ITEA 4 - 2026 Call
Funds Dutch companies and knowledge institutions in international software-systems R&D projects up to €4 million.
National grant rates depend on both the kind of organisation and the kind of work: on research projects, industry gets 35%, SMEs 45%, and universities and knowledge institutions 50%; on development projects those figures drop to 25%, 35% and 25% respectively, so a university's own rate falls to match industry's once the work shifts from research to development. A Dutch company specifically has to …
ITEA funds market-oriented, applied international research into software-intensive systems and services, split into two focus areas: software-intensive systems and software-intensive services. It sits within the Dutch High Tech Systems and Materials top sector and the National Technology Strategy, and aligns with wider European programmes like Horizon Europe and the Chips Joint Undertaking.
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