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Robotics grants in the Netherlands

Explore Robotics grants for companies in the Netherlands. This list brings together funding for autonomous systems, industrial and service robots, drones and human-robot interaction 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 Robotics in the Netherlands come first.

Showing 1-24 of 273 grants

Dutch Research Council (NWO) logo
Open

Take-off Phase 1 — Feasibility Study (WO)

🇳🇱NWO · Netherlands

Funds Dutch academic entrepreneurs turning innovative ideas into commercially viable feasibility-focused technology studies.

AgritechAI+14
€30K – €60KDec'26
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (Netherlands) logo
Open

Innovation Credit (Innovatiekrediet)

🇳🇱EZK · Netherlands

Funds high-risk Dutch innovation projects through a repayable government credit instrument.

AIBiotech+8
Dutch Research Council (NWO) logo
Open

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.

AgritechAI+14
€50K – €450K
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (Netherlands) logo
Open

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.

AIBiotech+8
Dutch Research Council (NWO) logo
Between cycles

Open Technology Programme

🇳🇱NWO · Netherlands

Funds Dutch applied technology research in universities and public institutes through collaborative calls.

AIBiotech+12
€1.1M
Holland High Tech / Topsector HTSM logo
Between cycles

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.

HardwareSemiconductors+6
€300K
Dutch Research Council (NWO) logo
Closed

KIEM HighTech

🇳🇱NWO · Netherlands

Funds Dutch industry-linked applied research pilots and prototype development in high-technology fields.

AIHardware+6
€40K
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) logo
Closed

LDC Impact Prize 2026

LDC · Netherlands

Splits a non-dilutive CHF 100,000 between two later-stage agri- and industrial-tech startups.

AgritechClimate Tech+2
European Commission logo
Open

Horizon Disaster Response: Search & Rescue Tech

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €4M projects that build and field-test search-and-rescue tech — drones, robotics, sensors — for wildfires, earthquakes and other hazardous disasters.

RoboticsIoT & Edge+1
€4MNov'26
EIT Urban Mobility logo
Open

EIT Urban Mobility Financial Support to Startups

🇪🇺EIT Urban Mobility · European Union

Funds startups and industry teams building mobility, transport, and climate technologies through urban innovation support.

MobilityBuilt Environment+3
€30KNov'26
EUREKA Network logo
Open

Innowwide — Next

🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational

Offers market-feasibility support for small companies exploring non-European markets through Europe-wide innovation networks.

AIBiotech+9
€60KDec'26
Israel-Europe Research & Innovation Directorate (ISERD) logo
Open

EIC Accelerator — Short Proposal

🇮🇱ISERD · Israel

Supports small and medium firms in early-stage deep technologies through public proposals and commercialization mentoring.

AIBiotech+12
₪2.5MDec'26
EUREKA Network logo
Open

Eureka Network Projects — Permanent

🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational

Offers open access collaboration through Eureka Network Projects so small enterprises can join international innovation groups.

AIBiotech+12
Israel-Europe Research & Innovation Directorate (ISERD) logo
Open

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships — ISERD)

🇪🇺ISERD · Israel

Supports internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers placed in Israeli institutions to build independent research careers through EU mobility fellowships.

AIBiotech+10
European Commission logo
Scheduled

Human-AI Collaboration for Future Manufacturing

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €4–6M projects that make human-AI collaboration more inclusive, adaptable and effective on the factory floor.

Advanced ManufacturingAI+2
€4M – €6MFeb'27
European Commission logo
Scheduled

AI Robotics Integration for Industry

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds an €18M pilot to make AI-driven industrial robots easier to integrate, safer to deploy and reusable across factories.

RoboticsAI+3
€18MMar'27
European Commission logo
Scheduled

Virtual Worlds: Immersive Hardware and Haptics

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €4.8–5.6M research projects building smaller, smarter and more realistic hardware for inclusive virtual-world experiences.

HardwareIoT & Edge+2
€4.8M – €5.6MMar'27
European Commission logo
Scheduled

Autonomous Vessel Operations

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds two €7.5M innovation projects to demonstrate remote and fully autonomous vessels for short-sea shipping and inland waterways.

MobilityRobotics
€7.5MApr'27
European Commission logo
Scheduled

Robotic Building Renovation

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds three €6.75M innovation projects using on-site robotics to make building renovation and construction faster, safer and more resource-efficient.

Built EnvironmentRobotics
€6.8MSep'27
European Innovation Council logo
Between cycles

EIC Accelerator Open

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Funds late stage deep tech start ups and small businesses with combined non dilutive and growth support across technology fields.

AerospaceAgritech+22
€1M – €12.5M
European Innovation Council logo
Between cycles

STEP Scale Up

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Invests in European deep-tech scale-up ventures with momentum needing capital for commercial expansion.

AIBiotech+8
€10M – €30M
Israel-Europe Research & Innovation Directorate (ISERD) logo
Between cycles

EIC STEP Scale Up — Q3 & Q4 Cutoffs

🇪🇺ISERD · Israel

Invests in scale-up ventures in digital, clean technology, and biotechnology through equity to accelerate commercialization pathways.

AIBiotech+9
€10M – €30M
European Commission logo
Between cycles

Automated Scientific Discovery (RAISE pilot)

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €10M projects that retrofit advanced laboratories with trustworthy AI for closed-loop scientific discovery.

AIRobotics+1
€10M
European Commission logo
Between cycles

Made in Europe: Circular Factory Remanufacturing

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €5–6.5M research projects that automate factory de-manufacturing and remanufacturing for a more circular European industry.

Advanced ManufacturingRobotics+2
€5M – €6.5M

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