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Not closed · checked 31 Oct 2026

Short answer. On 2 Nov 2026, 8 programs for founders in the Netherlands are not closed: 5 marked non-dilutive in the table and 3 that give credits, take equity or are not marked. 6 have a written closing date and 2 are rolling or show no single closing date, so read each page before you apply.

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  1. NLnet Foundation open call grants ↗3 Nov 2026cash · Between € 5 000 and € 50 000 for a first grant
  2. OIS Restack (NGI Open Internet Stack) 1st Open Call ↗3 Nov 2026cash · Project proposals between 5.000 and 50.000 €
  3. RVO DHI Marktvalidatie voor start-ups (Netherlands) ↗31 Dec 2026cash · EUR 25,000 subsidy with a minimum of EUR 50,000 project costs

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Programs for the Netherlands that are new to my list and whose deadline is ahead, one letter a week at most and only when something new fits. You confirm by email first; every letter has a link to stop it.

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6 with a closing date, 1 rolling, 1 with no deadline found; passed deadlines are left out, amounts are the program's own words.

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Grants and accelerators (5)

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Grant non-dilutive

NLnet Foundation open call grants

Amount
cash · Between € 5 000 and € 50 000 for a first grant
Deadline
3 Nov 2026
For whom
Open-source software, hardware and content projects; EU-supported funds expect mostly Horizon Europe-eligible applicants. First grants of EUR 5,000 to 50,000.
Where
Netherlands (online form)
The program's page ↗Programme's own page · read 31 Oct 2026
Grant non-dilutive

OIS Restack (NGI Open Internet Stack) 1st Open Call

Amount
cash · Project proposals between 5.000 and 50.000 €
Deadline
3 Nov 2026
For whom
Open source software and hardware projects for a robust open internet stack, run by NLnet.
Where
EU-wide, run from the Netherlands (online form)
The program's page ↗What the application form asks →Programme's own page · read 31 Oct 2026
Grant non-dilutive

RVO DHI Marktvalidatie voor start-ups (Netherlands)

Amount
cash · EUR 25,000 subsidy with a minimum of EUR 50,000 project costs
Deadline
31 Dec 2026
For whom
Dutch start-ups under 10 years old entering a new foreign market with a local partner
Where
Netherlands
The program's page ↗Programme's own page · read 31 Oct 2026

Rolling (1)

Grant non-dilutive

EIC Accelerator (EU, open to start-ups in the Netherlands)

Amount
cash · Grant (lump sum below EUR 2.5 million) and an optional equity investment of EUR 1 to 10 million
Deadline
Short proposals may be submitted at any time
For whom
Single start-ups and SMEs from EU Member States and countries associated to Horizon Europe
Where
EU Member States and associated countries, including the Netherlands
The program's page ↗What the application form asks →Programme's own page · read 31 Oct 2026

No deadline found — check the page (1)

Grant non-dilutive

RVO WBSO R&D tax relief (Netherlands)

Amount
Tax benefit on R&D wage costs in 2026: rate 36% on the first bracket up to € 391.020, 50% for starters
Deadline
Open for applications, no closing date on the page
For whom
Entrepreneurs who do R&D in the EU and pay income or wage tax; you can only apply for future R&D work
Where
Netherlands
The program's page ↗Programme's own page · read 31 Oct 2026

Loans you repay (3)

With a closing date (3)

Loan repaid · no equity

RVO Innovatiekrediet (Netherlands)

Amount
Maximum per project: EUR 5 million for clinical and EUR 10 million for technical development projects
Deadline
31 Dec 2026
For whom
Companies in the technical development of a new product, process or service, or the clinical development of a medicine or device
Where
Netherlands
The program's page ↗Programme's own page · read 31 Oct 2026
Loan repaid · no equity

RVO Vroegefasefinanciering (VFF, Netherlands)

Amount
Loan of up to EUR 450,000 (EUR 350,000 in Noord-Brabant); you repay it with interest, which was 7.71% on 1 September 2026
Deadline
31 Dec 2026
For whom
Small and medium-sized companies and innovative starters up to 5 years old with a technically innovative idea; academic starters apply through NWO
Where
Netherlands
The program's page ↗Programme's own page · read 31 Oct 2026
Loan repaid · no equity

RVO Borgstelling MKB-kredieten (BMKB, Netherlands)

Amount
Government guarantee of 90% on a bank credit of up to EUR 1.5 million, through your lender
Deadline
1 Jul 2027
For whom
Companies with up to 250 employees and annual turnover up to EUR 50 million or a balance sheet total up to EUR 43 million; you ask your lender
Where
Netherlands
The program's page ↗Programme's own page · read 31 Oct 2026

This list is information, not advice or an offer. Programs change: open the program's page before you apply. A program is not listed once its deadline has passed or when its link was found dead on two checks in a row.

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