Grants in the Netherlands
Explore grants for companies in the Netherlands. This directory includes national and regional funding from Dutch innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, EU and international programs open to applicants in the Netherlands, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at the Netherlands come first.
Showing 25-48 of 2,131 grants
Pre-investment Support
🇳🇱Invest International · Netherlands
Supports Dutch firms preparing foreign investments through small grants covering pre-investment analysis and planning.
SDE++ Sustainable Energy Production Subsidy — Tender
🇳🇱EZK · Netherlands
Funds clean-energy production in the Netherlands via annual auction-linked subsidies for grid-compatible projects.
Take-off Phase 2 — Early-Stage Loan (Vroegefasetraject)
🇳🇱NWO · Netherlands
Invests Netherlands firms in knowledge startups building commercialization-ready products through structured financing and growth-oriented milestones.
TKI-toeslag Top Sector Co-Funding
🇳🇱EZK · Netherlands
Supports Dutch innovation consortia through TKI-toeslag with public top up for high impact private-sector development work.
WBSO R&D Wage-Tax Credit
🇳🇱EZK · Netherlands
Funds Dutch companies with wage support through WBSO, reducing personnel costs for approved science and innovation activity.
Battery-Electric Sailing in Sea Ports
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Pays Dutch shipowners to fit seagoing ships with a battery pack and shore charging.
Cooperative Energy Generation Subsidy (SCE)
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Pays Dutch energy cooperatives and owner associations per kWh of new solar or wind power.
DRIVE — Infrastructure Grant
🇳🇱Invest International · Netherlands
Funds public infrastructure preparation for projects in emerging markets through grants and guarantees linked to Dutch development financing.
DRIVE Technical Assistance
🇳🇱Invest International · Netherlands
Funds feasibility and environmental studies for infrastructure preparation in developing markets under the Dutch DRIVE model.
EKOO Topsector Energie R&D (Multi-Instrument)
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Funds Dutch energy partnerships through EKOO with mixed instruments supporting practical collaboration between industry and policy actors.
Innovation Credit (Innovatiekrediet)
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Funds Dutch firms developing high-risk new products or processes through repayable government loans covering project costs.
Invest-NL Direct Financing
🇳🇱Invest-NL · Netherlands
Funds Dutch scale-ups with equity, mezzanine, and venture debt when conventional markets are constrained.
LDC Impact Prize
LDC · Netherlands
Awards CHF 100,000 to two agriculture and food-supply startups tackling climate resilience.
MIT — R&D Collaboration Projects (Samenwerkingsprojecten)
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Funds Dutch innovation groups through MIT cooperation grants for cross regional innovation teams.
MIT R&D Cooperation Projects
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Funds Dutch SME teams doing joint R&D to develop or renew products, processes or services.
MOOI Mission-Driven Innovation
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Funds mission-driven Dutch innovation missions combining multiple partners to tackle energy and climate priorities.
NL Startup Competition
🇳🇱NLSC · Netherlands
Awards Dutch startups up to €10,000 and a five-week Draper University program in Silicon Valley.
NL Startup Competition x Draper 2026
🇳🇱NLSC · Netherlands
Awards Dutch startups up to €10,000 in cash plus a five-week Draper University program in Silicon Valley.
Open Technology Programme
🇳🇱NWO · Netherlands
Funds Dutch applied technology research in universities and public institutes through collaborative calls.
PSIDER — Netwerksubsidies
🇳🇱ZonMw · Netherlands
Funds Dutch knowledge networks that connect institutions internationally and strengthen research communities through shared learning activities.
Sectorale interventie Groenten & Fruit (SIG&F)
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Funds Dutch fruit and vegetable producer groups to make their members' production more sustainable.
SME Defence Call
🇳🇱Holland High Tech · Netherlands
Supports Dutch small and medium enterprises developing dual-use space, quantum, and advanced material technologies for security innovation.
SME Hightech Call
🇳🇱Holland High Tech · Netherlands
Supports Dutch small and medium high-tech businesses partnering with researchers to build scalable hardware, quantum, and robotic technologies.
Sustainable Shipbuilding Subsidy (SDS)
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Pays Dutch shipyards to test emission- and noise-cutting innovations on a new or rebuilt vessel.