Cultural Participation Fund: Exploration grant

Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie: Verkennen

Funding for exploring a potential international collaboration in the field of cultural participation or education

The Cultural Participation Fund is one of the 6 national cultural funds. The fund promotes engagement in culture and wants to make culture accessible to everyone. By focusing on cultural participation, intangible heritage, and cultural education, the fund promotes culture that is inviting and easily accessible. The fund provides grants to cultural initiatives throughout the Kingdom of the Netherlands. From Zeeland to Groningen. From Aruba to St. Eustatius. From large to small. Across all disciplines.

The Exploration grant of the Cultural Participation Fund focuses on the first step in international collaboration. With this grant Dutch organisations or professionals in the field of cultural participation or education can explore or deepen a potential collaboration with a partner in another country, within, or outside the Kingdom. Within the Kingdom concerns collobaration between the independent countries and special municipalities in the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, the Netherlands, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten).

The exploration project involves visiting or hosting the partner organisation, having discussions about the purpose and form of the collaboration, the division of tasks, and what substantive contributions each party can make to the future project. During the exploration, the fund does not expect workshops, performances, or other executive activities for participants.

Destination

Worldwide

Aruba

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

Curaçao

Netherlands

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Discipline(s)

Architecture

Visual Arts

Heritage

Audiovisual Media

Literature

Music

Design

Performing Arts

Journalism

Digital Culture

Who can apply

Individuals

Organisations

Cultural foundations in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint-Eustatius, Sint-Maarten);
Independent professional in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint-Eustatius, Sint-Maarten) who is active in the field of cultural education or participation with at least three years of relevant experience.

For what

Travel

Project

How much

A maximum of €7,500.
Cofinancing is not necessary. The grant ceiling is €750,000.
Applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Requirements

The exploration project

is of high artistic and organisational quality;
is based on equity and reciprocity, offering value to both parties;
entails benefits and new developments in the field of cultural participation and cultural education;
has a maximum duration of one year;
does not start later than nine months after the submission of the application;
has a realistic planning and division of responsibilities;
has a sound budget.

When to apply

Before a specific deadline

You can apply anytime before the deadline, at least two months before the start of the project.

Upcoming deadline(s)

28 Aug 2024