For workshops, labs and other platforms that encourage young people to acquire or further develop practical and strategic design skills.
With this open call, the Fund and the Cultural Participation Fund want to stimulate initiatives that familiarise those groups of young people and starting designers with the Dutch creative and design culture. For example, product design, textile and fashion design, spatial design, creative coding or visual storytelling.
The open call is aimed at initiatives that often arise from the grassroots and know the ins and outs of the living environment and the needs of the intended target group. These initiatives reach new prospective makers with diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
The call is open to platforms, organisations or institutions, with a programme aimed at education in or participation within the design field and the creative culture. Parties in formation can also apply within this open call.
The funds find it important that initiatives throughout the entire kingdom are supported within this open call. That is why there is room for at least one proposal per region. This means the region within which the activities take place. Within this open call, the following regional division will be applied:
- The Dutch Caribbean: the constituent countries Aruba, Curaçao, Sint-Maarten and the special municipalities Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba;
- Central: Flevoland, Utrecht;
- North: Drenthe, Friesland, Groningen;
- East: Gelderland, Overijssel;
- West: Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland;
- South: Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Zeeland.
Programmes that will go on for at most one year, that will start no later than on 1 April 2025, that involve one or more professional designers and that focus on one or more of the following activities:
- extracurricular education, developing or transferring knowledge in the form of technical, artistic or practical skills;
- developing design strategies;
- supporting starting makers in building their portfolios, consolidating their networks and/or starting their own practices within the creative industry.
And activities aimed at the professionalisation of one's own organisation (a maximum of 35% of the grant amount applied for), for example:
- developing a long-term vision and strategy;
- consolidating the organisation’s own positioning.
In addition to Article 5 of the Open Call Grant Scheme, a grant application within this open call will not be processed if:
1. The application is submitted by an applicant that already receives support:
- under the Grant Scheme for the specific cultural policy (Infrastructure Basis);
- under a four-year grant scheme from one of the other national cultural funds.
2. The application is submitted by an educational institution.
3. A grant has already been awarded for the same activities:
- under the Grant Scheme for the specific cultural policy (Infrastructure Basis);
- under another grant scheme from one of the other national cultural funds.
Collaboration with educational institutions may form part of the proposal, as long as the activities take place outside the regular teaching curriculum and school hours. A summer school programme, for example, is possible.
Before applying, read these three documents:
The assessment of applications is based on the Open Call Platforms for design-based learning. This describes the background and objective, central questions, criteria and procedure.
In the Grant Application Guide you will find guidelines and tips for preparing a grant application. Based on this, you can draw up the most complete application possible.
The assessment of applications is also based on the Open Call Grant Scheme. This describes the general conditions, grounds for refusal, method of publication, method of submission, assessment, awarding of a grant and subsidy obligations.
Applications will be assessed on the basis of the Open Call Platforms for design-based learning and the Open Call Grant Scheme.
- structure of the programme;
- role and quality of the designers involved;
- accessibility of the programme;
- positioning within the existing infrastructure;
- sustainability of the programme.
When you have submitted your application, the Fund Desk will check if your application complies with the formal requirements of the Open Call Grant Scheme.
An independent advisory committee assesses your application on the basis of the Open Call Platforms for design-based learning and the Open Call Grant Scheme. The committee issues a recommendation to the Board of the Fund.
The assessment of the open call takes the form of a tender: this means that, within the available budget, a number of proposals will be prioritized over other submissions. Only programmes with a positive assessment can be supported.
The Board will take the committee’s recommendation into account in their decision to award the grant or not. You are informed of this decision by means of an official notification.
If you receive a subsidy from the Fund, you also enter into obligations. Two weeks before completion of your project, you receive an e-mail requesting you to submit your accountability report in the online application environment.
be clear and do not repeat yourself
support your proposal with visuals
draw up a realistic budget
take into your account your fee and those of partners
ask for feedback and fine-tune your proposal
Do you want to apply for a subsidy under this open call?
Start your applicationIf anything is not clear, please send your question by email to Chloë Neeleman, Anouk Laverge or Anselm van Sintfiet via ontwerpendleren@stimuleringsfonds.nl. You can also phone 010 436 16 00. If you have a more general question, read the frequently asked questions first.
