Innovative Startup Support (Innovatieve starterssteun)
Provides Belgium innovators with hands-on guidance for first startup innovation grants with specialist coaching and commercialization planning.
Innovatieve Starterssteun (Innovative Startup Support) is a VLAIO programme specifically designed for very early-stage Flemish companies that are taking a pioneering role in their market. The programme provides a flat cash subsidy of EUR 50,000 combined with external expert coaching and business-case advisory from VLAIO and its accredited partner organisations. Eligible companies must be small ent…
Awards a flat EUR 50,000 grant plus business-case coaching to Flemish small companies under two years old that are pursuing a market-pioneering innovation, paid in two tranches over a 6–12 month project.
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All guides →Grant Financials and Co-Funding Evidence: Examples for Startup Applications
See examples of grant financials, match funding evidence, co-funding tables, accountant letters, investor commitments, and budget-to-work-plan checks.
DocumentsGrant Work Plan Template: Work Packages, Gantt, Milestones, and Risks
Use this grant work plan template to structure work packages, tasks, owners, deliverables, Gantt timing, dependencies, and risk registers.
BudgetGrant Budget Template for R&D Applications
Use this grant budget template to structure R&D costs, personnel, subcontractors, equipment, indirect costs, and budget justification for startup grant applications.
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