Deadline: 30 June 2024
The Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis are launching a Fellowship program to foster and support research-based practices and stimulate mutual exchange between the Caribbean region and the Dutch cultural field.
This Fellowship focuses on applicants living and working within the Caribbean region offering the space to think through research and practice. The selected applicant will be based in Rotterdam at the Nieuwe Instituut and have access to other partner cultural institutions in Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
The Fellowship will be developed through independent research; augmented by individual support and interaction with the Research team at the Nieuwe Instituut; participate in monthly meetings to discuss thematic and methodological aspects of the project; and will engage in diverse collaborations with partner institutions.
Applicants are invited to submit a proposal that addresses their current investigations and research interests through the lens of architecture, design, and digital culture.
Funding Information
- Nieuwe Instituut will grant a total stipend of €12,000 to cover living expenses and, in addition to the stipend, will cover one round-trip airfare from any country within the Caribbean to the Netherlands. Accommodation costs will be reimbursed to the fellow in the Netherlands for a maximum of €800 per month. Stipends may be subject to a withholding tax.
Resources offered by the Fellowship
- Stimulate and visualise curatorial, design, and artistic realities coming from the Caribbean region;
- Enhance knowledge exchange and collaboration with a cross-section of Dutch cultural institutions;
- Network and exchange with a variety of platforms for professional experience;
- Produce critical knowledge on inter-disciplinary exchanges as well as visual culture;
- Offer practical support for travel to the Netherlands;
- Engage with hosting and collaborating institutions to interrogate and challenge their institutional structures and methodologies;
- Utilise the existing Tilting Axis network.
Eligibility Criteria
- A researcher, designer, writer, curator, or cultural producer based in the Caribbean region who is interested in building new links with cultural institutions in the Netherlands, and developing the research practice around themes related to architecture, spatial practice, design or digital culture.
- Neither a curriculum vitae nor letters of recommendation are requested. The Fellowship is open to all degree-levels in design, architecture, and digital culture. Equal priority will be given to those without a degree or institutional affiliation who can also demonstrate a high levels of creativity, critical thought, and other potential in their respective fields. There is no age limit for applicants.
- Artists who are residents of and based in the following countries can apply: Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba, St. Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Saint Martin, Sint Martin, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands.
For more information, visit Nieuwe Instituut.
