Eurostars is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.
Applying to our Eurostars funding programme is designed to be quick and simple. In your application, you can tell us more about your organisation and the innovative new product, process or service you plan to research or develop.
1. Contact the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) using the form below to discuss your project idea, funding in your country, financial viability and eligibility.
2. Create an account (one per project application) on our project platform.
3. On the platform, complete one application form per consortium (in English) and submit it electronically. The portal allows you to save, revisit and edit your application form, giving you time to confirm all information is correct.
4. Upload annexes by attaching them to your online application form. You must complete and upload:
- a signed commitment and signature form
- (if you are an SME) an SME declaration
Depending on what country you are based in, you may need to add a financial annex:
- financial reports
- (if you are a startup) a business plan
- other
Contact RVO to discuss which documents you need to provide and how to submit them. You may need to submit documents directly to RVO rather than attaching them to your application form. If you are an organisation that is 100% publicly funded (e.g. universities, hospitals, etc.), you will not have to provide a financial annex.
You can also include annexes to support your project application:
- a technical annex (related to the project)
- a Gantt chart
5. Submit your completed application form before the deadline.
6. Dutch participants must also submit a funding application to the RVO within two weeks of the ranking list being published (the exact deadline will be published in the National Gazette). You must include a project costs breakdown, a project summary, the Eurostars ranking list and a signed consortium agreement.
A funding decision is made within six to seven months (on average) after the Eurostars deadline.
For detailed information about applying to our Eurostars programme, read our guidelines.
