Subsidy for cultural education for secondary vocational education
Do you want to promote the cultural development of students as a secondary vocational education (MBO) and cultural institution? Then this arrangement might suit you. In an initial collaboration and acquaintance, you develop contemporary cultural offerings that match the needs and living environment of MBO students. You do this in co-creation for and with students. They are also given the opportunity to experiment freely within the project. The scheme will close on 2 February, 2024, and applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis, until the budget is reached.
Who can apply?
You can apply for a subsidy as a non-profit MBO institution established in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, or as a non-profit cultural institution.
What can you apply for?
You apply for a cultural education project, resulting in a contemporary offer that is in line with the students and gives an impulse to their cultural development. There is equal cooperation between an MBO institution, a local cultural institution and MBO students. You will collaborate with local partners to familiarise students with their cultural environment. The development and implementation of this project may require the promotion of expertise. This makes your project even more future-proof. You also offer room for a cultural experiment by students, in which they themselves are responsible for creating and implementing a cultural education project. The experiences gained by the students are taken into account as important knowledge in the further development of the offer. If you see opportunities to link the offer you develop for students with extracurricular activities, we welcome that.
Practical conditions
- Applications are processed in order of receipt, until the budget is reached. So don't wait too long to apply
- You may only start executing your project once the Fund informs you that you have been awarded funding. That takes a maximum of 13 weeks
- You start within 6 months after submitting your application
- Your project will take a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 2 years
- Each MBO institution may be involved in one project. This way, we also work on the spread of projects
- Subsidy is only intended for a new partnership between an MBO institution and a local cultural institution; existing collaborations are not eligible for subsidy
- You apply the three cultural codes, as described in Article 1.4 of the subsidy scheme.
- The subsidy amounts to a maximum of 50% of the total project costs for the European part of the Netherlands; for the other parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a maximum percentage of 80% applies
- The other financing of the project may consist for a maximum of 50% of capitalised hours
This scheme will close on 2 February, 2024, at 1:00 PM CET, or earlier if the budget is exhausted. The budget of this scheme is €2 million.