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Judith van der Kooij, DutchCulture
Judith van der Kooij
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j.vanderkooij [at] dutchculture.nl

 

 

 

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Creative Industries Fund NL: International Vouchers

Creative Industries Fund NL: International Vouchers

Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie: Vouchers internationaal
Funding for a foreign activity such as a lecture, presentation or a workshop

The Creative Industries Fund is one of the 6 national cultural funds. It provides grants that contribute to promoting high-quality standards, development, and professionalisation of the contemporary creative industry in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

With International Vouchers, the Fund wants to contribute to enhancing the international practice, experience and exchange of designers, architects and makers who are based in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The grant is intended to be a contribution to the expenses relating to a foreign activity, through which the scope, impact and visibility of an applicant’s ongoing project and/or practice can be increased in an international context.

Destination
Worldwide
Discipline(s)
Architecture
Design
Digital Culture
Who can apply
Individuals
Organisations

Professionals in the fields of design, architecture and/or digital culture in the Netherlands or the Caribean part of the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint-Eustatius, Sint-Maarten) who have been invited by a foreign party to give a presentation, lecture or workshop, for example. Applicants must have submitted an application to the Fund in the past five years that has been positively assessed.

Cultural institutions, organisations and collectives can also apply for a voucher. In that case, the voucher is linked to one person within the organisation.

For what
Travel
  • Travel and accomodation expenses;
  • Hourly fees;
  • Other costs necessary for the applicant to carry out the foreign activity.

The voucher cannot be applied for activities within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Travel costs to countries or areas where code red currently applies are not eligible. Check www.netherlandsworldwide.nl.

How much
  • A maximum of € 1,500 for trips within Europe;
  • A maximum of € 2,500 for trips outside Europe.
Requirements

Applicants must have

  • submitted an application to the Fund in the past five years that has been positively assessed;
  • a motivated invitation from a relevant, foreign party; with the inviting foreign party covering a proportionate part of the costs you have to incur to carry out the foreign activity;
  • explained how the purpose and set-up of the foreign activity contribute to their professional practice.

No grants can be awarded for:

  • participation in a conference as a visitor;
  • participation in a commercially-oriented fair;
  • carrying out of self-initiated research;
  • participation in a residence programme;
  • trips that take place in the framework of ongoing projects that the Fund already supports; and
  • applicants who are currently receiving support from the Talent Development Grant Scheme.
When to apply
Apply anytime
From five months up to five weeks before the activity is due to start.
More information
Creative Industries Fund NL: International Vouchers
Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie: Vouchers internationaal
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