MIT SME Innovation Grants
Supports Dutch small businesses with MIT Innovation Grants for projects in priority sectors and practical technology development.
The MIT (MKB Innovatiestimulering Topsectoren) programme provides direct R&D grants to Dutch small and medium-sized enterprises working within the national top-sector innovation themes. It is a Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) policy instrument delivered operationally by RVO, with applications accepted on a rolling basis aligned to annual programme cycles. The grant supports feasibil…
R&D feasibility studies and innovation projects by Dutch SMEs aligned to national top-sector themes, including high-tech systems, agriculture, energy, water, logistics, and life sciences.
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