Quantum Delta NL Quantum Technology 2025 is sponsored by Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and Quantum Delta NL. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Quantum Delta NL Quantum Technology 2025 | NWO 17-12-2025: checklist and project proposal have been added to the downloads 30-01-2026: modified version of budget form This call aims to stimulate, solidify and strengthen fundamental and applied research of high scientific quality.

This forms the basis for new innovations in quantum technology that are connected to the Catalyst (“CAT”-) programmes as described in the QDNL Growth Fund proposal. These are: CAT-1: Quantum Computing and Simulation, CAT-2: National Quantum Network and CAT-3: Quantum Sensing Applications. In other words, fundamental and applied research from this call is feeding into technology development within one or more of these CATs.

Full, associate and assistant professors and other researchers with a comparable position may submit an application if they have a position at one of the Dutch knowledge organisations as mentioned in the call for proposals.

In addition, applications for a personal postdoc appointment can be submitted by candidates who have obtained their PhD (before the deadline of this call), irrespective of whether they hold tenured positions and of whether they come from the Netherlands or abroad.

Applications can be submitted by: a single main applicant without co-applicants, or a consortium consisting of; a single main applicant and maximum one co-applicant, or a single main applicant with at least one co-funder, optionally complemented with one co-applicant. The main applicant and co-applicant may be employed by the same research organisation, as long as their expertise is complementary and creates added value.

The available budget for this Call for proposals is €10,588,522. Per project, maximum € 750,000 grant can be applied for. The maximum duration of the proposed project is 6 years.

The grant must be used for exactly one single (in case of a single applicant) or exactly two (in case of a main applicant with a co-applicant) junior research position(s) (such as PhD student, postdoc, or equivalent position at a university of applied sciences or TO2 institute) in combination with other budget modules available.

The applicant and any co-applicant may include costs for personnel, equipment, investments and knowledge utilisation. Co-funding is not mandatory in this Call for proposals. However, it is possible to add co-funders in the proposal.

Co-funding can be contributed by parties that do not apply for funding under this Call for proposals. Deadline application: 3 March 2026, 14:00:00 CET The applications submitted within this Call for proposals will be substantially assessed on the basis of the following criteria: Connection to the relevant CAT programmes as described in section 2.

1 of the Call for proposals (20%) Scientific and/or societal impact (20%) Admissible proposals are assessed by independent external experts. The referees' reports are sent to the applicant for a written rebuttal. On the basis of the assessment criteria, the assessment committee ranks the proposals with accompanying referees' reports.

The assessment committee agrees on a prioritisation of the proposal and advises the NWO Domain Science Board about the quality of the proposals. Based on this advice and the available funding, the Domain Science Board decides whether to grant or reject the proposals. QDNL provides applicants with the opportunity to contact the Catalyst programs in advance to obtain further insight into these programs.

This can be arranged via the following email addresses: For CAT-1: Quantum Computing and Simulation: cat1@qdnl. nl For CAT-2: National Quantum Network: cat2@qdnl. nl For CAT-3: Quantum Sensing Applications: cat3@qdnl.

nl Responsible research data management is an essential component of good research practice. Prepare a data management plan after the grant is awarded and before the project starts. Applications must be submitted through the Isaac application and reporting system.

If you do not have an Isaac account yet, then please create one at least one workday in advance. More information about writing a proposal and which forms you need to use can be found in Isaac. Please download and use the forms in Isaac.

Below you will find examples of the required forms. Download the application form, the budget table and other required templates; Prepare the application in English; Use the application form and the budget table for the NGF Quantum Delta NL Quantum Technology 2025 round; Save the budget table as Excel and the other forms as pdf files and upload them in ISAAC.

For every proposal submitted, NWO assumes that the applicant has informed the host institution and that the university or institute has accepted the funding conditions of this programme.

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The funding process explained NWO has a fixed procedure for handling all applications. Learn more about how the application procedure is set up – from the moment you apply until a decision is reached. Do you already have an account in Isaac?

Have you completed the application form? Has the statement knowledge security been signed by the main applicant? Have you completed the budget table for the Quantum Delta NL Quantum Technology 2025 round?

Have you prepared the application in English? You can read all the details about the applicatio n for funding in the call for proposals. If you have any questions, please contact one of the contact persons.