Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences Grant Scheme
For consortiums of makers, producers, institutions and researchers who, through a two-year programme, gain knowledge and skills for the development and application of immersive experiences through artistic and design research.
closed
opens March 30, 2026, 15:00 CEST
Explanation€ 50,000
maximum application amount round 2A
Explanation€ 1,300,000
maximum application amount round 2B
ExplanationImportant information
This grant scheme consists of two rounds: application round 2A and application round 2B. In the first application round, a maximum of 50 applications can be processed. In this 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 round 2A can apply for application round 2B. 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 2027-2028. 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 2A is for requesting a grant to develop a programme, while application round 2B 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 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 domain that have experience in at least two of the functions listed below and have the ambition to fulfil all of the functions listed below within the two-year activities programme:
- 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 or other partner(s) of the consortium. Partners are organisations that are not the lead applicant or co‑applicant in an application, but that do enter into a collaboration with 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.
manual and application form sample
In the ADRIE 2A 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 2A and 2B, and an explanation of how to draw up a budget. Curious to see the application form of round 2A? View a sample of the application form here.
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 2A and round 2B. For application round 2A, it is mandatory to use the document ADRIE 2A Budget template. Consortiums selected in 2A will receive a new mandatory budget template to use in application round 2B.
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.
IX Public Values guideline and self-assessment
Consortium participants must ensure public values in the programme through the XI public values guideline and self-assessment. In application round 2A, you only need to declare that the consortium meets the minimum conditions named in the guideline. In application round 2B, 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.
Applications are assessed by the advisory committee for this scheme using the Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences Grant Scheme.
assessment criteria round 2A
- Consortium composition: the advisory committee will consider who the participants in the consortium are and what role they fulfil. Which partners are involved? Do the parties complement each other in terms of knowledge and working methods? Furthermore, consideration is given to whether the collaboration is substantively equal.
- 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.
- 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 stated in Article 10.2 will be assessed for their mutual relationships and coherence.
Different assessment criteria apply to application round 2B. These can be found in Article 14 of the grant scheme.
processing
After an application for round 2A 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 2A will receive a message from Creative Industries Fund NL with instructions for starting application round 2B.
accountability
If you receive a grant from the Creative Industries Fund NL, you will also be given certain obligations. For an award in application round 2A, you must subsequently demonstrate – using the accountability form and a realised budget – that the activities for which the grant was awarded have indeed been carried out and are eligible for funding.
who is the lead applicant and who are the co-applicants?
The lead applicant is a cultural or media organisation, 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 and conditions the lead applicant must meet.
The co-applicants are the participants with whom the lead applicant is part of the consortium. These may include creators or designers, producers, cultural or media organisations, or researchers or research institutions. 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 partners of the consortium, and contribute to the collective objectives and programme. Partners are parties that are not the lead applicant or co-applicants in an application, but that do enter into a collaboration with the consortium. An international partner is a partner established outside the Kingdom of the Netherlands. An other partner is a partner established within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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. Partners may also collaborate with multiple consortiums. It is not possible for participants to act as the lead applicant in multiple applications within application round 2A. After receiving a grant award in application round 2B, it is not possible to act again as the lead applicant in an application within this grant scheme in the following calendar year.
is it possible to apply to round 2B without being selected in round 2A?
No, only consortiums that are awarded a grant in application round 2A can submit an application for round 2B.
my application was rejected. Can I submit a new application with the same consortium?
Yes. If your application is rejected in application round 2A, the next opportunity to submit a new application is expected to be in 2027. Do make sure to indicate any new facts or changed circumstances.
can I also apply to other grant schemes of the Creative Industries Fund NL if I am part of an ADRIE consortium?
After being awarded in application round 2A, there are no restrictions for lead applicants, co-applicants or partners in applying to other grant schemes of the Creative Industries Fund NL.
In an application for round 2B, the proposed programme may include activities (productions, projects or programmes) that are already funded under other grant schemes of the Fund. However, activities that are still under assessment at the time of submitting a 2B application may not be included in the application. Specific phases of activities that form part of the programme for which a consortium has received funding under round 2B cannot be applied for under other grant schemes of the Creative Industries Fund NL.
The ADRIE Grant Scheme is part of the Creative Industries Immersive Impact Coalition (CIIIC). CIIIC is the National Growth Fund programme of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in the field of Immersive Experiences (IX). The implementation partners are RVO, TNO, NWO / SIA, and the Creative Industries Fund NL.
Steps to take
This scheme is now closed
this grant scheme opens on 30 March, 15:00 CEST
do you have any questions?
If some of the information is not clear, email your question to our colleagues at ADRIE@stimuleringsfonds.nl. You can also call on 010 436 16 00. If you have a more general question, have a look at our frequently asked questions first.
