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Judith van der Kooij
Judith van der Kooij
Advisor for the Mobility Info Point, Advice Desk & Ghana
j.vanderkooij [at] dutchculture.nl

 

 

 

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Dutch Foundation for Literature: Development grant for literary creators

Dutch Foundation for Literature: Development grant for literary creators

Nederlands Letterenfonds: Ontwikkelbeurs voor auteurs
Funding to support talent development and professional development of literary creators

The Dutch Foundation for Literature is the national fund for Dutch literature, based in Amsterdam (Netherlands). The fund is one of the 6 national cultural funds in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

This grant is intended for education, coaching, guidance or editing. Or as a contribution to the travel and accommodation costs you incur for education or research in your home country or abroad.

Travelling from
The Netherlands
The Caribbean part of the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten)
Travelling to
Worldwide
Aruba
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Curaçao
Netherlands
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Discipline(s)
Literature
Who can apply
Individuals

Writers in Dutch, Frisian and Papiamento/u and image makers by whom no book has yet been published, or who have received a project grant within the past two years.

For what
Accommodation
Education/training
Research
Travel

Education, coaching, guidance, editing, or travel and accommodation expenses.

How much

€500 - € 2,500.

Requirements

Are you just starting out as a literary creator? Then you are eligible for a grant only if your debut has not yet been published and you comply with at least one of the following conditions:

  • over the past two years you have concluded a contract with a publisher that conforms as a minimum to the requirements of the Model Contract of the GAU/Auteursbond. Or you have received a signed declaration of intent, in which the publisher expresses the intention to publish your debut according to, as a minimum, the conditions in the Model Contract
  • you completed an HBO or WO writing course between 1 and 3 years ago
  • within the past two years you were on the programme of a literary festival or literary-educational activity that received a grant from the Foundation. During your performance you presented your own work, which was largely written in
    Dutch, Papiamento/u or Frisian
  • within the past two years you published work in a literary magazine that received a multi-year grant from the Foundation
  • within the past two years you took part in a talent-development programme by the Foundation
  • no more than two years ago you received a grant based on the Foundation’s grant ‘Makers buiten het boek’
  • no more than two years ago you received a grant based on the grant Literature Caribe.
When to apply
Continuously
Go to website
Development Grants for Literary Creators
Nederlands Letterenfonds: Ontwikkelbeurs voor literaire makers
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