NWO Take-off
Funds Dutch innovation collaborations with support for feasibility studies and early financing for startup growth.
Take-off is the Dutch Research Council's (NWO) flagship valorization instrument, designed to bridge the funding gap between research and the market in the early phase of an academic undertaking. The aim is to create innovative activity based on knowledge development and utilization by researchers at Dutch knowledge institutions, across all scientific areas from exact sciences and life sciences to …
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.
Funds Dutch academic entrepreneurs turning innovative ideas into commercially viable feasibility-focused technology studies.
Invests Netherlands firms in knowledge startups building commercialization-ready products through structured financing and growth-oriented milestones.