FAQ I&V Grant

In short, the program offers compensation for time. The program is intended to strengthen your artistic professional practice by temporarily guaranteeing an income, so that you have time to develop an artistic question or project for a predetermined period. The creation process is central here, not the production of a work of art. Feel the freedom to play, try things and develop your professional practice in new ways.

The program only covers the artist's fee. As a guideline, CBK Rotterdam uses a monthly fee of €2.500 for a full-time (38 hours/week) contract. If you work on the project two days a week, the monthly fee is €1.000. This would allow you to work on the project for seven and a half months, applying for a total of €7.500.

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There are two application rounds per year. One application can be submitted per round, as long as no other CBK Rotterdam program is used. After a grant is awarded, the project must be completed; after that, a new application can only be submitted after three application rounds have passed.

No. All CBK applications can only be submitted on the delivery of previously awarded proposals, or if an application has been rejected.

Yes, provided the application has relevant, new information, and you have skipped one round of applications.

No, the project must start after the application deadline.

Applying for an I&V is primarily intended for individual visual art practice. If you are working as an artist duo you can apply for a joint research project, but you must submit individual applications. In your application, indicate what you will each contribute to the project. You can jointly apply for a total contribution of up to €7.500.

Artists following a master’s program at an art academy (HBO) and/or university (WO), such as the Sandberg Institute, Piet Zwart Institute, Minerva, HKU, ArtEZ or Arts and Culture at Leiden University are not eligible to apply. Artists participating in artist workshops such as the Rijksacademie, De Ateliers, Jan van Eyck or, for example, Sundaymorning@EKWC, the TextielMuseum, Knust, and Make Eindhoven can apply with a specific proposal for a project that meets the criteria of this scheme.

Your artist page on artoffice.info plays an important role in the evaluation of your application. It must be current, as the committee views it to get a good understanding of your current practice as a visual artist.

You can include assistance in your budget as “production costs”, provided that the support is carried out from an artistic perspective. The proposed method or technique explored with the support involved should add depth to your professional practice and artistic development.

Yes, provided it is carried out from an artistic perspective. The proposed method or technique to be explored must add depth to your professional practice and artistic development.

No, the grant is intended for a working period in which the process is central, and not a final product.

The application should be submitted in Dutch. If this is not possible, then English is permissible. Please be aware that translation applications are used for assessment, which can significantly change the meaning and nuance of texts.

Co-funding is not required.

No, an I&V grant is a subsidy. If you, as a VAT-registered artist, receive such a subsidy, VAT is generally not applicable. This is because the visual artist neither provides a service to the subsidy provider nor sells any goods. Therefore, subsidies such as an I&V grant are generally not subject to VAT. However, the subsidy is considered part of the turnover from work as a visual artist and must be reported as income to the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration.

Begin by formulating your question and finding your own voice to articulate it. Try to avoid formal and wooly language as much as possible. Ask friends or colleagues to read your texts and give you feedback.

Have all text for your application ready in a Word document, and then copy them into the online application form. This way you always have your own backup. Before the application has been sent, CBK Rotterdam does not store any of the information entered on the form.

The images you post on your artist profile on artoffice.info provide insight into your current position as a visual artist. Here you will find a sample form.

Applicants will be notified of a decision by email. Always provide your current email address via your artist profile on artoffice.info.

You can find examples of previous awards here.

For more information about your rejection and/or (substantive) feedback on your application, send an email to Art Office (please be brief and to the point).

Yes, this is possible. Please note, however, that the objection committee only investigates whether procedural errors were made during the handling of the application and does not judge the substantive advice of the committee. See the regulations for more information.

View I&V regulations here.