At ROM InWest we focus on game changers: ambitious start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs that, with their innovations, are able to accelerate the food transition, the energy transition, the healthcare transition and/or the transition to a circular economy.
Are you working with at least one other SME on an R&D project in which AI plays a key role? Then apply for the MIT R&D cooperation scheme for AI projects. A maximum of €350,000 is available per project, with a subsidy percentage of 35 to 50 percent. Be quick. Applications can be submitted until 27 May 2025.
The MIT Feasibility is a subsidy for research into the feasibility of a technological innovation. The subsidy covers 35% of the costs for materials, hours and hiring an expert and is a maximum of € 20,000 per feasibility study. The MIT Feasibility has been open since April 8. Applications can be submitted until September 16, 2025. The scheme works on a first come, first served basis, so be quick.
The province of Noord-Holland is reopening the subsidy scheme Smart Solutions for Grid Congestion (UVR SON). From 11 February to 1 October 2025, entrepreneurs can apply for a subsidy to gain insight into their electricity consumption. This helps them to save energy and spread their consumption more intelligently over the day. The subsidy amounts to a maximum of €15,000 per company, with a total budget of €500,000.
The SME Fund is relevant for you if you have incurred costs with your startup, scale-up or SME for a patent application to protect your intellectual property rights. With a so-called SME voucher you can submit a claim for a refund of part of those costs.
Are you an entrepreneur and do you want to install public charging infrastructure for heavy electric vehicles? The Public Charging Infrastructure for Heavy Transport Subsidy Scheme (SPULA) helps companies to accelerate the roll-out of these charging locations. Tip! Prepare your concept application from 6 May.
With the SME Innovation Stimulation Top Sectors (MIT) subsidy scheme for R&D collaboration projects, you as an innovative startup, scale-up or SME entrepreneur can receive a subsidy for a collaboration project with another company for the development of your innovation. Together you can receive a maximum subsidy of 350,000 euros. On Wednesday 25 June from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, the Province of North Holland is organizing an online information meeting together with ROM InWest. In an hour we will share all the important details about the scheme and we will be ready to answer all your questions.
Does your innovation contribute to the large-scale generation of renewable energy or the reduction of CO2 emissions? Then the Stimulation of Sustainable Energy Production and Climate Transition (SDE++) may be of interest to you. The amount of this subsidy depends on the market price and the actual amount of renewable energy that you generate or the effective CO2 savings that you achieve. The subsidy runs for a period of 12 or 15 years.
Is your SME working with other SMEs or researchers on the production of biopolyesters based on bio-based carbohydrate-rich raw materials? Then apply for a subsidy with the Energy & Climate Research and Development (EKOO) Biobased Circular scheme. The maximum subsidy per project is €500,000. For this subsidy, you must meet the general conditions that apply to all Top Sector Energy schemes.
Is your SME working with other SMEs or researchers on making the industry more sustainable? Then apply for a subsidy with the Energy & Climate Research and Development (EKOO) Industry scheme. The maximum subsidy per project is €500,000. For this subsidy, you must meet the general conditions that apply to all Top Sector Energy schemes.
Hydrogen is becoming an increasingly viable alternative to fossil fuels. Do you want to switch to hydrogen-powered vehicles or develop a hydrogen filling station with your company, which has a special focus on heavy logistics transport? Then the Hydrogen in Mobility Subsidy Scheme (SWIM) is relevant for you! This subsidy is open for applications from 1 April to 7 May 2025, with a total budget of €40 million.
Is your SME working with other SMEs or researchers on making the built environment more sustainable? Then apply for a subsidy with the Energy & Climate Research and Development (EKOO) Built Environment scheme. The maximum subsidy per project is €500,000. For this subsidy, you must meet the general conditions that apply to all Top Sector Energy schemes.
Is your SME working with other SMEs or researchers to improve the generation of renewable (sustainable) energy? Then apply for a subsidy with the Energy & Climate Research and Development (EKOO) Electricity scheme. The maximum subsidy per project is €500,000. For this subsidy, you must meet the general conditions that apply to all Top Sector Energy schemes.
Is your SME working with other SMEs on the development or innovation of products, production processes or services in the aviation sector? Then apply for a subsidy for an R&D Collaboration Project. The subsidy amounts to a maximum of 50% of the eligible costs up to a maximum of €350,000. The minimum amount per participant is €25,000, the maximum amount is €175,000.
Are you working on innovative solutions for sustainable batteries? Or do you want to collaborate with a research organization on batteries with a longer lifespan or better recycling? With the new Circular Battery Subsidy Scheme (SCB) you can take your ideas to the next level. Go to the subsidy scheme and set your innovation in motion.
Do you want to make your product, process or service more sustainable and do you need an experienced process supervisor? This is your chance to close your chain together with partners and contribute to an economy with less use of raw materials and CO2 emissions. Apply now for the Circular Chain Projects (CKP) subsidy and take the next step towards a future-proof business!
Are you an entrepreneur working on the reuse, repair or high-quality recycling of products and materials? Or do you want to expand these activities to further reduce your CO2 emissions? Then the Circular Implementation and Scaling (CIO) subsidy is for you. Please note: there is a lot of interest and the subsidy will probably be oversubscribed quickly. Apply on time!
Are you as an entrepreneur ready to invest in production lines for electrolysers, batteries or components for solar panels? This is the time to make your ambitions come true with the subsidy for the manufacturing industry! And just a little more patience: for production lines for solar panels you can apply for subsidy from 2 December 2024.
The Circular Textile Subsidy is a subsidy from the province of North Holland for initiatives that lead to less consumption and production of textiles, and that also focus on better reuse and repair. The maximum subsidy amount per project is €500,000, the minimum amount of eligible costs per project is €200,000. Does your innovation contribute to refuse, rethink and reduce? Then this subsidy may be perfect for you.
Do you want to work with your company together with researchers on groundbreaking innovations in the Life Sciences & Health sector? Seize your chance now with the PPS subsidy from the Top Sector LSH! This subsidy stimulates public-private research & development collaborations and helps to develop sustainable, innovative products and services. Ready to grow your R&D project? Take the next step together towards impactful solutions.
Do you have plans to produce sustainable hydrogen with an electrolyser? And does it have a capacity between 0.5 and 50 megawatts? Then seize your chance with the subsidy scheme Scaling Up Fully Renewable Hydrogen Production via Electrolysis (OWE). This subsidy is the successor to the subsidy scheme Scaling Up Fully Renewable Hydrogen Production via Electrolysis (OWE) from 2023.
Does your innovation contribute to the large-scale generation of renewable energy or the reduction of CO2 emissions? Then the Stimulation of Sustainable Energy Production and Climate Transition (SDE++) may be of interest to you. The amount of this subsidy depends on the market price and the actual amount of renewable energy that you generate or the effective CO2 savings that you achieve. The subsidy runs for a period of 12 or 15 years.
Are you a plastics processor and do you make plastic products from polymers? Then this is your chance to process (more) recycled content or bio-based polymers in your products. With the Subsidy Switching Plastic Processors, officially the Temporary subsidy scheme Switching to processing circular plastics, you will receive 75% subsidy on the costs incurred, up to a maximum of € 25,000 per application for one or more production tests. You pay the remaining 25% yourself.
Eurostars funding is intended for start-ups, scale-ups and SME entrepreneurs who collaborate in a consortium with at least one party from another Eurostars country (mainly EU countries). This collaboration must consist of R&D activities for an innovation project. It is crucial that the project activities lead to the market introduction of the innovation within two years.
Are you an entrepreneur looking for financing for your hydrogen innovation? For example, do you have a solution for the production, transport and/or storage of hydrogen or innovative use of hydrogen and sustainably generated electrons? Then apply for a subsidy from the Demonstration Energy and Climate Innovation (DEI+) scheme. You can receive €30,000,000 for a demonstration project and €25,000,000 for a pilot and test and experimental infrastructure project.
