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3 materials scientists and 3 AI engineers wanted for the H/Pack for 2030 hackathon

AmPhi Labs is still looking for 3 materials scientists and 3 AI engineers to join the sustainable packaging hackathon H/Pack for 2030 (29 Oct, Capital C, Amsterdam). You would work directly with industry specialists on replacing plastic packaging with fibre-based alternatives. Free seats; applications close 26 Oct.

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Host a Data & AI student project — free for your organisation

Amsterdam Data Academy regularly connects organisations with trained Data & AI professionals for a final practical assignment of 5 to 8 weeks — at no cost. The deliverables (code, models, analyses, reports) are yours to keep. Two tracks available: Data (analytics, science, engineering) and AI (applied AI, automation). NLQF level 6, comparable to bachelor level. Reach out directly to Amsterdam Data Academy to get started.

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Research funding

Deadline 27 Oct

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NWO Holomicrobiome 2026 — towards novel microbiome applications

NWO funds consortium projects on microbiome applications for the environment, food and health: €26 million in total, split over Flagship projects (€1.5–3.25 million, up to 60 months) and Use Case projects (€500,000–1.5 million, up to 36 months). The main applicant is a professor at one of the Dutch knowledge organisations named in the call; Flagship projects need at least two research institutes, and proposals must name at least two co-funders. Relevant for life-science groups at the park institutes.

NWO

Full application: 27 Oct 2026, 14:00 CET

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Deadline 28 Oct

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EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026 — early-stage research towards breakthrough technologies

The European Innovation Council has €96 million for the 2026 Challenges, with grants of up to €4 million. Proposals must fit one of the predefined thematic areas. Unlike Pathfinder Open, Challenges also accept single applicants and two-partner consortia; standard consortia need at least three independent legal entities. Relevant for research groups and deep tech startups at the park.

European Innovation Council

Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 (check the Funding & Tenders portal for the exact time)

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Research funding

Deadline 30 Oct

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AiNed ELSA Labs 2026 — AI Lifecycle Compliance

€6.9M total for about 3 ELSA Labs (max €2.3M each, 3 years) that develop tools and guidance for complying with AI regulation (RegGuides, RegTech, supervisory guidance). Consortia of companies, civil-society organisations and knowledge institutions. Full proposal due 11 Dec 2026.

AiNed

Short proposal: 30 Oct 2026, 18:00 · Full proposal: 11 Dec 2026

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Innovation funding

Deadline 2 Nov

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ITEA Call 2026 — international software & systems innovation projects

ITEA (part of the Eureka network) invites R&D&I project proposals in the field of software and systems innovation. Projects that earn the ITEA label allow partners to seek public funding from their national authorities. A brokerage event at the start of the call helps you meet potential partners and form a consortium. Relevant for AI and software startups, scale-ups and research groups on the park looking for international consortium partners.

ITEA

Project outline: 2 Nov 2026, 17:00 CET · Full proposal: 11 Feb 2027

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Innovation funding

Deadline 3 Nov

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NLnet Open Call — Open Internet Stack

NLnet funds projects in digital commons and networked technology that support an open information society and an open internet stack. Current themes are Restack (a scalable open internet stack) and CodeSupply (software supply chain security with packaging metadata); a general open call is also available. Funding now falls under the European Commission's Open Internet Stack initiative, which replaces NGI. Calls recur every two months on the 3rd of odd-numbered months. Work mostly produced by LLMs is ineligible.

NLnet

Deadline: 3 Nov 2026, 12:00 CET

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Pre-proposal 3 Nov

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NWO Talent Programme Vidi (Science) 2026 — career grant for experienced researchers

Up to €850,000 (€25.5 million in total) for researchers who obtained their PhD within the eight years before 1 October 2026 and want to build their own research line. Relevant for postdocs and assistant professors at UvA, VU, CWI, AMOLF, Nikhef and other park institutes. A pre-proposal is the first step; invited applicants submit a full proposal in 2027.

NWO

Pre-proposal: 3 Nov 2026, 14:00 CET · Full proposal: 6 Apr 2027

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Research funding

Next cut-off 3 Nov

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NWO Impact Explorer 2026 — extra funding for running NWO and ZonMw projects

€1.45 million in total, with €20,000–35,000 per proposal, for researchers with a running NWO or ZonMw project from the Talent Programme (Veni, Vidi, Vici) or an Open Competition programme (including Domain Science-XS/M/XL and the Open Technology Programme). The proposal must come out of that running project, and each project may submit only one proposal for assessment. Submissions are accepted continuously until the last collection date or until the funding ceiling is reached.

NWO

Collection dates (before 14:00 CET): 3 Nov 2026 · 15 Dec 2026 · 2 Feb 2027, with further dates until 5 Oct 2027

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Innovation funding

Cut-off 4 Nov

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EIC Accelerator — grant and equity for deep tech startups and SMEs

The European Innovation Council funds high-risk, high-impact startups and SMEs scaling a breakthrough technology: a grant component of under €2.5 million, combined with equity of €1–10 million. Relevant for deep tech and life science startups at Startup Village, HoQ and the park institutes. Applicants start with a short application.

European Innovation Council

Full proposal cut-off: 4 Nov 2026, 17:00 Brussels time

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Startup funding

Deadline 9 Nov

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FIERCE 2nd Open Call — vouchers for SMEs building green solutions with space data

€694,520 in total for 22 SMEs, with up to €50,000 per SME delivered as a voucher for External Service Providers. Open to SMEs in an EU member state or Horizon Europe Associated Country that can show potential to use downstream space data (Earth observation, remote sensing, satellite navigation) to reduce their environmental footprint. How-to-apply webinar: 27 Oct 2026, 14:00 CET.

FIERCE

Deadline: 9 Nov 2026, 17:00 CET (Brussels time)

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Research funding

Deadline 12 Nov

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NWO Thematic Digital Competence Centres (TDCC) Call 2026

NWO funds projects that let the Thematic Digital Competence Centres support the digitalisation of science, with a focus on data, software and computing (€2.4 million in total). Researchers must first complete a mandatory preliminary phase with the relevant TDCC (LSH, NES or SSH) before submitting to NWO. Relevant for research groups and research software engineers at the park's institutes.

NWO

Full applications due: 12 Nov 2026

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Innovation funding

Pre-apps 10–24 Nov

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Biotech Booster 2027 — Level 1 early-stage biotech funding

Funding of up to €200,000 per project for early-stage biotech innovations. A pre-application is mandatory. Relevant for life science and chemistry teams at the park looking for a first step towards proof of concept.

Biotech Booster

Pre-applications: 10–24 Nov 2026, 14:00 CET · Full application: 2 Feb 2027

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Innovation funding

Deadline 16 Nov

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IPCEI AI Subsidy

€114M total; up to €60M per project (minimum €5M eligible costs) for industrial research and experimental development in AI, with at least 3 cross-border collaborations. For Dutch companies and research organisations that took part in the interest survey; research organisations must join a consortium. Projects run up to 4 years.

RVO

Deadline: 16 Nov 2026, 17:00

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Innovation funding

Deadline 17 Nov

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EuroHPC Quantum Calls — six calls for European quantum hardware and testing facilities

About €119 million in total (€15–24 million per call) for trapped-ion, superconducting and neutral-atom quantum platforms, next-generation QKD, quantum testing infrastructure and quantum pilot lines. Consortia of universities, institutes and industry build the hardware; the testing and pilot-line calls also support startups and SMEs. Relevant for quantum groups and photonics startups on the park. Check the Funding & Tenders portal text for eligibility.

EuroHPC JU

Deadline: 17 Nov 2026, 17:00 CET

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Innovation funding

Deadline 20 Nov

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About €307M across two calls (HORIZON-CL4-2027-01 and -02): €224.7M for single-stage topics and €82.5M for two-stage topics, including a €30M topic on human/AI collaboration for the workforce. Consortia; second stage for two-stage topics on 2 Sep 2027.

Nikhef is looking for electronics manufacturers experienced in custom detector electronics and high-precision instrumentation for our next KM3NeT neutrino telescope components. We offer a long-term collaboration and technology licensing pathway, with a track record including spin-off Amsterdam Scientific Instruments.

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Career Coach volunteer wanted — help young people find their path

Imagine: 4 young people who, thanks to your support, discover where their talents lie and gain the confidence to make important choices — such as which further education to pursue. Will you join us?

As a Career Coach you guide 4 students (around 15 years old) through a programme of 5 sessions (20 hours spread over half a year), helping them make a well-considered choice for their next level of education after vmbo or havo. No experience needed — JINC provides training, briefings, a programme and teaching materials. Coaches at Amsterdam, Haarlem, Heemstede and IJmuiden schools.

JINC

carrierecoach-nh@jinc.nl

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Research funding

Deadline 20 Nov

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Health~Holland MKB Call 2027 — thematic track: labour-saving technology

A dedicated track of the Health~Holland SME call for medical technology that demonstrably saves labour in care processes. Projects must address AI/data-supported triage and diagnostics, smart alerting and home monitoring, or technological support of care processes. Pre-selection applies: up to 28 projects go to full review and about 13 are expected to be funded. Scope: €4.5M PPS subsidy; €225,000–450,000 per project; 1–2 years, TRL 4–7. Eligibility: Consortium with at least one Dutch for-profit company (the lead applicant) and one Dutch research organisation; consortium partners must co-finance.

Health~Holland (with the Ministry of Health, VWS)

Deadline: 20 Nov 2026

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Deadline 25 Nov

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EIC STEP Scale Up — equity for deep-tech scale-ups

EIC STEP Scale Up makes equity investments in companies that are raising large financing rounds. The call uses multiple cut-offs; the last open cut-off in 2026 is 25 November 2026 at 17:00 CET. Scope: Equity investments to catalyse rounds of €50M or above. Eligibility: Companies that already have investor pre-commitments for a round of €50 million or more.

European Innovation Council (EISMEA)

Deadline: 25 Nov 2026

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Deadline 2 Feb

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Horizon Europe RAISE 2027 — Automated Scientific Discovery (Materials Science and Food)

Funds closed-loop scientific experimentation systems that combine laboratory automation with trustworthy AI decision-making, retrofitted onto existing labs. The call is single-stage and opened on 13 October 2026. Further topics cover automated discovery in food and a Data Lab for Science. Scope: €26.5M for materials science (about 3 projects of ~€9M); €3M for food; €1M Data Lab CSA. Eligibility: Standard Horizon Europe consortia; proposals should show close collaboration between AI/computer scientists and domain scientists, with labs that already have advanced automation.

European Commission (Horizon Europe, AI in Science)

Deadline: 2 Feb 2027

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Deadline 28 Jan

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EuroHPC Quantum Machine Learning call

Aims to strengthen European capacity where quantum computing and AI meet. Expected outcomes include hybrid quantum-HPC approaches, validated QML methods and benchmarks, and quantum-native learning models for large, complex datasets. This is separate from the six EuroHPC quantum hardware calls that close on 17 November 2026. Scope: Research and innovation call (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-QML-07); budget not stated on the call page. Eligibility: Not stated on the call page; see the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders portal.

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

Deadline: 28 Jan 2027

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Deadline 9 Feb

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TechBridge Netherlands–UK 2026 — second-generation quantum technologies

Joint Dutch-UK R&D projects to create, prototype and test second-generation quantum technology for civil use. The call opens on 2 November 2026 at 09:00 CEST; the page gives 9 February 2027 (17:00 CEST) as the closing date, and also quotes 8 February 2027 as the national deadline. UK partners apply separately to UKRI. Scope: €1.2M total; up to €300,000 per Dutch consortium; max 24 months. Eligibility: Consortium with at least one Dutch and one UK company; Dutch companies lead on the Dutch side and knowledge institutes can join as extra partners.

RVO / Innovate UK

Deadline: 9 Feb 2027

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EuroHPC AI Factories access — Playground, Fast Lane, Large Scale and AI for Science

EuroHPC AI Factories offer access calls that are currently open for SMEs, startups and researchers who need AI compute. Playground access is first-in-first-out, with access within 2 working days and onboarding for new users. An AI for Science mode covers publicly funded research and industry participating in Horizon Europe or Digital Europe projects. Scope: Free GPU compute: Playground (entry level), Fast Lane (up to 50,000 GPU hours), Large Scale (more than 50,000 GPU hours, up to one year). Eligibility: AI SMEs and startups for the industrial modes; scientific users, public-sector users and EU-project participants for AI for Science.

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

Rolling — check the call page for submission dates

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Computing Time on National Computing Facilities (Snellius, Spider, HPC Cloud, LUMI)

Continuous call for computing time and related data services on the Snellius supercomputer, Spider/Grid, the SURF Research Cloud HPC Cloud and the Dutch share of LUMI. Large requests are submitted to NWO via ISAAC; small requests go to SURF through its portal. Projects run up to two years (LUMI one year). Scope: Compute allocations (not money); large requests above 1,000,000 SBU on Snellius go to NWO, smaller ones directly to SURF. Eligibility: Researchers with a tenured or tenure-track post at an eligible Dutch organisation such as a university, UMC or KNAW/NWO institute.

NWO / SURF

Rolling — check the call page for submission dates

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Deadline 3 Nov

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Open Science Infrastructure 2026 — upgrading digital infrastructure for open science

Funds upgrading and further development of existing digital infrastructures that enable open science, including FAIR data, open research software and citizen science. The 3 November 2026 deadline is for the mandatory letter of intent and workshop registration; the full proposal follows on 13 April 2027. The compulsory workshop is on 2 December 2026 in Utrecht. Scope: €17M total; up to €1.7M per project. Eligibility: Consortia of at least three applicants from three separate Dutch organisations, with Executive Board sign-off from the main applicant.

Open Science NL (NWO)

Deadline: 3 Nov 2026

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Deadline 8 Jan

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Citizen Science Hubs 2026

Funds hubs that act as central points of contact for expertise, resources and infrastructure supporting citizen science and science communication within Dutch research organisations. Salary and project-specific material costs can be covered. Applications must be in English and commit 0.5–1.5 FTE per year from the participating organisations. Scope: €2.4M total. Eligibility: At least two applicants from different Dutch research organisations, with one application and one hub per organisation; organisations funded in the 2024 round are excluded.

Open Science NL (NWO)

Deadline: 8 Jan 2027

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Deadline 23 Feb

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FAIR Research Outputs — Natural and Engineering Sciences category

Funds activities that make non-traditional research outputs open and FAIR. Applications are handled in order of receipt until the budget runs out, with an extra cut-off on 1 December 2026. According to the call page, only the Natural and Engineering Sciences category still has budget; the other categories are exhausted. Scope: Up to €50,000 per project; €350,000 per category. Eligibility: Researchers with a paid position at a Dutch university, UAS, UMC, KNAW or NWO institute or another designated research organisation.

Open Science NL (NWO)

Deadline: 23 Feb 2027

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Deadline 12 Nov

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Comenius Teaching Fellows (higher education) 2027

Grants for small-scale educational innovation within a course, learning path or skills trajectory. Themes are education forms of the future, student wellbeing, connection to the labour market, and an open theme. Assessment is by anonymous peer review in which applicants also review other proposals. Scope: €45,000–50,000 per project; €2M total; 12–18 months. Eligibility: Education professionals at publicly funded Dutch higher education institutions with at least two years of teaching experience and direct student contact.

Dutch Research Council (NWO) — Netherlands Initiative for Education Research

Deadline: 12 Nov 2026

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Deadline 17 Nov

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SSH Open Competition Expand 2026

Curiosity-driven, large-scale research in the social sciences and humanities with no thematic restrictions. The 17 November 2026 date is for pre-proposals (assessed by distributed peer review); full proposals are due 10 June 2027. Applications are in English and go to one of six panels. Scope: €40M total; projects of 1–6 years. Eligibility: Applicants with a PhD and a permanent or tenure-track post at a Dutch research institution.

Dutch Research Council (NWO)

Deadline: 17 Nov 2026

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Rolling

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Scientific Meetings and Consultations 2026

Facilitation costs (venue, catering, speaker travel, digital platforms) for meetings and consultations in the sciences such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science and life sciences. Applications are handled in order of receipt and can be sent in at most six months before the event. The next listed submission date is 3 November 2026 (14:00), and the call closes when the ceiling is reached. Scope: Up to €15,000 per meeting and €2,400 per consultation; budget €600,000 per the call page. Eligibility: Researchers with a paid position until the event at a Dutch university, UMC or KNAW/NWO institute; at least half of speakers and academic participants must come from Science disciplines.

Dutch Research Council (NWO) — Science domain

Rolling — check the call page for submission dates

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Weave with NWO as partner agency 2026/2027 (DFG, FNR, FWO lead)

Lets Dutch Science-domain researchers join bilateral Weave projects led by the German DFG, Luxembourg FNR or Flemish FWO, with NWO funding the Dutch part. DFG-led proposals can go in from 18 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, FWO-led ones follow the 1 April 2027 FWO deadline, and FNR-led ones follow its CORE deadline (expected around April 2027). The NWO administrative submission is due five working days after the foreign submission. Scope: €11M total; Dutch part up to €400,000 per proposal. Eligibility: Professors and comparable researchers with a tenured or tenure-track post at an eligible Dutch organisation; the proposal must rank in the lead agency's top 20% and be approved by both funders.

Dutch Research Council (NWO)

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