MIT Scheme R&D Collaboration Projects Opened

Do you work with other SMEs to develop or renew products, production processes or services? As of today, the MIT scheme R&D collaboration project has been opened. In doing so, the government stimulates innovation. You can submit an application until 10 September 2020, 5:00 PM.

An SME entrepreneur can apply for an R&D collaboration project on behalf of a partnership. An R&D collaboration project focuses on the development or innovation of products, production processes or services. The project consists of industrial research and / or experimental development, carried out by a partnership of at least 2 SME entrepreneurs (each on their own account and risk).

Tender principle
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) processes Research & Development (R&D) applications according to the tender principle. This means that RVO assesses and ranks all complete applications that have been received on time.
Subsidy for R&D cooperation projects is one of the possibilities within the SME innovation stimulus Region and Top Sectors (MIT).

Budget

• R&D collaboration (small and large in total): € 8.105 million *
• R&D collaboration (large): maximum of € 4.0525 million
  *- of which at least € 1,000,000 for MIT-R&D collaboration projects, whose activities fit within the sub-theme sustainable animal products. And of which a maximum of € 4,052,500 (50% of the total budget of 8,105 million) for large MIT-R&D collaboration projects.

Requirements
The conditions for R&D collaboration small and large differ. Below you can read how. The following applies to R&D collaboration (small):

• The subsidy amounts to 35% of the eligible costs.
• The subsidy is a minimum of € 50,000 and a maximum of € 200,000 per innovation project, of which a minimum of € 25,000 and a maximum of € 100,000 per participant.
• The participants in the MIT-R&D partnership form a balanced partnership. This applies to both the distribution of costs and the contribution of the participants. One participant may not account for more than 70% of the costs.
• Only the costs incurred by the SME entrepreneurs are eligible.
• The duration of an MIT-R&D collaboration project is a maximum of 2 years.
  The following applies to R&D collaboration (large):
• The subsidy amounts to 35% of the eligible costs.
• The subsidy is a minimum of € 200,000 and a maximum of € 350,000 per innovation project, of which a minimum of € 25,000 and a maximum of € 175,000 per participant.
• The participants in the MIT-R&D partnership form a balanced partnership.
• This applies to both the distribution of costs and the contribution of the participants. One participant may not account for more than 70% of the costs.
• Only the costs incurred by the SME entrepreneurs are eligible.
• The duration of an MIT-R&D collaboration project is a maximum of 2 years.

More info and applying
You can apply for a grant for MIT-R&D collaboration projects from 11 June, 9:00 am to 10 September 2020, 5:00 pm at the latest. Use the Loketwijzer to determine which counter you should go to for your application.

For more information and to submit your application, please visit the RVO website.