Advanced Manufacturing grants in Belgium

Open

Funds strategic basic research across Flemish institutions in AI, biotech, climate, and engineering.

Open

Funds Walloon companies in international collaborative research developing innovative lightweighting technologies.

Open

Supports cooperative demand driven research bridging Flemish strategic research centres clusters and at least independent Flemish companies.

Open

Funds Walloon companies hiring doctoral researchers through a programme sharing salary and project support.

Open

Supports Walloon university spin-off formation through a start-up pathway from concept launch to commercialization planning.

Between cycles

Supports Walloon companies through FIRST Entreprise to hire researchers for early innovation work.

Between cycles

Funds Walloon industrial teams through a regional programme for research and experimental development projects.

Closed

Funds Brussels companies collaborating on R&D projects with enterprises from Flanders or Wallonia, through the joint Belgian interregional innovation co-funding initiative.

Closed

Funds Brussels companies testing the feasibility and viability of innovative waste re-use and recycling projects, covering 50 to 70 percent of costs.

Closed

Funds Belgian industrial companies developing next-generation combat aircraft and fighter-jet technologies under the NGWS/FCAS programme.

Closed

Funds Brussels R&D SMEs participating in Eurostars international collaboration projects, covering 40 to 80 percent of project costs depending on company size and project type.

Closed

Funds Brussels companies checking the technical feasibility of their innovation, covering 50 to 70 percent of a technical feasibility study carried out in-house or with a specialist consultant.

Closed

Funds Brussels companies integrating generative AI into their products, services, or internal processes through a feasibility study and proof-of-concept project.

Closed

Funds Brussels small enterprises through vouchers covering most costs for expert technical assessment and advisory services.

Closed

Funds Brussels startups founded within the last five years with a EUR 500,000 award to realize their three-year strategic innovation plan.

Closed

Funds Brussels companies doing market-oriented R&D with Flemish or Walloon research institutions and companies via the Belgian spearhead cluster and competitiveness pole network.

Closed

Funds Brussels-based research-industry consortia doing collaborative cleantech R&D, covering 40 to 60 percent of company costs and 100 percent of research organisation costs.

Closed

Funds Brussels SMEs filing national or PCT international patents for their R&D results, covering 50 percent of patent application and procedure costs.

Closed

Funds Brussels companies developing their first technologically innovative prototype or service, covering 50 to 70 percent of the budget for technical and economic validation.

Closed

Funds Brussels companies doing industrial research, experimental development, or process innovation through grants covering 15 to 70 percent of project costs.

Discontinued

Invests in Walloon industrial, healthcare, and technology companies with minority equity for scale and strategic development.

Open

Funds small and medium enterprises across Europe via Eurostars Call 11 for collaborative innovation with international partners.

Open

Funds a €9.4M lithium-ion battery recycling pilot line in India, matched to a separately funded Indian project on the same schedule.

Open

Funds four €7.1M projects that make battery electrode materials cleaner to produce — via greener refining or plant-based sourcing instead of mined graphite.