Submit Applications for Talent Development Grant Scheme

Funding Information

• Under this scheme, grants of an amount of €25,000 are awarded in the form of a bursary.
• The grant consists of three parts:
  • a freely disposable part for artistic development;
  • one part for coaching, advice, gaining knowledge and/or skills; and
  • one part for enhancing visibility and/or knowledge exchange.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Talent Development Grant Scheme is open to emerging designers (graduated at least one year ago and no more than four years ago) who are active in the fields of design, architecture or digital culture in the Netherlands or in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
• Under this scheme, the board may award grants to starting designers, active within the creative industry, who are working on enhancing their artistic talent, professional practice and their own cultural entrepreneurship based on a development plan for a fixed period.
• The fields of design, architecture and digital culture include disciplines such as animation, illustration, biodesign, games, graphic design, fashion and textiles, sound design, placemaking, and garden and landscape architecture.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Those not eligible for a grant are:
  • applicants who are registered or will register for a full-time or part-time course at a school accredited by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders [NVAO] or an acknowledged senior secondary vocational education course during the grant period;
  • applicants who have been or will be admitted to postgraduate institutions during the grant period;
  • applicants who receive an Artist Start contribution from the Mondriaan Fund during the grant period;
  • applicants who, at the time of submission, are working on implementing a project they submitted themselves for which they received a grant from the Fund.

Assessment Criteria

• The assessment criteria below are used to assess the applications:
  • The applicant’s artistic and reflective ability – based on the current practice and portfolio;
  • The applicant’s intended development strategy;
  • How the intended development strategy will be translated into specific activities;
  • How new connections are made and outcomes shared.

Application Requirements

• A fully completed application form
• A development plan that demonstrates:
  • the artistic principles and working methods
  • the artistic development goals
  • the professional development goals
• Portfolio
• CV
• An explanation of the embedding and positioning in the creative industry
• Schedule
• Budget

For more information, visit Creative Industry Stimulation Fund.