Project Subsidies for the Professional Arts

This scheme is for individual makers and cultural organisations in all art disciplines; for both young, upcoming talent and organisations with a longer track record. The scheme helps them to make and display their art and to develop professionally. Your plan must be carried out by one or more professional artists, as there is a different scheme for people who make culture in their free time.

Maybe you are not sure whether you are eligible for a subsidy or which scheme is best suited to your plan? Use the Project Subsidies Checklist.

Within this scheme, you can apply for art projects in all disciplines, for example, in the fields of dance, theatre, music, literature and word art, but also fashion, film, photography and visual arts. You can apply for a subsidy for the creation of an artistic work or for presenting or exhibiting art. The projects must focus on artistic and content-related principles. The end result of the project must be made publicly available or accessible to the people of Amsterdam. A project may consist of several activities, clearly related to each other in terms of content. It is not possible to submit an application for an entire annual programme, but it is possible to request funding for a series or sequence of related activities.

It is also possible to submit an application for a work of visual art in the public space or for a contribution for development, research and experimentation (a stipend). For more information, please see the separate web page on stipends.

This scheme has four categories. You can find more information on the criteria for each category in the explanatory notes on the scheme.

• Projects requesting funding of between €2,500 and €15,000 (for individuals and organisations)
• Projects requesting funding in excess of €15,000 (for organisations)
• Visual work of art in the public space requesting funding of between €2,500 and €50,000 (for individuals and organisations).
• A stipend for a fixed amount of €15,000 (for individuals)

Applications may be submitted at any time; you will receive notification of our decision within 13 weeks. We look forward to receiving your application! You can submit your application via our digital application form. To do so, click on the My AFK button below. Please remember to read both the scheme and the explanatory notes before submitting your application. This page gives only a brief outline of the options and what is and is not possible. Applications must be based on the documents, which you can download from this page. It may also be useful to consult the application form in 5 steps.