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NWO's KIC call on AI for agriculture, horticulture, water and food puts EUR 7,000,000 behind public-private consortia applying artificial intelligence across the Dutch agrifood and water sectors, with proposals due 13 October 2026 before 14:00 CEST. Individual consortia can request between EUR 600,000 and EUR 1,840,000.
The scope is deliberately wide along the readiness axis: proposals may apply and further develop existing AI algorithms, or they may demonstrate a proof of principle relevant to the agriculture, horticulture, water and food sectors, so both applied deployment work and earlier-stage method development are in play.
What distinguishes a KIC call from a standard research grant is the Knowledge and Innovation Covenant structure itself - proposals must be built as public-private consortia with genuine private sector involvement, and the strength and commitment of those industry partners weighs heavily in assessment.
For an AI group, that means the binding constraint is usually finding growers, water authorities, food processors or agritech firms willing to commit resources and data, not the technical proposal.
The Netherlands is an unusually dense environment for this given the concentration of horticulture and agrifood research around Wageningen, and the call is a recurring feature of the KIC programme, so groups that miss this round have a reasonable expectation of a future one.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Proposals must come from public-private consortia formed under the Dutch Research Council's Knowledge and Innovation Covenant framework, bringing together researchers at eligible Dutch knowledge institutions with private sector and other societal partners. Consortia may apply for a minimum of EUR 600,000 and a maximum of EUR 1,840,000 in NWO funding, against a total call budget of EUR 7,000,000. The deadline for submitting proposals is 13 October 2026 before 14:00 CEST. Research proposals may range from the application and further development of existing AI algorithms through to demonstrating a proof of principle relevant to the agriculture, horticulture, water and food sectors. As a KIC call, private partner co-funding in cash or in kind is a structural expectation and the quality and commitment of the consortium's private partners is a substantive assessment criterion, not a formality. Applicants should download the full call for proposals document from NWO and verify the current consortium composition rules, co-funding percentages and forms, eligible cost categories, applicant eligibility at Dutch knowledge institutions, intermediate deadlines and the exact submission procedure before committing effort, since KIC administrative requirements are detailed and are enforced at the admissibility stage. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows the total budget for the call is EUR 7,000,000. Consortia may apply for a minimum of EUR 600,000 and a maximum of EUR 1,840,000 in NWO funding per proposal, implying roughly four to eleven awards depending on project size. amount_min of 650,000 and amount_max of 2,000,000 are those EUR figures converted to approximate US dollars. As a Knowledge and Innovation Covenant call, this is public-private by construction: consortia are expected to include private sector partners contributing in cash or in kind alongside the NWO funding, so the effective project budget exceeds the NWO award. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for NWO KIC AI for Agriculture, Horticulture, Water and Food 2026 Call for Proposals are due October 13, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
NWO KIC AI for Agriculture, Horticulture, Water and Food 2026 Call for Proposals is funded by Dutch Research Council (NWO), Knowledge and Innovation Covenant (KIC) programme. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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