Tijdelijke subsidieregeling Maritiem Masterplan 2026
In context
This call is open to consortia, small and medium-sized businesses and research institutions and 2 others, at prototype and pilot stage and scale-up and mature. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Netherlands.
This Dutch government subsidy scheme funds collaborative projects that develop and demonstrate emissionless (zero-emission) ships, open to consortia including SMEs, research institutions and knowledge organisations. Applications are accepted from 19 May 2026 to 3 November 2026, for both large and small projects.
About this grant
The Tijdelijke subsidieregeling Maritiem Masterplan 2026 is a temporary Dutch subsidy scheme run by RVO that funds research and demonstration (O&D) projects to decarbonise shipping. It supports the design, development, demonstration and monitoring of technologies on board vessels, covering hydrogen, methanol, ammonia, bio-ethanol energy lines, and carbon capture on board of ships powered by an LNG or methanol energy line. Projects may concern newly built ships or retrofits of existing vessels. The stated aim is to demonstrate that 30 new-build or rebuilt ships can be decarbonised, working towards zero-emission shipping. Applications must be submitted as a collaboration (samenwerkingsverband) of at least two unconnected enterprises, with the lead partner (penvoerder) being a Dutch enterprise or a natural person or legal entity established in the Netherlands. A broad range of entities may participate, including SMEs and research and knowledge institutions. Applicants must provide a project plan, a justified budget, a signed collaboration agreement, and power-of-attorney documents where relevant. Subsidy is provided on a tender basis, ranked by an independent external advisory committee. Rate of support is up to 50% of eligible costs for industrial research, up to 25% for experimental development, and up to 100% for non-economic research by research organisations, with uplifts of 10% for medium-sized and 20% for small enterprises and up to a further 15% where collaboration conditions under the GBER are met. Specific subsidies cover extra costs of methanol, hydrogen, ammonia and bio-ethanol (up to 15%) and demonstration infrastructure (up to 10%). Projects must start within 6 months of award and be completed within 6 years. Ranking criteria favour projects that advance the state of the art, prove energy system reliability, offer greater scalability and earning potential in strategic submarkets, strengthen supply-chain cooperation and Dutch involvement, contribute to the Joint Maritime Digital Platform (DS-JMDP), and support human capital activities.
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Eligibility
Applications must be made by a collaboration of at least two enterprises that are not linked to each other. The lead partner must be a Dutch enterprise, or a natural person or legal entity established in the Netherlands. A broad range of target groups is eligible, including SMEs and research and knowledge institutions. Applicants must use eHerkenning level 3. The project must relate to one of the programme lines (hydrogen, methanol, ammonia, bio-ethanol or carbon capture linked to an LNG or methanol energy line) and must be an O&D project.
How it's scored
Projects are ranked using a tender system by an independent external advisory committee, and the minister applies that ranking to allocate funding. Ranking criteria: contribution to the current state of technology; a better approach to proving energy system reliability; greater scalability and earning potential for strategic submarkets; stronger supply-chain cooperation and Dutch involvement; contribution to the Joint Maritime Digital Platform (DS-JMDP); and contribution to human capital activities.
Key requirements
- ✓Applicants must be a collaboration (samenwerkingsverband) including SMEs, research or knowledge institutions
- ✓Projects must invest in further development and demonstration of emissionless vessels
- ✓Applications open 19 May 2026 through 3 November 2026; total budget not specified
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) offer?
- Tijdelijke subsidieregeling Maritiem Masterplan 2026 offers $8.8M.
- When is the Tijdelijke subsidieregeling Maritiem Masterplan 2026 deadline?
- Applications close 3 Nov 2026 16:00.
- Who can apply for Tijdelijke subsidieregeling Maritiem Masterplan 2026?
- Eligibility covers organisations in NL; consortium, sme, research-institution, university, large-company. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Shipping and maritime funding covers zero-emission vessels, alternative fuels, port electrification and efficiency retrofits. It comes from transport ministries, port authorities, research programmes and industry coalitions. Applicants are commonly asked to show vessel or port partners and a plan for fuel supply.
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