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Integrated Smart City Operating System for Flanders

Construction of an integrated Smart City Operating System modularized from reusable generic IT components.

Social Impact Bond (SIB)

VDAB wants to introduce the mechanism of a Social-Impact-Bond or SIB in Flanders and use it for an employment project stimulating ‘lost youths’ in Antwerp to search for and find a job.

Circular water: From GFT leachate to potable water

Verko innovates with a new plant to reduce energy and chemical use, promote circular water use, and tackle complex wastewater purification challenges.

Intelligent datamining for audit processes (iDM@audit)

Audit Flanders explores innovative AI and RPA solutions to enhance audit efficiency and secure data exchange.

What does an R&D feasibility study entail?

Companies and organisations may carry out a feasibility study as a way to prepare themselves for an innovative follow-up trajectory.

Amount of the feasibility study subsidy

The basic support amounts to 40% of the project budget. An additional 10% support can be granted if the applicant is an SME.

What does a Baekeland mandate entail?

A subsidy for strategic basic research projects with an economic finality by PhD students in cooperation with a Flemish enterprise.

Amount of a Baekeland mandate

The amount of the subsidy depends on the size of the company and ranges between 50% and 80% of the staff and operating costs of the PhD student.

Undertakings in difficulty are not eligible

Discover definition and criteria of an undertaking in difficulty according to the General Block Exemption Regulation of the European Union.

Definition of enterprise size

Enterprise size is determined based on the European SME definition. SME’s receive a higher rate of subsidy than large enterprises.

Amount of the Development Project subsidy

The basic support amounts to 25% of all costs. This percentage can be supplemented with additional premiums.

Programme for Innovation Procurement - PIP

- VlAIO Network
The Programme for Innovation Procurement (PIP) reaches out to you and helps you to develop innovative products and services for this purpose.

Cluster policy in Flanders

- Cluster policy in Flanders
The goal is to unlock unused economic potential and to realise competitiveness growth among Flemish companies through collaboration between actors.
Innovation clusters in Flanders

Eligibility requirements for the research project grant

Who can apply for research project funding? What criteria must a project meet?

Ira-SME

is aimed at promoting international innovation networking and cooperation between SMEs and research institutions

Which companies and projects are eligible for the COOCK+ project subsidy?

Companies and projects must meet certain criteria to be eligible for this subsidy.

When will the subsidy be granted?

The payment of the subsidy for innovative starters occurs in two 50% instalments: one instalment at the start and one at the end of the project.

Which enterprises and expenses are eligible for the Strategic Transformation Support?

Both SMEs and LEs as well as cooperating enterprises can be eligible for this subsidy, depending on the costs of the qualifying investments.

Which projects are eligible for this mandate?

An innovation mandate is a project assigned to a ‘consortium’ involving a Flemish company, a Flemish knowledge institution and a postdoctoral researcher.

How to apply for an innovation mandate

The application form must be submitted by the postdoctoral researcher. Subsequently, VLAIO will assess this application