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Sign up for an information sessionWith this subsidy scheme, we stimulate the development and strengthening of cultural education at schools in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom: Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten. The subsidy is for projects that contribute to more and better cultural education for schools in primary and (secondary) specialized education.
Who can apply for a subsidy?
Subsidy can be requested by a:
- a cultural institution
- a professional who has been active as an independent in the field of cultural education for at least two years
The application is always for the collaboration between the applicant and one or more schools. Both the applicant and the schools are established on the same island, which is either Curacao, Aruba, or Sint Maarten.
What can you apply for?
We support the development and implementation of a cultural education project through a collaboration between a cultural institution or professional and one or more schools. This involves activities such as the (further) development, preparation, implementation, and evaluation of the cultural education project. The basis of the project is the question of the school or schools. The project is aimed at cultural education for the pupils of the schools.
Applications can also be made for educational projects that are aimed at digital content creation (digital born art) or where digital technology is an instrument in the cultural education process (for example, working with AI).
The following effects are being worked on in the project:
This is the development of the creative ability to find new and/or unusual but applicable solutions to existing problems. For example, think of fantasizing, playing, dreaming, empathizing, experimenting, and reflecting. In this way, students learn to persevere, have courage, fail, feel discomfort, and celebrate successes. But also think of the technical skills with which students can express themselves and shape their creative expressions. This creative ability is most strongly developed in a rich cultural learning environment in which young people are stimulated to come up with solutions themselves. The project is successful if the activities for the pupils contribute to their creative development.
Questions that can help describe this effect are:
- How does the school work with its pupils on the development of creative ability?
- What do the pupils learn during the cultural education project?
- In which creative and technical skills do the pupils develop and why do you think that is important?
- What does the cultural environment of the pupils look like and how does it contribute to the creative development of the pupils?
This is increasing the ability of pupils to connect with the ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds of others. In order to connect, you need to be open to different ways of thinking and doing. This will teach you more about the world around you, increase your understanding, and help you work better together. The project is successful if the activities increase the connection of pupils with the ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds of others.
Questions that can help describe this effect are:
- What topics do you want pupils to come into contact with and connect with?
- Why do you think these topics are important?
- How does the cultural education project contribute to developing the connection and learning about different perspectives?
Every child and young person of every background, origin, or place of residence has an equal opportunity 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.
Questions that can help describe this effect are:
- Is there attention for equal opportunities at the school with which you collaborate and if so, how?
- How can cultural education contribute to increasing equal opportunities for the pupils of the school with which you collaborate?
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.
- For applications up to € 25.000: Your project will last at least six months and a maximum of one and a half years. 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.
- For applications from € 25.000: Your project will last at least six months and a maximum of one and a half years. The project will not start earlier than thirteen 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 € 15.000 and a maximum of € 50.000. The requested amount is a maximum of 100% of your project costs.
- You apply the three cultural codes, as described in article 1.6 of the subsidy scheme.
- Within this section, a maximum of two applications per applicant will be approved.
- The subsidy ceiling is € 800.000. The following budget is available per country:
- Curaçao: € 335.847
- Aruba: € 273.139
- Sint-Maarten: € 191.013
- Applications will be processed in order of receipt, until the end of the budget is reached. Therefore, start on time; do not wait too long to apply.
