Calls & Funding


Forward Challenges
The Forward Challenges are part of our challenge based programme and 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.

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.

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.

