EKOO: Critical Raw Materials (tender)
EKOO: Kritieke grondstoffen
- Closes
- 3 Dec 2026
- 19 days left
- Opened
- 22 Oct 2026
- Funding per project
- up to 500 000 EUR
- Who can apply
- SMEs, Large companies, Research organisations, Consortia
- Open to applicants from
- Netherlands
What this call funds
Dutch RVO grant for industrial research and experimental development on processing, recovering or substituting strategic and critical raw materials, for use in energy transition, digital transition, defence or high-tech. Applicants must be a collaboration of at least one company with other companies or research organisations, with a maximum of 60% aid for small firms and 50% for medium firms. Applications run from 22 October 2026 to 3 December 2026 and are ranked as a tender, with up to EUR 500,000 per project and EUR 1,850,000 in total budget.
The call in detail
- Funder
- Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
- Programme
- Energie & Klimaat Onderzoek en Ontwikkeling (EKOO)
- Type
- Grant, a permanent programme
- Funding per project
- up to 500 000 EUR
- Total budget of the call
- 1 850 000 EUR
- Funding rate
- Up to 60% of eligible costs
- Eligible applicants
- SMEs, Large companies, Research organisations, Consortia
- Eligible countries
- Netherlands
- Startup relevance
- Medium
- Source
- RVO — open and upcoming subsidies for SMEs
Key dates
- 22 Oct 2026
- Applications opened
- 3 Dec 2026
- Applications close
Earlier rounds and changes
| Recorded | What changed | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | First listed here | Already listed when the source was first read |
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