# KIC Societal Earning Capacity: Connection, Synthesis and Knowledge Utilisation

**Funder:** NWO
**Budget:** €55,555–€111,111 per project (higher if joint application)
**Deadline:** 21 January 2027 (Next collection deadline: 22 January 2026 before 14:00 CET; final deadline 21 January 2027 before 14:00 CET)
**Duration:** At most 1 year
**Consortium:** Required — main applicant, one or more co-applicants, and a partnering organisation
**Application:** Single stage (continuous submission with 3 collection deadlines)
**Frequency:** One-off
**Eligible countries:** NL
**Official call:** https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/kic-societal-earning-capacity-connection-synthesis-and-knowledge-utilisation
**Last verified:** 27 April 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Top-up call exclusively open to project leads of current or completed projects funded under three specific NWO KIC Mission calls (2020, 2021, 2022). Aims to integrate and disseminate knowledge gained from mission-driven innovation projects. Consortiums may collaborate jointly to request higher grants.

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