EXIST-Women

Run by CeDUS (Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf).

EXIST-Women at CeDUS is a nine-month qualification programme in Dusseldorf, open across sectors. Participants may take an optional three-month stipend of EUR 1,000 to 3,000 a month, depending on qualification and with a child supplement, if they have no other income or work under 20 hours a week, plus a one-off EUR 2,000 materials budget for everyone; this is a federal EXIST scholarship rather than an equity investment, and participation without the stipend is possible. Equity terms are not disclosed.

Investment
€3,000 (Below Europe & C. Asia median $54.5k · Below global median $61.3k)
Equity taken
Not disclosed
Duration
39 weeks (Longer than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)
Format
Not disclosed
Cadence
annual
Location
Dusseldorf, Germany

Sectors

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

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Last verified 2026-09-10.