Creative Industries Kick-start Grant Scheme – Architecture
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Serving as a rapid incubator fund, the Kick-start scheme provides vital liquidity for the initial phases of architectural research. It allows practitioners to develop prototypes, establish networks, and refine complex grant proposals for future, larger-scale funding. The grant absorbs the… Read more
Benefits
A grant of up to €10,000 for a small independent architecture project with a final product, event or presentation, a clearly defined experiment, or preliminary research for a larger project.
Eligibility
Designers, makers, observers, design agencies and cultural institutions in architecture with projects of up to €10,000 in total; a digitally certified extract from the Dutch Chamber of Commerce is required. Applications are assessed in order of receipt until the round's quota is reached.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- Round 30 September – 7 October 2026; closes 16:00 CEST
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