Talent Development Grant Scheme – Netherlands

Funding Information

• grant amount first phase: € 1,000
• grant amount second phase: € 25,000

Who is this scheme intended for?

• The Talent Development Grant Scheme is open to up-and-coming designers and makers who have up to four years of work experience in the field of design, architecture or digital culture in the Netherlands or in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
• Design, architecture and digital culture include disciplines such as animation and illustration, biodesign, games, graphic design, fashion and textiles, sound design, urban making and garden and landscape architecture. You can apply as an individual designer or maker or in collaboration, for example as a duo or collective.

What can a grant be applied for?

• The grant consists of three parts:
  • one freely disposable part intended for your artistic and professional development;
  • one part for the professionalization of your practice;
  • one part for presentation purposes.

Stages of the Selection Procedure

• First selection phase
  • Designers and makers who completed a design or architecture course at college or university level no more than four years ago can apply through the Talent Development Grant Scheme in the first selection phase. Selection is based on an application form, CV and portfolio.
  • For designers or makers who have completed an MBO design course or who have developed professionally independently, there are the Scout Nights.
• Second selection phase
  • If you are selected in the first selection phase (via the grant scheme or the Scout Nights), you will receive € 1,000 for drawing up a development plan. The development plan will form the core of your application in the second selection phase. The advisory committee of the Talent Development Grant Scheme will make the final selection on the basis of the development plans.

For more information, visit Creative Industries Fund NL.