MIT Haalbaarheid — feasibility grant
Cash grant for SMEs to study the feasibility of an innovation project. First-come, first-served.
- Amount
- €20,000 (40% of up to €50,000)
- Next deadline
- — 140 days
Deadline calendar
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Upcoming deadlines and rolling schemes across our covered markets. Sorted by urgency. Always check the source programme page before filing.
NL · Netherlands
4 programmesWBSO — R&D wage tax credit
Dutch payroll-tax credit for technical R&D hours. Applied monthly via payroll, not a cash grant.
- Amount
- 36% of R&D wage costs (first €350k)
30% ruling — expat tax relief
Tax-free allowance for inbound employees with scarce expertise. Scope has narrowed since 2024 — check eligibility carefully.
- Amount
- 30% of gross salary tax-free (capped, decreasing)
Innovatiebox — 9% innovation box rate
Profits from qualifying innovation taxed at 9% instead of the standard 25.8%. Biggest lever for profitable Dutch companies doing in-house R&D — tied to the WBSO trail.
- Amount
- 9% effective rate vs. 25.8% standard corporate tax
DE · Germany
8 programmesEIC Accelerator — European Innovation Council
EU-level deep-tech grant run out of Brussels, accessible to German applicants. Competitive, multi-stage, roughly 5% acceptance rate. Targets breakthrough technology with scale potential.
- Amount
- Up to €2.5M grant + up to €15M blended equity
- Next deadline
- — 161 days
Digital Jetzt — digital investment for Mittelstand
Capex subsidy for hardware, software, and employee training tied to digital transformation projects. Scheme runs through end of 2026 with no confirmed successor.
- Amount
- €17k–€100k (up to 50% funding, higher for underdeveloped regions)
- Next deadline
- — 252 days
Forschungszulage — German R&D tax credit
Cash-paid R&D tax credit for German companies and permanent establishments. Runs alongside ZIM.
- Amount
- 25% of R&D personnel costs (up to €2.5M/year)
ZIM — Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand
Flagship federal grant for SME innovation in Germany. Rolling intake, technical review-heavy.
- Amount
- Up to €550k per project (25–55% funding rate)
EXIST-Gründerstipendium — university spinout stipend
BMWK stipend for research-based startups spinning out of German universities. Targets pre-incorporation teams with a technical concept.
- Amount
- Up to €3,000/month stipend per founder for 12 months + €10k material costs
go-digital — digitalisation vouchers for SMEs
Subsidises certified consultancies for IT security, digital market development, and digitised business processes. Accredited consultants apply on your behalf.
- Amount
- 50% of consultancy costs, up to €16,500 per project
INVEST — Zuschuss für Wagniskapital
Reimburses private angel investors for 25% of qualifying investments into young innovative German companies. The investor claims it, but it shapes your cap table.
- Amount
- 25% of investment back as non-taxable grant (up to €100k/year)
KfW ERP Digitalisierungs- und Innovationskredit
Below-market loan for digitalisation and innovation capex, delivered through the house bank. The workhorse debt instrument for mid-sized German companies.
- Amount
- Up to €25M; subsidised interest from ~2–4%
AT · Austria
1 programmeFFG Basisprogramm — Austrian R&D grant
Austria’s main R&D grant, open all year. Bottom-up — any topic, any sector.
- Amount
- Up to 50% funding rate, no fixed ceiling
CH · Switzerland
1 programmeInnosuisse — innovation projects
Swiss cooperation grants funding the academic research partner alongside an SME lead.
- Amount
- Covers research partner costs; in-kind for SME
- Next deadline
- — 175 days