Subsidies and schemes

Circular Plastics NL Subsidy (CPNL)

Does your company make, process, or use plastics? And do you want to cooperate with other entrepreneurs or research institutions to improve the plastic recycling process? Then you can apply for the...

Dutch journalism subsidies

Are you a media organisation? Do you produce printed, or digital media publications with journalistic content? Or are you a media startup or investigative journalist? You may be eligible for a subsidy...

Innovation box

Do you make profit from innovative activities? If so, you may be able to use the innovation box (in Dutch). This is a special tariff box on your corporate tax return. This allows you to pay less...

Innovation Credit Scheme

Does your company work on a promising and challenging innovation? For example, you develop a new product, medicine, or device? You can apply for a loan under the Innovation Credit Scheme. The amount...

Innovation Impact Challenge

Do you want to work on innovative solutions to societal issues? The Innovation Impact Challenge (formerly SBIR, in Dutch) aims to stimulate entrepreneurs within the European Union to propose...

Paying artists using the scheme for artists

Are you an artist, or do you hire artists for public performances, such as pop stages, theatres, or pubs? Then you can use of the tax scheme for artists (artiestenregeling). The artist is then...

Plus loan for cultural enterprises (Cultuurlening Plus)

Are you a professional artist or do you own a cultural enterprise or organisation in the creative sector? And do you want to finance a professional cultural production? You can apply for the...

R&D tax credit (WBSO)

Do you run a company in the Netherlands that carries out research and development (R&D) work (Speur- en Ontwikkelingswerk, S&O)? You may be able to lower the costs for your development and research...

Seed Capital Scheme

If you run a startup in the technological or creative sector and need an investment, you may be eligible for the Seed Capital scheme. This scheme consists of financial support as well as practical...

SME-voucher for intellectual property rights

Are you an SME business owner and do you want to protect your intellectual property? Then you can make use of SME vouchers from the (EUIPO) European Intellectual Property Office’s SME Fund 2026. These...

Start-up loan for cultural enterprises

Do you have an enterprise in the cultural sector? And do you need funding for new projects, programmes, productions, or products? You may be eligible for the Start-up loan for cultural enterprises...

Subsidies for designers and cultural institutions

Are you a designer, do you work in the field of digital culture, or do you run a cultural institution? You may be eligible for a subsidy from the Creative Industries Fund NL (Stimuleringsfonds...

Subsidies for literary publishers

Do you publish literary works? Such as books or literary magazines? You may be eligible for a subsidy from the Dutch Foundation for Literature (Nederlands Letterenfonds). What are the conditions for...

Subsidies for visual arts and cultural heritage

Do you work in the field of visual arts or in the cultural heritage sector? If so, you can apply for a grant from the Mondriaan Fund (Mondriaan Fonds). The fund has several grant schemes for cultural...

Subsidies for writers and translators

Are you a writer or translator of literary works? You can apply for a subsidy from the Dutch Foundation for Literature (Nederlands Letterenfonds). The Dutch Foundation for Literature promotes Dutch...

Subsidy for a nationally or locally listed building

Do you own a monument or a building of cultural or historical significance? You may qualify for a loan or subsidy for conservation (maintenance), a new designation for or restoration of your monument....

Subsidy for cyber resilient businesses (MCZ)

Do you want to increase your company's digital security (cyber resilience)? Do you have a small business or are you self-employed? You can apply for the My Cyber Resilient Business (Mijn Cyberweerbare...

Subsidy for film productions

Film producers, directors, screenwriters, and distributors in the Netherlands may be eligible for a subsidy from the Netherlands Film Fund (Nederlands Filmfonds). Funding options are available for the...

Subsidy for providing essential medical care to uninsured patients

Are you a healthcare provider and do you provide essential medical care to patients without healthcare insurance? Or are you uncertain about whether a patient is insured? Then you can apply for a...

Subsidy for public charging stations (SPULA)

Do you want to invest in charging locations for heavy electric vehicles, such as trucks? You can apply for the Public Charging Infrastructure Heavy Transport Subsidy Scheme (Subsidieregeling Publieke...

Subsidy for trials with circular biopolyesters

Does your business make products from (biobased) plastics and would you like to use circular biopolyesters or more of these in your production? Then you can apply for a subsidy to run trials with...

Subsidy ITEA4 research programme

ITEA (Information Technology for European Advancement) is a European strategic research programme for the development of software-intensive systems and services. ITEA is focused on market/applied...

Subsidy scheme Maritime Master Plan 2026

Do you intend to develop solutions for the use of sustainable fuels in shipping or for the storage of CO2 emissions on board? And do you want to demonstrate your innovative solution by building a new...

Climate-Neutral Economy Manufacturing Investment Subsidy (IMKE)

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Do you want to invest in a new production line to produce electrolysers, batteries, or solar panels or essential components for them? Or do you want to convert an existing production line or to expand...

GlobalStars subsidy scheme

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Do you own an innovative company or do you develop new technologies for products, processes or services? And do you work together with one or more partners outside of Europe? Then you may be eligible...

Innowwide programme

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Is your SME working on an innovative product or service that you want to market outside the European Union? You can apply for the Innowwide programme. Innowwide helps you to conduct market research...

Interreg subsidy programme

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Do you work together with businesses or organisations from other European countries to improve sustainability in Europe? Or are you looking for international partners to carry out your innovation? You...

Maritime innovation projects subsidy

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Does your company work on projects that help make shipping smarter, safer, or more sustainable? You can apply for the maritime innovation projects subsidy scheme. What are the conditions for the...

SME Innovation Stimulus for Regional and Top Sectors (MIT)

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SME Innovation Stimulus for Regional and Top Sectors (MIT) Do you run a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) and do you want to work with other SMEs on innovation projects? You can apply for a...

Subsidy Circular chain projects

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Do you aim to reuse and recycle as much as possible? And do you want to work together with other small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? You may be eligible for a subsidy to stimulate circular...

Temporary Subsidy Scheme for Aviation in Transition (LIT)

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Does your business contribute to reducing harmful emissions in the aviation sector? And are you doing so with a project aimed at developing technological solutions, innovative concepts and/or new...