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Take-off phase 1 – Feasibility studies WO 2026

Take-off phase 1 – Feasibility studies WO provides funding for researchers at Dutch universities and recognized research institutes to conduct feasibility studies into the commercial application of innovative research results. The program aims to stimulate entrepreneurship and economic activity based on science, supporting product, process, care, or service innovation across all scientific fields.

Up to €60,000 ~6 months Deadline 2026-12-10

Official page ↗ Application form / how to apply

Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Applicant type

University, Research Institute, Nonprofit

Institution type

University, Research Institute, Nonprofit, Other

Host country

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Domestic restriction

Domestic entities only

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

Researchers from Dutch universities (or comparable positions at university medical centers), KNAW and NWO institutes, the Netherlands Cancer Institute, the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, NCB Naturalis, ARCNL, and the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology can apply.

Deadline

2026-12-10

Application form effort

1 form file(s) downloaded; 1 explicit questions; 17 writing prompts; 1 fields/sections; word limits totaling ~100; page limits totaling ~10; moderate — substantial written sections

NWO Take-off Phase 1 application instructions (5 pages)

Sample questions

to be realized, and what critical problems are a threat to the success of the feasibility study?

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse

Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated item	Value in this record	Source
Funding agency	NWO	www.nwo.nl ↗
Country / funding source	NL · NWO	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗
Deadline	2026-12-10 — LLM-checked against the archived official page	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗
Funding amount	Up to €60,000	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗
Eligibility	5 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above	same page as above — www.nwo.nl ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Official opportunity page ↗
Application form / how to apply — https://www.nwo.nl/sites/nwo/files/media-files/instructions-application-form-phase1wo-feasibility_studies-2026.pdf ↗
Application form: NWO Take-off Phase 1 application instructions — download ↗ (5 pp)

Not captured / obstacles

Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.