Maritime innovation projects subsidy

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 subsidy?

You can apply for the subsidy scheme for maritime innovation projects if you meet the conditions, such as:

• you work in a partnership consisting of at least 2 maritime companies
• you start the project within 6 months of receiving the subsidy, and you finish your project within 4 years
• your project contributes to 1 or more of the subsidy’s central themes (in Dutch), such as reducing emissions, smart shipping and ship building, or sharing maritime data 

View all conditions for the subsidy scheme at the website of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland, RVO, in Dutch).

How to apply?

You cannot apply for the maritime innovation projects subsidy scheme at this moment. Your coordinator of the partnership (penvoerder) could apply until 3 February 2026.