Cultural Mobility Funding Guide


Database for international mobility of artists, cultural professionals, and organisations travelling from or to the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom

Finding funding is one of the biggest challenges for artists, cultural professionals, and organisations with international ambitions. This guide helps you explore funding opportunities for your international projects, such as exhibitions, tours, residencies, festival participation, or collaborations abroad. It also includes options for further education abroad, like summer courses or masterclasses. Additionally, you’ll find funding opportunities for international projects within the Kingdom of the Netherlands that involve foreign partners or guests.

The guide lists public and private funding sources at local, national, and international levels. It focuses on regular, online-accessible opportunities for artists and cultural professionals from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as well as those traveling there.

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168 grant(s) found
Title Description When to apply Upcoming deadline
Dutch Music Export: Open Call Creative Mission São Paulo 2026 Funding for a mission to strenghten creative and professional collaboration between Dutch and Brazilian music sectors Before a specific deadline
Ettijahat: Zad Programme Funding for the mobility of artists from the Arab Region residing in Europe Before a specific deadline
Culture Resource (Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy): Wijhat (Destinations) Funding for artistic mobility related to the Arab Region Before a specific deadline
Creative Industries Fund NL: Design Sector Internationalisation Grant Scheme Funding for projects in the fields of design aimed at research and cooperation in an international context Within an application period
Performing Arts Fund NL: Grant for Dutch presentations abroad Funding for venues and festivals abroad to program Dutch performances and concerts Within an application period
Performing Arts Fund NL: Grant for foreign performances or concerts in the Netherlands Funding for programming foreign performances and concerts in the Netherlands Within an application period
Gerbrandy Cultural Foundation Small travel grant for visual artists Within an application period
The Netherlands Embassy in Australia: Call for Proposals Funding for cultural projects initiated by Australian artists, groups, and organisations Before a specific deadline
The Supporting Act Foundation: Artist Grant Funding to support emerging artists from underrepresented groups, allowing them to dedicate more time to their art Within an application period
The Supporting Act Foundation: Impact Grant Funding to help nonprofit organizations that provide non-financial support to emerging artists from underrepresented groups Before a specific deadline, Within an application period
International Heritage Cooperation: Matching Fund Funding for projects that contribute to the visibility of the history and heritage that connects the Kingdom of the Netherlands to other countries. Before a specific deadline, Within an application period
Dutch Foundation for Literature: Caribe Literature Funding for literary projects, activities and talent development in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom Within an application period
Netherlands Film Fund: Realisation of Minority Co-production Feature Film, Feature-length Animated Film, and Documentary Funding for international film productions with a Dutch minority co-producer Before a specific deadline
Creative Industries Fund NL: Architecture Kick-start Grant Scheme Funding for small-scale projects, experiments and preliminary research in the fields of design, architecture or digital culture Within an application period
Netherlands Film Fund & Hubert Bals Fund: Co-production Scheme Funding for the realisation of an international co-production with a Dutch minority co-producer Within an application period
Creative Industries Fund NL: International Vouchers Funding for a foreign activity such as a lecture, presentation or a workshop Within an application period
Netherlands Film Fund: Cinema Release of Foreign Arthouse Film or Documentary in the Netherlands Funding for Dutch film distributors who want to release foreign arthouse films in the Netherlands Within an application period
EFL Foundation Funding for international projects that develop and promote urban planning, urban design, and landscape architecture Before a specific deadline
Stokroos Foundation: Seed Grant Funding for emerging visual artists and designers Within an application period
Netherland-America Foundation: Cultural Grant Funding for artistic and cultural exchange between the United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Before a specific deadline
Lira Fund Funding for contributions of Dutch-language authors to public events abroad Before a specific deadline
Netherlands Embassy in Belgium: Open call for support Funding for Dutch cultural projects in Belgium or Dutch-Belgian co-projects Currently closed
DNB Fund Funding for initiatives that contribute to reducing the impact of the slavery past on the daily lives of descendants of enslaved individuals Before a specific deadline
Poppunt Gelderland: Music Support Gelderland Funding for international tours of pop musicians from the province of Gelderland Before a specific deadline
ANV Funds Foundation: Project grants Funding for small projects around Dutch language and culture Before a specific deadline