structure.

Supported Funding Databases

For users looking to explore open opportunities, our Grant Discovery tool indexes thousands of live calls from the most prestigious funding bodies in Europe, the UK, and Germany.

🇪🇺 European Union

PaperBreak provides comprehensive coverage of Horizon Europe calls managed by the European Commission. Our index pulls directly from the Funding & Tenders Portal, covering the primary instruments and pillars:

  • European Research Council (ERC): Starting, Consolidator, and Advanced Grants.
  • Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA): Doctoral Networks, Postdoctoral Fellowships, and Staff Exchanges.
  • European Innovation Council (EIC): Including the Accelerator, Pathfinder, and Transition challenges.
  • Horizon Europe Clusters (Pillar II): Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), Innovation Actions (IA), and Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) across all thematic work programmes.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

For UK-based researchers and innovators, PaperBreak's grant search includes the full breadth of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). This covers calls from all major councils and delivery bodies:

  • Innovate UK: Business-led innovation and industry grants.
  • Research Councils: AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, and STFC.
  • Research England: Institutional and strategic high-level funding.

🇩🇪 Germany (Deutschland)

When your applicant home region is set to Germany (DE), PaperBreak unlocks a deep index of national and federal funding sources:

  • DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft): Core academic and basic research funding, including Sachbeihilfe, Emmy Noether, and SFB/SPP/GRK programmes.
  • BMFTR (Federal Ministry R&D): Federal applied research and innovation programmes (formerly BMBF).
  • BMWK: Industry and innovation-oriented federal programmes (formerly BMWi).
  • Bund + Länder: Federal and state-level schemes via the “Förderdatenbank” ecosystem, covering regional innovation hubs and state-specific grants.

How Grant Discovery Works

Instead of scrolling through endless lists, use PaperBreak to find the perfect fit for your project:

  1. Submit a Concept Note: Provide a brief description of your project's goals, technology, and expected impact.
  2. AI-Powered Matching: Our system compares your concept against thousands of active calls in our indexed databases.
  3. Reasoning & Alignment: PaperBreak doesn't just give you a list; it provides a Reasoning Summary for each suggestion, explaining exactly how your project aligns with the specific scope and evaluation criteria of that grant.

Pro Tip: If your target grant is not in our pre-indexed lists, you can still use PaperBreak's full suite of writing and compliance tools by manually providing the call URL or uploading the application PDFs.