WBSO R&D Wage-Tax Credit
Funds Dutch companies with wage support through WBSO, reducing personnel costs for approved science and innovation activity.
The WBSO (Wet Bevordering Speur- en Ontwikkelingswerk) is the Dutch R&D wage-tax credit administered by RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK). It reduces the payroll-tax and national-insurance liability that employers and self-employed researchers owe on wages spent on qualifying R&D activities, making it one of the most broadly used in…
Technical-scientific research and the development of technically new products, production processes, or software conducted by Netherlands-based employers and self-employed persons.
Sign up free to see the funding breakdown
Sign up free to see the industries in scope
Sign up free to see the full eligibility
Sign up free to see the timeline
Guides for this application
All guides →Grants for Biotech Startups: NIH, NSF, SBIR/STTR, and Non-Dilutive Funding
A practical guide to grants for biotech startups, including NIH SBIR/STTR, NSF, translational funding, evidence, regulatory readiness, and budgets.
Where to applyGrants for Robotics Startups: SBIR, Defense, NSF, and Pilot Funding
A practical guide to grants for robotics startups, including SBIR/STTR, NSF, DoD, NASA, field validation, TRL, pilot evidence, budgets, and commercialization strategy.
Find grantsHow to Find Startup Grants for Deeptech and R&D Companies
A practical grant-search workflow for deeptech founders: where to find startup grants, how to filter official portals, and how to build a shortlist before writing.
More from EZK
All grants from this funder →Innovation Credit (Innovatiekrediet)
🇳🇱EZK · Netherlands
Funds high-risk Dutch innovation projects through a repayable government credit instrument.
MIT SME Innovation Grants
🇳🇱EZK · Netherlands
Supports Dutch small businesses with MIT Innovation Grants for projects in priority sectors and practical technology development.
SDE++ Sustainable Energy Production Subsidy — Tender
🇳🇱EZK · Netherlands
Funds clean-energy production in the Netherlands via annual auction-linked subsidies for grid-compatible projects.
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.
Similar grants
Browse the directory →
SC R&D Tax Credit
🇺🇸SC DOR · United States
Provides South Carolina companies with support for research expenses through state innovation tax treatment.
RI R&D Expense Tax Credit
🇺🇸RI Division of Taxation · United States
Supports Rhode Island companies with tax credit access for eligible innovation spending through state filing mechanisms.
Iowa R&D Tax Credit Program
🇺🇸IEDA · United States
Offers Iowa companies annual tax credits for qualified innovation and technical development activities under a certified program.
Texas R&D Franchise Tax Credit
🇺🇸Texas Comptroller · United States
Supports Texas companies through a state tax credit for eligible innovation spending to reduce commercialization costs.
EDGE Tax Credit — Discretionary
🇺🇸IEDC / Elevate Ventures · United States
Funds refundable payroll tax relief in Indiana for companies expanding with new jobs and workforce growth.
Georgia Research Tax Credit
🇺🇸GA DOR · United States
Provides Georgia businesses with tax-credit support for innovation-focused spending and growth.