VandenEnde Foundation supports the cultural ecosystem in the Netherlands with a strong emphasis on developing young artistic talent and strengthening the entrepreneurial side of the arts. It is especially active in performing arts, offering scholarships for study and training as well as project support for professional artists and institutions that expand cultural reach or create new cultural initiatives. The foundation also backs large-scale public cultural events through collaborative financing tools like Blockbusterfonds.
Mix of annual scholarship programs, periodic open calls for project grants, and collaborative financing via loans or guarantees for major events. Grants are typically around €5,000 for scholarships, while project and event support varies by program and is often disciplined through application windows or partner selection rather than continuous open funding.
Watch the foundation’s program-specific application windows closely: scholarships have discipline-based deadlines, project grants open through a portal on set dates, and some opportunities are partner- or invitation-based. Applicants should align proposals with talent development, cultural entrepreneurship, or broad public cultural impact, and young artists seeking training or study support should apply through the relevant scholarship track.
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Who can apply: Only professional performing artists and institutions in the Netherlands. VDEF does not support items such as instruments/equipment, concert series, recording projects, student graduation projects, magazine publishing, book financing, or filling gaps in already-started productions.
Deadline: Application desk reopens on 15 August 2026.
Who can apply: Young artistic talent in music, dance, theatre or film & TV. Applicants assessed on artistic quality, talent and entrepreneurial attitude; discipline-specific deadlines and audition requirements apply.
Deadline: Category-specific deadlines (historically Feb–Mar for different disciplines). Current cycles are set annually; recent cycles opened in January with deadlines in February–March. For 2026/2027 deadlines were closed and new dates are announced later in the year.
Who can apply: Only professional (performing) artists and institutions in the Netherlands. Several project types are explicitly excluded (e.g., purchase of instruments/equipment, concert organisation, music/video recordings, student graduation projects, financing literary/non-fiction books, magazine exploitation, filling budget gaps for productions already in the making).
Deadline: Application portal opens on set dates (portal reopens periodically). Next known portal opening: 15 August 2026.
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