The Frontrunner scheme within Austria's FFG General Programme offers funding to companies with frontrunner strategies for their fields of R&D aimed at reaching or building on leading market positions (hidden champions). The funding model is open to all branches of industry, research topics and sizes of companies or projects. Non-repayable subsidies are available of up to maximum 25 % (major companies), max. 35 % (medium-sized companies), max. 45 % (small companies).