Dutch scheme opens €30m funding round for sustainable work projects

Dutch partnerships between employers, workers’ organisations and research institutions can apply for grants under the Expeditie scheme from 16 November, with €30 million available in the latest funding round. Applications close at 5pm on 4 December, the government says.

The scheme supports projects that develop or test practical ways to improve sustainable employment and lifelong learning. This round earmarks €8 million for projects to prevent or reduce physically or mentally demanding work.

Each project can seek between €750,000 and €3 million. No co-funding is required, and projects may run for one to four years. Applicants must form a partnership that includes both organisations working in practice and a public or private research institution.

Projects may address safer and healthier work, good employment practices, lifelong learning or career development. The government says successful projects should produce knowledge that other organisations can use, with results shared through publications and knowledge-sharing events.