Mapping Netherlands: Architecture, Design, E-culture - Funding

Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie
Creative Industries Fund NL
Rotterdam
The Creative Industries Fund operates within the context of the Dutch government’s culture policy and focuses on all the designing disciplines and on E-culture in a broad sense. The Fund issues project grants in order to foster substantive quality in architecture, urban design, landscape design, product design, graphic design, fashion and E-culture, to foster innovation and cross-sector approaches and to professionalize entrepreneurship.

Mediafonds
Cultural Media Fund
Amsterdam
The fund promotes the development and production of high-quality artistic programmes by the national and regional public broadcasting corporations in the following fields: drama, documentary, feature film, youth, new media and performing arts. The fund also stimulates new genres, like video clips and games in collaboration with other organizations and funds.

VSBfonds
VSBfonds (website in Dutch)
Utrecht
The VSB Fund supports performing arts, visual arts, heritage, film, photography and design by providing grants. Furthermore, the foundation stimulates education and research by providing scholarships for Dutch students seeking to study abroad.

Fonds 21
Fonds 21 (website in Dutch)
Utrecht
The fund provides financial support to innovative projects in the fields of performing arts, visual arts, literary arts, cultural heritage, architecture, film, photography and design. Furthermore, the Fund supports educational, scientific and interdisciplinary projects.

Stichting DOEN
The DOEN Foundation
Amsterdam
DOEN supports initiatives by means of subsidies, participations, loans and guarantees. These initiatives are characterised by their enterprising approach: people, organisations and enterprises that dare to take risks, that are creative and innovatory and thus effectively contribute to a better and cleaner world. DOEN supports initiatives in the field of Culture and Cohesion and Green and Inclusive Economy.