Funding & application documents

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This page features key documents for professionals applying for or managing funding from KWF, including funding conditions, budget policies, guidelines and supporting documents for application and project management. The documents are divided into a pre-award and post-award phase. 

The FAQ KWF Financiering provides crucial guidance for project leaders in both stages of the funding process. It addresses common questions about funding rules, cost categories, and the interpretation of the Funding Conditions, making it a valuable resource whether you are preparing an application or managing an awarded project.

Please note: some documents are only available in Dutch.

Quick start

FAQ

FAQ KWF Financiering

640.54 KB

Veelgestelde vragen over KWF Financiering, zoals begroting en kostenposten (§3.1 en §3.2).

Pre-award

Applying for funding

Documents to support the preparation and submission of your application.

Guidelines 2025

1.57 MB

Latest version: 2.8 (January 2025)

Describes how to prepare and submit your application, including requirements, templates, and the review process. Does not include detailed funding conditions or eligible costs. For financial rules, see Funding Conditions and Wage & Salary Policy.

Budget preparation: KWF Format Project Budget

146.11 KB

Template to support the preparation of your project budget.

Tipsheet: notifications from validate/submit button

111.35 KB

Overview of common GMS notifications and how to address them.

Formal Proposal Review: governance & procedures

Regulations governing the review committees and the objection procedure.

Post-Award

Funding Conditions 2025 [English]

1.25 MB

Applicable to projects awarded from 1 January 2025.

KWF Financieringsvoorwaarden 2025 [Nederlands]

1.49 MB

Van toepassing op projecten toegekend vanaf 1 januari 2025.

KWF Accountantsprotocol 2025 [Nederlands]

430.46 KB

Van toepassing op projecten met Financieringsvoorwaarden 2025. Indien gewenst mag dit protocol ook worden toegepast op projecten met een toekenning in 2024 of eerder. 

Consortium Agreement Model

471.17 KB

Versie 1.0 (september 2016)

Logo-kit

10.51 MB

Dutch & English KWF logos for use in project-related communication.