CTL scheme third subsidy round published
On 15 July 2025, the CTL scheme for the third subsidy round was published in the Government Gazette. A few technical changes have been made to this scheme.
The changes
With the opening of the third round in October 2025, the same timeline will be followed as for the previous rounds. This means that it will not be possible to make any major changes to the scheme. Click here for the message in the Staatscourant.
The most important changes in this regulation are:
- Reduction of the minimum subsidy amount to be applied for to €125,000
- Co-financing for applications between €125,000 and €249,999 has been reduced to 35%
- Co-financing for applications between €250,000 and €500,000 remains unchanged at 70%
- A total of €15 million is available for this round.
In addition to the changes to the scheme, the following points are worth noting:
- For the new subsidy applications, the same format of the CTL plan as in the second round will be used. You can find this on the DUS-I website.
- The assessment framework, assessment criteria and application process remain unchanged.
Planning
From 1 to 31 October 2025, institutions can submit a grant application for the third round to DUS-I. Prior to this, it is possible to schedule a preview at DUS-I via the DUS-I website.
Npuls to phase fase 2
The advisory committee of the National Growth Fund has a positief advies gegeven for phase 2 of Npuls. This means that Npuls will have another six years to build the continuing education of the future. It also means that funds will be available for every institution to start up or further develop a CTL.
A CTL scheme will also be introduced in phase 2. The current CTL scheme will then be revised in terms of content, and there will be scope to incorporate experiences and feedback from phase 1. This revision will not detract from the current objective of the scheme: high-quality CTLs at every institution.
Application process and assessment
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (subsidy provider), DUS-I (subsidy scheme administrator) and Npuls (expertise and guidance for institutions) are working closely together to establish the CTL scheme. The subsidy applications are assessed by an independent external assessment committee, consisting of experts from the education sector who are supported by DUS-I in the assessment process. Npuls, DUS-I and OCW are not involved in the substantive assessment. Are you curious about the steps involved in the subsidy process? Then take a look at this infographic:
More information
- On this Npuls page regarding CTL's you find more information on the funding scheme.
- Take a look at the DUS-I website for more information about the content of the scheme, the process and the preview, among other things.
- Lookup the revised regulation in the Staatscourant.
- On our YouTube channel you will find various webinars about the subsidy scheme.
- At the webinar of May 13th, 2025 DUS-I and OCW joined in to share experiences and lessons learned from the previous round.
- Scroll trough the CTL magazine for information and inspiration on CTL’s.
- Do you have any questions about the support provided by Npuls? Please send a message to CTL@npuls.nl.