February 05, 2025 -- The “Photonic Technologies” call is now open for applications. NWO and the PhotonDelta Foundation want to further stimulate early-stage research on photonic technologies in this way. This will ultimately allow groundbreaking photonic materials, photonic chips, devices and systems to be delivered. A total of 7 million euro is financed by PhotonDelta.

With the call, NWO and PhotonDelta aim to stimulate topics in the field of photonics that are not yet strongly represented in PhotonDelta’s existing funded projects. Examples include photonics in healthcare, sustainable photonic technologies and optical cables. The full list of topics can be found in the call text.

Budget and deadlines

Per project, it is possible to apply for a minimum of €400,000 and a maximum of €1,200,000. The maximum duration of the proposed project is 6 years.

Co-funding is not obligatory in this call for proposals when the project costs are below €700,000. However, it is possible to add co-funders to the proposal. If the total project costs exceed €700,000, an in-cash or in-kind contribution by one or more users is compulsory. This contribution must be 25% of the amount that the project costs exceed the €700,000 limit.

It is mandatory to submit a letter of intent before one submits a full application. Both the submission of a letter of intent and the submission of a full application are done through ISAAC.

The deadline for submitting letters of intent is 27 March 2025, by 14:00:00 CET.

The deadline for submitting proposals is 29 April 20 25, before 14:00:00 CEST.