This category is the continuation of the MeeMaakPodia grant within the Vernieuwen van cultuurmaken scheme. The Co-creation: Institutions scheme encourages institutions with a performing or programming function to share ownership of their activities with residents, associations, neighbourhood initiatives, other institutions and the public - as well as employees. This form of collaboration changes the institution's profile from a supply-oriented channel to an inclusive partner. This creates local networks in which institutions and the community know how to find each other.  

Who can apply for a grant?  

Are you a cultural institution based in the Kingdom of the Netherlands? Then you are eligible for a grant if:  

• you structurally involve your community in the fulfilment of your programming or performing arts activities, and 
• you have the intention to implement this approach in the fibres of your organisation, and 
• you have previously received a grant from the MeeMaakPodia scheme.

What can you apply for?  

You can apply for: 

• safeguarding collaboration with the community 
• sharing ownership of programming with the community 
• safeguarding the sharing of the stage activities with the community in an established modus operandi 
• establishing a new organisational form with a new approach to working, in order to start programming together with the community 

Your plans build on the experience of similar activities and demonstrate new developments. Your application is focused on working towards and achieving outcomes: what desired effects contribute to your objective, and what steps will you take to achieve them? You do this by means of specific cultural participation activities, examples of which include master classes, lectures, seminars, workshops and network meetings.  

How do you apply for a grant? 

• On this page under 'Documents', you will find all important information, such as the subsidy scheme containing the conditions on which your application will be assessed. Here you will also find sample forms to help you with your application;   
• Applying for grants can be done via 'Mijn Fonds': our online application environment. Click on 'Apply for a grant' at the top right of this page to create a 'Mijn Fonds' account (please remember that this may take a few days) and start your application; 
• Want to know more? View our info page to learn more about submitting an application.  

Good to know 

• This multi-year scheme commences on 1 December 2023, 1 PM (Amsterdam time). Applications will not be assessed in order of receipt. This means you do not have to submit your application directly on 1 December, but by 31 January. We will start the assessment process after 31 January. We will do this simultaneously for all applications. 
• The deadline for submitting the application is 4 PM (Amsterdam time) on 31 January 2024; 
• The grant will be provided for calendar years 2025 to 2028. 
• We will only process the application if it is submitted on time, the application form is filled in correctly and all requested information is enclosed. 
• You subscribe to and apply the three cultural codes Governance Code Culture, the Fair Practice Code and the Diversity & Inclusion code. 
• As a cultural institution, you can apply for a minimum of € 200,000 and a maximum of € 500,000. For applicants from the European part of the Netherlands, we contribute up to 50% of the total costs. For applicants from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, the maximum is 80%. 
• The grant ceiling for this category of the scheme is €1,700,000. 
• We ask you to also complete the sustainability checklist when completing the application form. This is at the request of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. The results of the checklist are not included in the assessment. 
• The Fund will soon receive additional resources from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science to support applicants who are included in the 2025-2028 multi-year scheme in working on Fair Practice. You can read more information about the distribution of these resources among the (positively approved) applicants for the multi-year schemes here. Further information will follow.
  To calculate hourly rates that comply with Fair Pay, we refer to the calculation tool for art professionals in cultural education and amateur art from Platform ACCT, the calculation tool from Digipacct, other existing collective agreements on remuneration such as a collective labor agreement and the social dialogue between employers or clients and employees or contractors.
• We can be reached until December 15, 2023 for advice and substantive questions about your application. You can email us at cocreatie@cultuurparticipatie.nl. Our advisors can also be reached by telephone during office hours: 
  

  Day	Time	Advisor	Phone number
  Monday	13:00 - 16:00	Lieke Ploeger	06 819 695 88
  Wednesday	13:00 - 16:00	Alex Vis (mainly for the Institutions and Cross-Sectoral chapters)	06 253 874 70
  Friday	13:00 - 16:00	Inge Molenaar (mainly for the Institutions and Festivals chapters)	06 155 379 40