The Prince Claus Fund is currently accepting applications for its 2025 Seed Award, which provides €5,000 grants to 100 emerging artists annually. This initiative supports artists operating in environments where cultural expression faces challenges, aiming to empower them to expand their practices and inspire transformative change.
Prince Claus Fund Seed Award Details
Each recipient of the Seed Award will receive €5,000 in a trust-based grant to invest in the development of their artistic and cultural practice. Examples of activities that contribute to your practice include and are therefore eligible are:
Participation in residency programmes, festivals, workshops, etc;
Time and space with reduced financial pressure for the development of a personal project;
Investment in materials needed for ongoing work;
Compensation for collaborators.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for the Seed Award, applicants must:
Be in the early stages of their professional career, specifically within 1 to 5 years post-education.
Have developed an innovative artistic or cultural practice that addresses significant social or political issues pertinent to their local context.
Have received minimal to no institutional recognition or support for their work.
Reside and work in eligible countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, or Eastern Europe.
Application Process
Create an account on the Prince Claus Awards Platform and start a ‘New Submission' for the Seed Awards 2025;
Fill in all of the required fields and attachments
Once you have submitted your application on the Prince Claus Awards Platform, check that you have received an automatic email confirmation.
Application Materials:
A completed application form which includes your personal details as well as information about your practice.
A pitch that answers the question: What drives you as an artist/author/cultural practitioner? This pitch can be submitted either video or audio format and should be a maximum of 3 minutes long.
A reference letter from a person or organisation that knows your work and/or has worked with you in the past (this should be signed and contain the contact details of the referee).
An updated C.V.
Supporting materials that are relevant to practice, for example, samples of your artistic/cultural work (videos, images, texts, portfolio), reviews, and interviews.
🗓️ Application Deadline: January 21, 2025
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