Are you in doubt whether your project qualifies for this grant? Then contact one of our advisors, email your question to cultuureducatie@cultuurparticipatie.nl or sign up for an information session.
Sign up for an information sessionMany students in pre-vocational secondary education, special education and practical education are less likely to come into contact with the wide range of arts and culture from school. That is why it remains relevant to invest in cultural education for pre-vocational secondary education, special education and practical education. We do this because we believe it is essential that all children and young people have the same opportunities and possibilities to develop culturally.
With this scheme, we offer cultural institutions the opportunity to explore, develop and implement cultural education projects in pre-vocational secondary education, special education and practical education. Cultural education also includes heritage education.
Who can apply for a subsidy?
Subsidy can be requested by cultural institution established in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The request is always for the collaboration between the cultural institution and the school or schools for pre-vocational secondary education (including the international bridging classes), special education and practical education.
What can you apply for?
We support the exploration of a collaboration between a cultural institution and a school. This involves activities such as discussions, developing plans, making agreements about, among other things, the content, division of tasks and financing and trying out activities. We see the cultural institution and school as the essential parties to develop cultural education for this target group. The collaboration between the school and cultural institution does not have to be equal, but it should be as effective as possible. The exploration focuses on cultural activities that promote the creative capacity of pupils in pre-vocational secondary education, special education and practical education.
The following effects are being worked on in the exploration:
This is the process in which multiple people work together towards the same goal; organizing between individuals and/or organizations. The goal is to achieve or realize something that the parties cannot achieve alone. This arrangement concerns the collaboration between the cultural institution and the vocational education institution, possibly with the lead partner. The project is successful if the collaboration between the cultural institution and the vocational education institution, possibly with the lead partner, has been strengthened.
This is the joint development and determination of a cultural education project or collaboration in it. The vision is a joint image, shared by all parties involved, that gives an expectation of the future relevant to cultural education. The project is successful if the vocational education institution and cultural institution have jointly developed a vision on the cultural education project and the collaboration.
Every child and young person of every background, origin or place of residence has an equal chance to learn about and with culture and to discover their own creative talents. This can be done within cultural education subjects but also more broadly in (citizenship) education. The project is successful if the activities have increased the equal opportunities of students.
How do you apply for a subsidy?
- On this page, in the box under ‘Documents’, you will find all the important information, such as the subsidy scheme with all the conditions on which we assess your application. You will also find formats here to help you with your application.
- You can apply for a subsidy via Mijn Fonds: our online application environment. Click on ‘Apply for a subsidy’ at the top of this page to create a Mijn Fonds account (this may take a few days) and start your application.
Good to know
- Cultural education also includes heritage education. International cooperation can also be included in the application, if this will improve local cooperation.
- Your project will last at least two months and a maximum of one year. The project will not start earlier than eight weeks after submitting the application. And the project will start within six months after the application has been approved.
- You can apply for a minimum of € 10.000 and a maximum of € 25.000. The requested amount is a maximum of 100% of your project costs.
- You apply the three cultural codes, as described in article 1.7 of the subsidy scheme.
- Within the Explorations, a maximum of four applications per applicant will be approved.
- Applications will be processed in order of receipt, until the end of the budget has been reached. Therefore, start on time; do not wait too long to apply. The subsidy ceiling is € 2.553.915.
