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.

For questions or feedback, please email infopoint@dutchculture.nl.

151 grant(s) found
Title Description When to apply Upcoming deadline
Netherlands Embassy in Brazil: Open call for Cultural Connections Funding to promote cultural exchange between Dutch culture and Brazilian culture; Currently closed
Netherlands Film Fund & National Film and Video Foundation: Thuthuka Funding to promote cooperation between South Africa and the Netherlands. Currently closed
Netherlands Film Fund & Norwegian Film Institute: Minority co-productions Funding for international documentaries with a Dutch and a Norwegian co-producer Continuously
Netherlands Film Fund: Dubbing foreign high-quality children's films Funding for film distributors who want to dub foreign high-quality children's films Continuously
Netherlands Film Fund: International Film Meeting Funding for organising an international film meeting Continuously
Netherlands Film Fund: Organisation of trainings or labs Funding for organising a film training or talent lab Continuously
Netherlands Film Fund: Training grant Funding for participating in a film training Continuously
New Dawn International film production fund for more diversity in the international film industry Currently closed
NIAS–NIOD–KITLV : Fellowship - Moving objects, Mobilising Culture in the Context of (De)colonization Fellowship for researchers from formerly colonised countries Currently closed
Nieuwe Instituut: International Visitors Programme Funding for inviting international guests to the Netherlands Currently closed
Nieuwe Instituut: Tilting Axis Fellowship Fellowship for applicants based in the Caribbean Currently closed
NL Talents Fund Funding for further education abroad Continuously
NWO: Open Call Research into Collections with a Colonial Context Funding for researchers from organisations in countries of origin Currently closed
Performing Arts Fund NL: Grant for Dutch performances or concerts abroad (fastlane) Funding for Dutch performances and concerts abroad Continuously
Pop Union: Music Export Rotterdam Funding for international tours of pop musicians from Rotterdam Continuously
Popradar The Hague: Music Support Funding for international tours or schowcases of pop musicians from The Hague Continuously
SEE NL: Travel Grant Funding for Dutch film directors or producers to attend festival screenings of their film abroad Continuously
Stokroos Foundation: Residency Fundaziun Nairs Funded residency in Switzerland for artists and designers Currently closed
Stokroos Foundation: Seed Grant Funding for emerging visual artists and designers Continuously
Turing Foundation Funding for exhibiting exceptional foreign loans in the Netherlands Continuously
VandenEnde Foundation: Scholarship Dance Scholarships for young artistic talents in the field of dance Currently closed
VandenEnde Foundation: Scholarship Music Scholarships for young artistic talents in the field of music Currently closed
VandenEnde Foundation: Scholarship Theater Scholarships for young artistic talents in the field of theater Currently closed
VriendenLoterij Fund: Power of Collective Imagination Funding for cultural projects within the Kingdom of the Netherlands Continuously
VSB Fund: Scholarships higher professional & academic education Scholarships for graduated (art) students for a follow-up study abroad Currently closed