Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences Grant Scheme

This grant scheme consists of two rounds: application round 1A and application round 1B. In the first application round, subsidy can be applied for to carry out the planning of a two-year programme. Co-financing is not required here. A maximum of five consortiums will be selected.

Only plans that receive support in the first round can apply for the second application round of this grant scheme. A total budget of € 6,500,000 is available in the second round. A maximum of € 1,300,000 subsidy is available per consortium to implement the related two-year programme for 2026-2027. This is subject to a co-financing requirement of at least € 400,000.

Preferably prepare your application, including requested documents, in English because of the international advisory committee.

This grant scheme is aimed at newly-formed consortiums of makers, producers, institutions and researchers. They can apply for a grant for a two-year programme with a central focus on the quality of artistic and design research into immersive experiences. Application round 1A is for requesting a grant to develop a programme, while application round 1B is for requesting a grant to implement that programme.

A consortium consists of at least three participants who are established in the Kingdom of the Netherlands and who complement each other in knowledge and working methods and intend to implement a programme in a substantively equal way.

The following three core groups must be represented in the consortium:

• Individual or collective makers and designers of IX projects, and IX producers in the cultural and media fields. Both the role of a maker and a producer must be represented in the consortium.
• Organisations in the cultural and media fields that:
  - Facilitate the development and/or presentation of IX productions.
  - Reach the public and/or participants to experience IX productions.
  - Facilitate substantive debate and context around IX.
• Contribute to artistic and design research (as a client or from a research function embedded in the organisation).
• Researchers working at a college or university who contribute to and apply theoretical and practical knowledge, methodologies and tools in an integral, practice-oriented and possibly also fundamental way within artistic and design research.

In addition, one or more parties may act as international partners of the consortium.

In preparation for applying, it is important to familiarise yourself with the following documents:

Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences Grant Scheme

Applications are assessed using the Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences Grant Scheme, which include details of the conditions, criteria, objectives and assessment process.

ADRIE grant scheme manual

In the ADRIE Grant Scheme Manual you will find tools and tips for preparing an application, a checklist with an overview of the documents you must submit with your application in round 1A and 1B, and an explanation of how to draw up a budget.

budget and funding plan template

To apply for a grant under this scheme, we ask you to prepare a balanced budget including a funding plan in both application round 1A and round 1B. For application round 1A, it is mandatory to use the document ADRIE 1A Budget template. Consortiums selected in 1A will receive a new budget template to use in application round 1B.

CIIIC Innovation Agenda

Be familiar with the CIIIC Innovation Agenda. Applications must relate to one or more of the sub-themes described in the agenda. More information about the CIIIC Innovation Agenda can be found here (in Dutch).

IX Public Values guideline and self-assessment

Consortium participants must ensure public values in the programme through the Richtlijn en Zelftoets Publieke Waarden binnen IX (XI public values guideline and self-assessment). In application round 1A, you only need to declare that the consortium meets the minimum conditions named in the guideline. In application round 1B, consortium participants must complete and submit the full self-assessment, in which they describe to what extent they meet the public values ​​within the programme. More information about the public values in IX can be found on the website of CIIIC (in Dutch).

Applications are assessed by the advisory committee for this scheme using the Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences Grant Scheme.

assessment criteria round 1A

• Consortium composition: the advisory committee will look at who the consortium participants are and what roles they fulfil. International partners affiliated with the consortium will also be assessed, as well as how the parties complement each other in terms of knowledge and working methods, and whether there is substantively equal cooperation.
• Expected contributions of the consortium to the development and innovation of the Dutch IX field: the advisory committee will look at the extent to which IX artistic and design research is central to consortiums, as well as their potential contribution to the field and its social significance. The extent to which consortiums align with the CIIIC Innovation Agenda sub-themes will also be assessed, as well as whether the choice of themes is sufficiently motivated.
• Consortium business health: is it sufficiently demonstrated that the consortium functions in a responsible and sustainable manner?
• Consistency in purpose and design of applications: all documents of which your application consists will be assessed for their mutual relationships and coherence.

Different assessment criteria apply to application round 1B. These can be found in Article 14 of the grant scheme.

processing

After an application for round 1A is submitted, it will be checked against the entry requirements detailed in the Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences Grant Scheme.

assessment

Applications will be assessed by the advisory committee using the Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences Grant Scheme. The committee will advise the board of the Creative Industries Fund NL on whether to award a grant.

prioritisation

If the total number of applications eligible for grants exceeds the available budget for the grant period, priority will be given. This is done according to the procedure described in the grant scheme.

decision

Based on the advice of the committee, the board will decide whether to award a grant. Applicants will be informed of this outcome in a decision letter. Consortiums awarded a grant in application round 1A will receive a message from Creative Industries Fund NL with instructions for starting application round 1B.

accountability

If you receive a grant from the Creative Industries Fund NL, you will also be given certain obligations. Using the accountability form and budget plan, you must demonstrate that the activities for which a grant has been awarded have been carried out and are eligible under the grant scheme.

who is the lead applicant and who are the co-applicants?

The lead applicant is a private legal entity in the cultural and media fields or a producer. On behalf of the consortium, this person submits the application, receives the grant and takes care of accountability. In the grant scheme you will find the exact entry requirements the main applicant must meet.

The co-applicants are the participants with whom the lead applicant is in the consortium. These can be creators, designers, producers, organisations or researchers. The lead applicant and co-applicants are all equal participants in the consortium.

are international partners allowed to collaborate with our consortium?

Yes, one or more parties may act as international partners of the consortium, and contribute to the collective objectives and programme.

is it possible to participate in multiple consortiums?

Yes, consortium participants (lead applicants and co-applicants) may be part of multiple consortiums that submit applications to this scheme, provided they have sufficiently substantiated the necessity of this in their applications and clarified the distinction between their participation in the different consortiums. International partners may also collaborate with multiple consortiums.

is it possible to apply to round 1B without being selected in round 1A?

No, only consortiums that are awarded a grant in application round 1A can submit an application for round 1B.

is it possible to submit a revised application?

No, you cannot submit revised applications under this scheme. If your application is rejected, the next opportunity to submit a new application is expected to be again in 2026.

Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences Grant Scheme
ADRIE Grant Scheme Manual
ADRIE 1A Budget template
CIIIC Innovation Agenda
XI public values guideline and self-assessment (in Dutch only)