Calls & Funding
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Quantum Forward Challenge
Quantum Forward Challenges are designed to help build a stronger, more connected quantum value chain. The upcoming challenges will address both application-driven opportunities and supply-side bottlenecks in the Dutch quantum ecosystem. Further details will follow after the summer holidays, with the aim of opening the first calls shortly afterwards.
NWO: Security and Resilience in a Quantum Era
Researchers are invited to submit proposals for research on portable entanglement in quantum networks and post-quantum cryptography.
Research line 1 focuses on portable entanglement for quantum networking applications, and research line 2 focuses on post-quantum cryptography (PQC).
Submission of letter of intent: 29 September 2026, 14:00 CEST | Submission of full proposal: 3 November 2026, 14:00 CST.
EQUIP-G Open Call
The Horizon Europe project EQUIP-G has launched an open call for European research institutions, universities, government agencies, and non-profit organisations to access quantum gravimeters for field research.
After decades of research and development, quantum gravimeters now enable researchers and engineers to conduct robust, operational fieldwork. Through this open call, researchers can gain access to advanced instruments, receive technical support and training from experts within the consortium, and explore new measurement techniques (without considerable upfront investment).
The call is closed.
Eureka GlobalStars Open Call with Taiwan
Open to Dutch companies or knowledge institutions engaged in research into technologies and applications in high-tech fields such as semiconductors, photonics, AI, and quantum hardware, this call encourages Dutch organisations to collaborate with Taiwanese innovation partners on R&D projects with strong commercial potential in high-tech or sustainability fields. It is also open to sustainability projects, including those focused on the circular economy or carbon circulation in industrial processes.
The call is closed.
QuantERA
QDNL actively engages with strategic initiatives to amplify impact and reach. One example is QuantERA, a pan-European network that supports collaborative research in quantum technologies.
SME PROGRAMME
The QDNL SME programme is designed to connect 125 high-tech, multidisciplinary Dutch SMEs with the arenas of quantum technology where they’re needed most.
TRILATERAL PROGRAMME
Building on the trilateral statement on collaboration in quantum technology signed in November 2022, this joint programme of activities is the next logical step towards acceleration and greater synergies. It aims to address these four strategic challenges and builds on the coordination work already under way between the three signatories.
