BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - NL X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - NL deadlines X-WR-CALDESC:Paid open calls\, fellowships and residencies in AI\, tech\, r esearch\, and digital and mixed-media arts\, sorted into the right pile. U pdated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: NL. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:stimuleringsfonds-design-sector-internationalisation-2026@artificialnou veau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260923 SUMMARY:Deadline: Design Sector Internationalisation Grant Scheme DESCRIPTION:Grant supporting the internationalisation of the Dutch design s ector. Grant period open from 25 August 2026 15:00 CEST until 22 September 2026 16:00 CEST. A maximum of 40 applications are considered per grant pe riod (with allocations for up to 10 follow-up and 10 revised applications) . After the window closes all applications are ranked in random order via a draw system before processing begins. The grant is a contribution toward s total project costs\; at least 20% must be covered by co-financing.\n\nO rganisation: Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fu nd NL)\nLocation: Netherlands (international activity)\nAward: €10\,000 to €50\,000 as a contribution towards total project costs. Minimum 20% c o-financing of total project costs required.\nDuration: Per project\n\nMor e: https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/design-sector-internationali sation-grant-scheme URL:https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/design-sector-internationali sation-grant-scheme LOCATION:Netherlands (international activity) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:stimuleringsfonds-creative-industry-activities-programme-2026@artificia lnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260616 SUMMARY:Deadline: Creative Industry Activities Programme Grant Scheme DESCRIPTION:Multi-year grant for cultural institutions whose core task is t o contribute to the high quality\, development and professionalisation of the contemporary creative industry through a two-year activities programme . Application window: 13 May 2026 15:00 CEST to 15 June 2026 16:00 CEST. M aximum requested amount €125\,000 per year\; total annual scheme budget €1\,850\,000.\n\nOrganisation: Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Cr eative Industries Fund NL)\nLocation: Netherlands\nAward: Up to €125\,00 0 per year per applicant (overall budget €1\,850\,000 per year)\nDuratio n: Two-year activities programme\n\nMore: https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl /en/grants/creative-industry-activities-programme-grant-scheme URL:https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/creative-industry-activities -programme-grant-scheme LOCATION:Netherlands END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:stimuleringsfonds-international-vouchers-2026@artificialnouveau.github. io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260623 SUMMARY:Deadline: International Vouchers DESCRIPTION:Travel voucher for Dutch-based professionals in design\, archit ecture and/or digital culture who have been invited by a foreign party to give a presentation\, lecture or workshop. To apply you must have submitte d an application to the Fund in the past five years that was positively as sessed. Round 2 runs 4 May 2026 15:00 CEST to 22 June 2026 16:00 CEST (bud get €33\,000)\; Round 3 runs 8 September 2026 15:00 CEST to 27 October 2 026 16:00 CEST (budget €33\,000).\n\nOrganisation: Stimuleringsfonds Cre atieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL)\nLocation: Netherlands (for international travel)\nAward: Up to €1\,500 within Europe (zone 1) / up to €2\,500 outside Europe (zone 2)\nDuration: Per trip\n\nMore: https:/ /www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/international-vouchers URL:https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/international-vouchers LOCATION:Netherlands (for international travel) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:stimuleringsfonds-architecture-kick-start-2026@artificialnouveau.github .io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260514 SUMMARY:Deadline: Architecture Kick Start Grant Scheme DESCRIPTION:Kick-start grant for architecture practitioners to develop earl y-stage projects. The grant period opens 6 May 2026 15:00 CEST and closes 13 May 2026 16:00 CEST. A maximum of 35 applications are considered per pe riod\; once the window closes all applications are ranked in random order via a draw system before processing begins. Round budget €167\,000\; max imum grant request €10\,000.\n\nOrganisation: Stimuleringsfonds Creatiev e Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL)\nLocation: Netherlands\nAward: U p to €10\,000 per application (round budget €167\,000\; max 35 applica tions considered per period)\nDuration: Per project\n\nMore: https://www.s timuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/architecture-kick-start-grant-scheme URL:https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/architecture-kick-start-gran t-scheme LOCATION:Netherlands END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:filmfonds-wildcards-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260708 SUMMARY:Deadline: Filmfonds Wildcards (Documentary\, Fiction\, Animation) DESCRIPTION:Talent prize for recently graduated bachelor filmmakers from a Dutch film or art academy (documentary\, fiction or animation). Winners re ceive a small development purse to start a new short film\, and a much lar ger realisation budget once they have a producer attached. Annual round\; deadline 7 July 2026 at 17:00.\n\nOrganisation: Nederlands Filmfonds\nLoca tion: Netherlands\nAward: Up to €3\,000 development to the maker + up to €50\,000 realisation (paid via attached producer)\nDuration: One-off ta lent prize per round\n\nMore: https://www.filmfonds.nl/subsidies/subsidie/ filmfonds-wildcards-documentaire-fictie-en-animatie URL:https://www.filmfonds.nl/subsidies/subsidie/filmfonds-wildcards-documen taire-fictie-en-animatie LOCATION:Netherlands END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:filmfonds-cypher-cinema-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260616 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260617 SUMMARY:Deadline: Filmfonds Cypher Cinema DESCRIPTION:Talent-development track for self-taught Dutch-based directors or artist collectives without formal film-school training\, making a disti nctive short film. Comes with development money\, individual coaching\, wo rkshops and matchmaking with producers. Applicant must live and work in th e Kingdom of the Netherlands. Deadline 16 June 2026 at 17:00.\n\nOrganisat ion: Nederlands Filmfonds\nLocation: Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlan ds)\nAward: €10\,000 per project (€8\,500 to autodidact director or co llective + €1\,500 routed via attached producer)\nDuration: Per short fi lm project\n\nMore: https://www.filmfonds.nl/subsidies/subsidie/cypher-cin ema URL:https://www.filmfonds.nl/subsidies/subsidie/cypher-cinema LOCATION:Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:filmfonds-immerse-interact-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260826 SUMMARY:Deadline: Immerse\\Interact Grant Scheme DESCRIPTION:Funding for the development\, realisation and distribution of a rtistically high-quality\, immersive and/or interactive media productions by both independent and established producers. Collaboration between the C reative Industries Fund NL and the Netherlands Film Fund\, with applicatio ns submitted to the Stimuleringsfonds. €250\,000 is available per round from each fund\; in round 2\, the Dutch Foundation for Literature provides an additional €100\,000. 2026 grant period: 24 June to 25 August 2026. Applications open at 15:00 CEST on the start date and close at 16:00 CEST on the closing date.\n\nOrganisation: Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industri e (in collaboration with Nederlands Filmfonds)\nLocation: Netherlands\nAwa rd: €250\,000 per round from each fund (Creative Industries Fund NL + Ne therlands Film Fund)\; round 2 also receives an additional €100\,000 fro m the Dutch Foundation for Literature. Overall 2026 budget €1\,100\,000. \nDuration: Per project (development\, realisation or distribution)\n\nMor e: https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/immerse-interact-grant-schem e URL:https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/immerse-interact-grant-schem e LOCATION:Netherlands END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:stichting-grensloos-dichterbij-weiteveen-2026@artificialnouveau.github. io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502 SUMMARY:Deadline: Stichting Grensloos: Dichter/bij Weiteveen Open Call DESCRIPTION:Stichting Grensloos invites an artist or artists to create a wo rk for the exhibition Dichter/bij in Weiteveen\, Southeast Drenthe. Open t o professional artists (self-taught also welcome) working solo\, duo\, or as a collective\, across all disciplines. Crossover practitioners and comm unity-art makers are explicitly encouraged. No studio space provided\, but installation and storage support can be arranged. €3\,500 artist fee (i ncl. VAT)\, €1\,000 materials budget (incl. VAT)\, and €0.23/km travel reimbursement (limited public transport in the area). Application deadlin e: 1 May 2026.\n\nOrganisation: Stichting Grensloos\nLocation: Weiteveen\, Southeast Drenthe\, Netherlands\nAward: €3\,500 artist fee + €1\,000 materials + €0.23/km travel (all incl. VAT)\nDuration: Exhibition runs 2 0 August to 3 October 2026\n\nMore: https://www.stichtinggrensloos.nl/post /open-call URL:https://www.stichtinggrensloos.nl/post/open-call LOCATION:Weiteveen\, Southeast Drenthe\, Netherlands END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:v2-alex-adriaansens-residency-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260602 SUMMARY:Deadline: Call for Proposals: Alex Adriaansens Residency 2026 DESCRIPTION:Residency honouring V2_ co-founder Alex Adriaansens\, aimed at upcoming curators\, festival/programme initiators\, community organisers a nd cultural practitioners in media art\, digital cultures and related fiel ds who are starting their professional careers. Duos or teams may apply (s haring the grant). No thematic requirement\; applicants choose their own r esearch focus and have access to V2_'s extensive archive. Apply with a let ter of motivation (max 2 pages)\, short CV (max 1 page) and a specific res earch question (max 1 page) via the linked Google form\, or email v2@v2.nl if you do not have a Google account. A jury of V2_ team members decides. Results will be presented in Rotterdam at a jointly organised event (e.g. expert meeting)\, or via an essay\, or another format proposed by the resi dent.\n\nOrganisation: V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media\nLocation: Rotterdam \, Netherlands\nAward: €7\,500\nDuration: 3 months (starts 1 September 2 026)\n\nMore: https://v2.nl/events/call-for-proposals-alex-adriaansens-res idency-2026 URL:https://v2.nl/events/call-for-proposals-alex-adriaansens-residency-2026 LOCATION:Rotterdam\, Netherlands END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:critical-pathways-utrecht-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260428 SUMMARY:Deadline: Making Visible the Invisible: Critical Pathways Fellowshi ps 2026 DESCRIPTION:Fellowship for anyone whose work uncovers hidden stories\, syst ems and power structures behind ecological breakdown and inequality\, and reimagines fairer alternatives. Open to artists\, filmmakers\, writers\, a ctivists\, organisers\, journalists\, legal practitioners\, policy advocat es\, conservationists\, sustainability practitioners\, entrepreneurs and a cademics from any discipline. No PhD required. 2026 theme: Making Visible the Invisible (overlooked consequences of how we live\, produce and consum e\; who bears hidden costs\; shifting from extractive to regenerative syst ems). Apply by sending the form (.docx) plus CV to criticalpathways@uu.nl. Notifications within 6 weeks of deadline.\n\nOrganisation: Critical Pathw ays community and Towards a Circular Economy and Society\, Utrecht Univers ity\nLocation: Utrecht\, Netherlands\nAward: Up to €10\,000 (travel\, ac commodation\, living expenses\, visa)\nDuration: 4 to 6 weeks (Oct to Nov 2026\, dates flexible)\n\nMore: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/making-visible-t he-invisible-critical-pathways-fellowships-2026 URL:https://www.uu.nl/en/news/making-visible-the-invisible-critical-pathway s-fellowships-2026 LOCATION:Utrecht\, Netherlands END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:art-office-iv-rotterdam-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922 SUMMARY:Deadline: Impulse and In-Depth Scheme (I&V) for Rotterdam Visual Ar tists DESCRIPTION:Subsidy supporting in-depth activities or innovative impulses w ithin the artistic practice of Rotterdam-based visual artists\, with a cle arly defined artistic question or objective. Applicants must be registered with Art Office (artoffice.info) with an up-to-date artist page. The 2026 Round 2 deadline is 21 September 2026\, 11:00 (form opens 10 August 2026) \; results by 16 November 2026. Round 1 (deadline 2 March 2026) has alread y closed. Decisions made by the director of CBK Rotterdam on advice from a n expert committee.\n\nOrganisation: CBK Rotterdam / Art Office\nLocation: Rotterdam\, Netherlands (Rotterdam-based artists only)\nAward: Up to €7 \,500 (time compensation\; fee depends on project duration)\nDuration: Def ined work period or project\n\nMore: https://en.artoffice.info/regeling/iv / URL:https://en.artoffice.info/regeling/iv/ LOCATION:Rotterdam\, Netherlands (Rotterdam-based artists only) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mondriaan-awareness-history-of-slavery@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260717 SUMMARY:Deadline: Mondriaan Fund: Awareness of the History of Slavery DESCRIPTION:Support for artistic plans addressing awareness of the history of slavery. Open to individuals and organisations.\n\nOrganisation: Mondri aan Fund\nLocation: Netherlands\nAward: Funded (see grant page)\nDuration: Project-based\n\nMore: https://www.mondriaanfonds.nl/en/apply-for-a-grant /grants/awareness-of-the-history-of-slavery/ URL:https://www.mondriaanfonds.nl/en/apply-for-a-grant/grants/awareness-of- the-history-of-slavery/ LOCATION:Netherlands END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR