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Cross-Disciplinary and Social Impact Grants in the Netherlands

Currently 4 active cross-disciplinary and social impact grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in the Netherlands. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Every entry is funded, no exposure-only calls. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.

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Open calls

  1. Creative Industry Activities Programme Grant Scheme

    Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL) · Netherlands · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to €125,000 per year per applicant (overall budget €1,850,000 per year)

    Multi-year grant for cultural institutions whose core task is to 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. Maximum requested amount €125,000 per year; total annual scheme budget €1,850,000.

  2. International Vouchers

    Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL) · Netherlands (for international travel) · Deadline: 22 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to €1,500 within Europe (zone 1) / up to €2,500 outside Europe (zone 2)

    Travel voucher for Dutch-based professionals in design, architecture and/or digital culture who have been invited by a foreign party to give a presentation, lecture or workshop. To apply you must have submitted an application to the Fund in the past five years that was positively assessed. Round 2 runs 4 May 2026 15:00 CEST to 22 June 2026 16:00 CEST (budget €33,000); Round 3 runs 8 September 2026 15:00 CEST to 27 October 2026 16:00 CEST (budget €33,000).

  3. iii Development Residency (Spring 2027 round)

    iii (Instrument Inventors Initiative) · The Hague, Netherlands (residency at iii workspace) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: €3,100/month artist fee (excl. Dutch VAT) + up to €1,250 material expenses + up to €800 travel reimbursement (international residents) + accommodation and bike (international residents)

    One-month development residency for artists working at the intersection of art, technology and science, with material research, small productions and composition for performance or installation in mind. Residents have access to iii's 500 m2 shared workspaces (200 m2 project space, wood/metal/electronics workshops, sound-isolated studio, coworking and meeting rooms), receive coaching, a few hours of production assistance where applicable, and visibility through iii's channels. Residents must spend the period in The Hague and give at least one public presentation (workshop, performance or talk) within iii's program. iii invites 6 residents per year, of which up to 4 spots are available via this open call. Two selection rounds per year: summer selects for the next Spring (March to May), winter selects for Autumn (September to November). Spring 2027 submissions are currently open. Selection criteria: relevance to iii's artistic focus, originality, portfolio quality and feasibility, contribution to a diverse program, and DIY (but not alone) spirit. Students cannot apply. Communication in English. Apply via the online application linked from the page; questions to mariska@instrumentinventors.org.

  4. Digital Culture Grant Scheme

    Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL) · Netherlands · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: €10,000 to €25,000 per single-party project (phase II also capped at €25,000); €10,000 to €50,000 per collaborative project. Per grant period budget €650,000 (overall 2026 budget €1,430,000). Minimum 20% co-financing of total project costs required.

    Grant for artistic projects that develop alternative perspectives on our digital society and explore the boundaries of digital tools, media and technologies, with research, experimentation, critical reflection and innovation at the core. The grant contributes towards total project costs; a minimum of 20% must be covered by co-financing. Single-party projects can request €10,000 to €25,000 (phase II grant requirement also capped at €25,000); projects with one or more partners can request €10,000 to €50,000. Currently closed; next round opens 12 August 2026 15:00 CEST. A maximum of 70 applications are considered per grant period (with allocations for up to 15 follow-up and 15 revised applications). After the window closes all applications are ranked in random order via a draw system before processing begins.