Utrecht region in The Netherlands is a leader the field of health care, biosciences, digital media, and sustainability and quite an innovation hotspot. The best academic institutions work together with forward-thinking companies to deliver a uniquely skilled workforce and ‘knowledge events’ are an important part of this process. This is why, from 2022 onwards, the Province of Utrecht is again making available the Stimuleringsfonds Kennisevenementen (Incentive Fund Knowledge Events). The Incentive Fund Knowledge Events, helps the Province of Utrecht invest in the acquisition of multi-day national and international scientific conferences that reflect on a healthy city and region for everyone. The grant is intended for non-profit organisations, national or international scientific institutions/associations or an authorised representative thereof. The grant can be applied for up until 1 January 2026 and will be awarded if certain conditions are met. Namely:
- It is a new knowledge event (on the themes of green, healthy and/or smart) in the Province of Utrecht;
- The event will last at least one half-day and will be attended by at least 50 persons;
- And, in the event it is an international knowledge event, at least 50% of the participants are from abroad.
For both national and international knowledge events, the grant awarded will not exceed the total costs eligible for a grant. The costs eligible for a grant are all allocable costs of the knowledge event in question, such as costs of the organisation, location, catering and marketing. Furthermore:
- The grant for a national knowledge event is no more than €7.50 per participant per day, up to a maximum of €7,500.
- The grant for an international knowledge event is no more than €10 per participant per day, to a maximum of €15,000.
To find out more about the Incentive Fund Knowledge Events contact the CVB via: E: m.andredelaporte@utrechtmarketing.nl
