Open calls, grants and residencies in the Netherlands
4 calls in the Netherlands open now, closing soonest first.
Every one charges a fee or does not state one.
The next deadline is 15 November 2026.
Updated
- ResidencyResidency: schrit_tmacher X Greylight Projects 2027. Fee not stated. 5 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 23:59, Amsterdam time.Greylight Projects with schrit_tmacher festival · Heerlen · Any stageThree-month residency with studio and accommodation, €900 per month grant and €500 presentation fee
- ResidencyJan van Eyck Academie Residency 2028: Call for Applications. Fee not stated. Closes 1 December 2026 at 23:59, Amsterdam time.Jan van Eyck Academie · Maastricht · Any stageYear-long residency (15 January to 15 December 2028) in Maastricht with advisers, labs and library access
- PrizeGingerbread Competition 2026. Fee not stated. Closes 1 December 2026 at 23:59, Amsterdam time.Hartwig Art Foundation · Amsterdam · Any stageWinning proposal constructed as a scale model at Hartwig Proxy in 2027, plus a trophy, a festive cake and a hard hat tour of the future Hartwig Museum; a people's choice prize is also awarded.
- Open callRotterdam Photo 2027 Open Call: Vibrance. €35 fee. Closes 10 December 2026 at 23:59, Amsterdam time.Rotterdam Photo · Rotterdam · Any stageGroup exhibition in the festival's container village and public space during Rotterdam Art Week
Also open to you: 2 calls open worldwide
These take entries from any country, so they are listed here as well as on the Netherlands page.
- Prize2. Artplaner Prize. No fee. Closes 29 November 2026 at 23:00, UTC time.Artplaner · Any stage
- GrantThe Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships and Mentorships 2027. US$25 fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Los Angeles time.Vital Impacts · Any stageOne US$20,000 fellowship, six US$5,000 fellowships and ten mentorship places
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- GrantCulture Helps Solidarity: Collaboration Grants (Second Call). No fee. Closed 10 November 2026 at 12:00, UTC time.European Cultural Foundation · Amsterdam · Any stageCollaboration grants of up to €30,000 for partnerships of three or more organisations
- Open callW139 hosts… 2027. No fee. Closed 7 November 2026 at 22:00, UTC time.W139 · Amsterdam · Any stageUse of W139's space to test or present a project, with a contribution to material costs
- PrizeForm Photo Award x UNSEEN 2027. Fee not stated. Closed 31 October 2026 at 22:00, UTC time.Form Magazine, with UNSEEN and Picter · Rotterdam · EmergingFree participation for selected winners in UNSEEN 2027 in Rotterdam; no cash prize stated
- Open callPride Photo 2027. No fee. Closed 31 October 2026 at 22:00, UTC time.Pride Photo Foundation · Amsterdam · Any stage€500 per photographer selected for exhibition
