Call overview

The European Commission has launched a new round of the Innovation Fund, making a total of €4.6 billion available for innovations that contribute to reducing emissions. This amount is intended to support net-zero technologies, such as the production of battery cells for electric vehicles and sustainable hydrogen.

Are you looking for funding for innovative projects in AI, data, cloud, cybersecurity or developing digital skills? Then the Digital Europe Programme is for you! As part of the second series of calls under the 2025-2027 work programme, the European Commission has made a total of €204 million available. The first calls – on the EU Digital Identity Wallet and mobile driving licences – are already open and will close on 9 December 2025. The remaining calls will open on 4 November 2025 and close on 3 March 2026.

NWO and the National Growth Fund Programme GroenvermogenNL have opened a new call for research into hydrogen infrastructure. The call invites researchers and companies to jointly form a consortium for research into the import, conversion, transport, and storage of hydrogen and hydrogen carriers. On 5 February 2026, Stichting GroenvermogenNL is organizing an information meeting. In addition, two multi-day workshops will be organized to form the consortium; participation in these is mandatory for the lead applicant. The closing date for participation in consortium formation (via ISAAC) is 10 March 2026, and the closing date for the full application is 9 July 2026, at 14:00. For this call, €13 million in funding is available for a single application, with NWO financing a maximum of 80% and requiring 20% ​​co-financing by the consortium.

Cybersecurity, climate, circular economy, housing shortage, aging population, or health: our society faces enormous challenges that demand knowledge and groundbreaking innovations. This requires collaboration between researchers, businesses, and public sector organizations to develop and successfully implement innovative solutions. This programme stimulates this collaboration and funds new and existing public-private consortia. The grant ceiling for this Call for Proposals is €14 million, with a maximum duration of six years.

Digital ecosystems in which citizens, governments, and businesses continuously exchange information, processes, and services are becoming increasingly complex. This connectivity offers significant benefits, but also makes our society vulnerable. It is therefore crucial that digital ecosystems, particularly in critical sectors, are resilient to current and emerging cyber risks. To strengthen and secure these ecosystems, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and several ministries are launching the "Resilient Digital Ecosystems" call. This call falls under the National Research Agenda (NWA) programme. A matchmaking session will be held on 23 April 2026. The closing date for this call is 15 September 2026, at 14:00 PM. NWO and several ministries are making a total of €8.7 million available.

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), in close collaboration with Airbus Tech Hub Netherlands and QDNL, has launched the Techbridge call "Quantum Technologies in Aerospace." This call encourages Dutch companies, knowledge institutions, and research organizations to collaborate with innovative partners in Germany (and optionally France) on R&D projects for the development of quantum technologies applicable in the aerospace sector. The call closes on 23 June 2026. A total of €2 million is available, with a maximum of €1 million in funding per project available for each consortium.

Within the Aviation in Transition (LiT) program, four grant modules have been opened via the LiT Open Calls, supporting innovation projects at various stages. If you contribute to reducing harmful emissions in the aviation sector with your startup, SME, or knowledge organization, the LiT Open Calls offer funding to develop and validate innovative solutions. The four different modules (Venture Booster knowledge vouchers, Knowledge and test vouchers, Feasibility projects, and Supporting Research) are now open and offer opportunities for various organizations and innovation phases, ranging from early ideas and feasibility studies to support for startups and larger research projects. The grant modules are issued and managed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

NWO is expected to launch the call ‘Security and Resilience in a Quantum Age’* in July. This call for proposals invites researchers to conduct fundamental research in the field of entanglement for quantum networks and post-quantum cryptography. The publication of the call for proposals is expected to take place in July 2026 (with a mandatory submission deadline for Letters of Intent via ISAAC (mandatory) in September 2026). An online information meeting is expected in September, and the submission deadline for applications is provisionally set for November 2026.