Call 5: Cut-off moment 3

In this round, projects can receive up to 60% of their costs covered by EU funds. That’s a full 10% points more than in previous calls! The remaining 40% must be provided by the project partners themselves, either through co-financing or their own contributions.

In the fifth call, all programme priorities are open. The budget is divided as follows between the different priorities: 

As projects could only hand-in step 1 applications at the first cut-off moment on 1 September 2025 the full budget is still available. This may change after the assessment of cut-off moment 2 as the first step 2 applications may come in. 

The programme will distribute the available budget on a “first-come, first-served” basis. The exact available budget for the call will therefore change while the call is still ongoing. Due to that, we recommend that you send in your application as soon as possible. 

The fifth call focuses on several important themes. Your project is eligible if it tackles one of these subjects, and if you're working together across borders (between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany):

• Industrial transition;
• Green (sustainable) transformation;
• Social challenges, for example in the field of labor market or education;
• A healthier society;
• High-quality tourism in our region.

The goal is for your project to develop, test, and implement innovative solutions that the region really needs. Cross-border collaboration and a real impact are key.

Good news if you dread all that translating: for the first step of your application (Step 1), you can submit in Dutch, French and German, OR only English. This change is a direct result of talks with earlier project teams. Many people said that translating all the texts adds a lot of extra work. Some find English inconvenient, while others want to submit everything in English first. By now allowing both options in the first step of the application, we hope to make things easier for everyone!

Do you have an idea and want to participate? Take your opportunity and make it happen today. As a first step, contact the Regional Antenna in your region. As experts in all things when it comes to applying, they are eager to help you. They can also help you find project partners across the border. 

For general information about our funding, take a look at the project manual. All legal details and further information can be found in the subsidy regulation of the call in the download section.