Help

To submit your application, you should:

1/ Click on the “Participate” button
2/ Answer the questions marked with an asterisk
3/ Submit your entry form within the entry period, from April the 11, 2025 to May 30, 2025
4/ Click the “Submit” button to submit your entry
5/ Check the box confirming that you agree to challenge rules and conditions

• Submitted projects must have a direct or indirect impact on the city/country related to the competition.
• Participating companies must be less than 5 years old.
• The competition is also open to project owners.
• Companies must have some kind of interest in the French market.
• The activity must be related to the environment (water, energy, etc.).
• Only one application may be submitted per candidate and per edition.
• Companies with commercial sales of at least 20.000€ per year are a plus.

The application portal will be open from April, 11 2025 to May 30 2025. Applications must be received before 23:59 (Paris time) on May 30 2025. For fairness reasons, late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Entry to the GDB LINK x Netherlands Challenge is free.

You can indicate that certain documents in your file are confidential by marking them "CONFIDENTIAL". If your application is selected by the selection committee, documents marked "CONFIDENTIAL" will be passed to other parties only if you consent.

Graines de Boss would contact you to clarify some aspects of your submission only if you are selected for the final stages of the competition.

Shortly after submitting your project on line, you will receive an email notification confirming your application.

• Applications

From April 1st 2025 to May 30, 2025
Candidates can submit their applications from April the 1st 2024 to May 30 2025 (closing date).

• Results and eligibility

May 2025
If the application is selected by the administrators, it becomes visible on the platform and can be assessed by the identified panel.

• Physical or telephone appointment

May 2025
Physical or telephone meeting between the member of the jury and the applicant to assess the application (this meeting is not compulsory and is left to the initiative of the member of the jury).

• Country winners

June 2025
The winners in each city will be chosen, by a local jury if a partner has taken over the chairmanship or by a Graines de Boss jury.

• International Winner GDB LINK

June 2025
The Netherlands winner will be chosen by a Graines de Boss jury which will meet. It will be chosen from all the local winners and will be celebrated in June 2025 at the Movement of the Enterprises of France in Paris.

Please send us an e-mail to invitation@grainesdeboss.com with a brief explanation of the problem you are experiencing and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

You can send your application to contact@grainesdeboss.com by sending your Business Plan by Wetransfer and by completing this form.