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Stimuleringsfonds Design Grant Scheme (Round 2)
Creative Industries Fund NL (Stimuleringsfonds)
Provides crucial seed capital to bypass immediate commercial pressures, allowing for deep research and experimentation. Offers structural support for ambitious design projects that contribute to the ongoing evolution of the creative industry.
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Provides crucial seed capital to bypass immediate commercial pressures, allowing for deep research and experimentation. Offers structural support for ambitious design projects that contribute to the ongoing evolution of the creative industry.
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Open to professional product designers, makers, and design agencies. Applicants must be targeting research, experimentation, and the broader development of the design practice. Projects must demonstrate high-quality, experimental design initiatives.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- Round 2 of 2026
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