Eurostars (Dutch national contribution)

Eurostars Call 12 for projects

Funds innovative SME-led international R&D consortia through the Eurostars Call 12 grant process.

Eligibility · Netherlands participants in Eurostars-country consortia

Eureka administers Eurostars Call 12 as part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs, co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe, with Dutch funding handled through the Netherlands Enterprise Agency as the national funding body. The call opens on 17 December 2026 and closes on 4 March 2027 at 14:00 CET; the supplied Eureka page says funding amounts and rates are managed by each national funding body, so this record leaves Dutch award amounts blank until RVO publishes country-specific Call 12 terms.

Eligibility requires an international consortium led by an innovative SME from a Eurostars country. The consortium must include at least two independent entities from at least two Eurostars countries, with at least one organisation from an EU or Horizon Europe associated country. The SME budget from Eurostars countries must be at least half of total project cost, no participant or country may hold more than 70 percent of the budget, project duration is capped at 36 months, and the project must focus on civil applications.

Applicants submit through the Eureka project platform between 17 December 2026 and 4 March 2027. The source states that applicants should define the project idea, collaborate internationally, share expertise, and develop products, processes, or services that can be commercialised. The page does not provide Dutch scoring weights, a Dutch national application package, decision timing, or national award caps for Call 12, and it warns that national funding bodies decide which organisations, activities, and rates apply.