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Talent Development Grant
Creative Industries Fund NL
Grant recipients: Aldo Brinkhoff, Augustina Lavickaitė, Bahar Orcun +41 more.
The odds
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- Applications147
- Places, per organiser30
- Grant recipients44
Grant recipients
44Talent Development Grant EUR 25,000
- Aldo Brinkhoff
- Augustina Lavickaitė
- Bahar Orcun
- David Tiemstra
- Dina Lebbar
- Donja Darroodi
- Elena DobretsovaCombines physics, storytelling and field and materials research to explain locations and their history.
- Gersande Schellinx
- Guido Bos
- Hanna Boslau
- Hyukjoon Choi
- Insan Larasati
- Jan Egbers
- Jasmine Montina
- Jelmer Reus
- Jian Da Huang
- Johanna Himmelsbach
- Julia Urreaga AizarnaUtilises graphic design to make archives more accessible.
- Jules Davis-Dufayard
- Kyara LucasInvestigating how a Papiamento-learning app can be further tailored to children.
- Marsha van Leersum
- Megan van Engelen
- Mei Cui
- Michael MaruggStudies integral design to support more informed area development on Curaçao.
- Mirelle van TulderExplores analogue printing techniques to breathe new life into forgotten heritage material.
- MitsitronWorking on an ethical online platform for sharing sound.
- Naomi Raper
- Nesie Junyi Wang
- Ott Metusala
- Paco TeepeViews personal objects as portable archive items.
- Pascale Numan
- Poorva Shrivastava
- Poorvi Garag
- Quan Nguyen
- Sam Verberne
- Sarah Saleh
- Stefaniia Bodnia
- Stuart Weston
- Theodor ReinhardtUses cartography and geospatial training to provide insight into complex spatial issues.
- Thijs de Jong
Prizes, shows and programme
- prize
- EUR 25,000 development grant per maker; development year September 2026–November 2027
- result
- 44 starting designers awarded on 20 August 2026: 30 via the Talent Development Grant Scheme, 10 via Open Call Self-taught Designer, 4 via Open Call Emerging Design Practices ABCSSS.
- What the call offered
- Grant funding for talent development, research, and professionalization.
- Who could apply
- Designers and makers working in the creative industry in the Netherlands.
Sources
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