MIT North Holland Feasibility Project 2026: How to Apply

Are you an SME in the province of North Holland (Noord-Holland) who wants to test whether an innovative idea is technically and economically feasible? Then the MIT Feasibility Project of the North Holland province is worth knowing. It is a regional instrument within the MIT scheme that part-funds a feasibility study. This article covers the conditions, amounts and deadline for 2026.

What is the MIT Feasibility Project?

A feasibility project maps the technical and economic feasibility of a planned innovation before you invest at scale. The project consists mainly of a feasibility study, optionally supplemented with limited industrial research or experimental development.

In North Holland this instrument is administered provincially under the regulation "Uitvoeringsregeling subsidie MKB innovatiestimulering topsectoren haalbaarheidsprojecten Noord-Holland 2026".

Amounts and rates 2026

Subsidy rate: 35% of eligible costs
Maximum subsidy: €20,000
Minimum subsidy: €5,000 (lower amounts are not granted)
Subsidy ceiling: €2,570,400 for the entire opening
Decision period: 16 weeks after receipt of the application

A worked example: with €60,000 of eligible costs, 35% equals €21,000, but the subsidy is capped at the maximum of €20,000.

Application period 2026

The opening runs from 7 April 2026 to 15 September 2026 (17:00). Applications are handled on a first-come, first-served basis; for applications on the same day, a lottery determines the order. So submit well in advance.

Eligible costs

For 2026 there are three cost categories:

Personnel costs (maximum €60 per hour)
Third-party costs (maximum €60 per hour)
Equipment, materials and supplies

There is also a project composition requirement: at least 60% of the costs must concern the feasibility study, and at most 40% industrial research or experimental development.

Key conditions

You are an SME (EU definition) with an establishment in North Holland.
The project has not yet started at the time of application.
Your company is not in difficulty and has no outstanding recovery order.
The aid stays within the de-minimis state aid rules.
You use the prescribed model project plan.

Note: this is a regional scheme with fixed dates and amounts that change each year. Always check the current information from the North Holland province and RVO before applying.

Apply yourself or automate?

Manna supports the MIT NH application in a guided wizard: from the eligibility assessment and company details to the project plan and the budget with the correct rates. That way you submit a complete application before the deadline.

This article is informational and based on the NH 2026 regulation. Consult the North Holland province and RVO.nl/mit for the current conditions, amounts and deadlines.

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