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Research and science

The EU, provincial authorities and the Dutch national government offer a wide range of subsidies for research and science, involving incentive schemes, financial support and competitions.

Below is an overview of the rules and regulations, subsidies and taxes in relation to the topic “Research and science”.

Subsidies .

  1. Energy Research Subsidy scheme

    The Energy Research Subsidy (Energie Onderzoek Subsidie, EOS) scheme aims to further expand knowledge about energy ...

  2. European subsidies, homepage

    Small and medium-sized enterprises, large enterprises, researchers and knowledge institutes working on research ...

  3. Eurostars projects subsidy scheme

    Eurostars is a European subsidy scheme for SMEs in the high-tech R&D sector. It is designed for projects involving ...

  4. Innovation Programmes subsidy scheme

    The Innovation Programmes subsidy scheme is designed for projects aimed at developing new products and processes, ...

  5. Innovation Subsidy for Collaborative Projects

    The Innovation Subsidy for Collaborative Projects is designed for innovative consortia involving companies from ...

  6. Innovation Vouchers subsidy scheme

    The Innovation Vouchers (Innovatievouchers) subsidy scheme is designed for SMEs intending to update a product, ...

  7. Innovation credit scheme

    If you have an SME in the Netherlands, you may be eligible for a loan to finance a technical or clinical development ...

  8. Innovation-Oriented Research Programmes subsidy scheme

    The Innovation-Oriented Research Programmes (Innovatiegerichte onderzoeksprogramma's, IOP) subsidy scheme aims ...

  9. Peaks in the Delta subsidy scheme

    The Peaks in the Delta subsidy scheme is designed for projects contributing to the economic reinforcement of the ...

  10. R&D tax credit (WBSO)

    The R&D Promotion Act (Wet Bevordering Speur- en Ontwikkelingswerk, WBSO) focuses on businesses in the Netherlands ...

More subsidies...

  1. SME Innovation Performance Contracts subsidy scheme

    The Innovation Performance Contracts (Innovatie Prestatie Contracten, IPC) subsidy scheme is designed for the multi-year ...

  2. Valorisation scheme

    The Dutch government’s valorisation scheme is designed to promote consortia of businesses, knowledge and research ...

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