

Support Fund for Ukrainian Artists reopened
The Support Fund for Ukrainian Artists 2024 reopened. In the fall of 2023, the cabinet allocated additional budget to support artists who fled Russian aggression after February 24, 2022, and are residing in the Netherlands. This is a continuation of the Support Fund for Ukrainian Artists program that was launched in 2022 and the Support Fund for Ukrainian Artists 2024, which started in January. Applications for the program can be submitted through the Dutch Foundation for Literature.
16 October 2024
for whom is the grant intended?
The Support Fund is intended for cultural and creative artists with a Ukrainian passport who were residing in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and who now live in the Netherlands as refugees or who are coming to the Netherlands for the project for which the application is being made. A total of €180,000 is available. A maximum of €9,000 is available per artist. This will enable at least 18 refugee artists to continue their work practice.
who can apply?
Applications can be submitted by Dutch cultural organizations on behalf of and in collaboration with an individual artist or a company. The Dutch organization or legal entity can either submit applications for a maximum of five individual artists or submit one application for a company of up to 10 people within the Support Fund for Ukrainian Artists 2024. All disciplines are eligible: film, performing arts, visual arts, creative industries (including architecture and design), cultural education, cultural heritage, and literature.
first round
During the earlier round of the Support Fund for Ukrainian Artists in 2024, over €458,000 in subsidies was distributed, supporting a total of 59 artists across all disciplines. Many artists were supported in performing arts (34), film (12), visual arts (9), as well as in design and digital art (4), cultural participation and education (3), and literature (1).
apply at the Dutch Foundation for Literature
The budget for the Support Fund has been provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The program is implemented by the Dutch Foundation for Literature, in collaboration with fellow national cultural funds (Mondriaan Fund, Netherlands Film Fund, Creative Industries Fund NL, Performing Arts Fund NL, and Cultural Participation Fund).
The program details and application form can be found on the Dutch Foundation for Literature website under Subsidies. An English summary is available here.
Applications are processed in order of receipt. The date on which the complete application is received is considered the submission date. The program will remain open (at the latest) until November 1, 2024, or as long as the budget allows.