The deadline for applications is 10 September 2025 at 17:00 Amsterdam time. We understand that some people have intermittent access to the internet, or unstable connections, but please keep this in mind when planning your submission. We encourage you not to wait until the last day with submitting as our online system will close automatically on the deadline and we cannot accept any applications after that point.
No. To be eligible, an individual must come from and be living and working in one of the Prince Claus Fund eligible countries.
The Prince Claus Fund holds a broad disciplinary understanding of arts and culture. With artists and cultural practitioners, we mean people who have an individual artistic practice – be it as a visual artist, curator, writer, musician, performer, designer, architect, interdisciplinary artist, etc.
Individuals who are arts managers, facilitators, academic researchers or other, without an individual artistic practice are not considered to fall under this category, and as such are not eligible to apply.
Yes. You can create an account/log-in to our Prince Claus Awards Platform and see all of the steps of the application form before filling it out and submitting your application. Once you begin filling out the form, you can save it at any point and return to complete it later. Please note that once you have submitted the application, you will not be able to make amendments to it.
A pitch is a presentation where you introduce yourself, your work and most importantly, present your motivation to joining this Felllows programme. You can submit your pitch in either audio or video format. Be creative! The pitch is a valuable opportunity for us to learn more about you. You have the option to discuss aspects of your work or personal experiences that you feel are important but have not yet been addressed in this application.
A reference is the name and contact details of a person who knows your work and/or has worked with you in the past and can recommend your work. We will be contacting the references of shortlisted applicants.
Supporting materials refer to any information about you and/or your work that have not been shared within the application form but are still important for consideration during the assessment phase. These could include, but are not limited to: samples of your previous or current work (images, videos, texts, etc.), reviews, interviews, extra references, or any links to social media or YouTube that you would like to share.
You will receive an email confirmation within 10 minutes after you submit your application. If you have not received one, please make sure that the application is completed and that it was submitted. On the Prince Claus Awards Platform you can check the status of your application under ‘my submissions’. A completed application should read ‘submitted’ rather than ‘in progress’.
All applicants will be notified on the outcome of their application by the Prince Claus Fund by beginning of December 2025.
Yes. You are always welcome to apply this next year if your application was not successful in our last call for applications.
Due to the high number of applications that we receive, we are not able to provide personalised feedback to individuals. The Prince Claus Fund will provide all non-successful applicants with a general report on the most common reasons for rejecting applications we have received, and we will share major points for improving applications in the future.
