DM Awareness of the History of Slavery grant for instititutions
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10 February 2026

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Dear reader,

You are receiving this e-mail because you have applied for one of the grants from the Mondriaan Fund in the past. We would like to inform you about a new grant that may be of interest to you and for which you could possibly apply for:

Awareness of the History of Slavery grant for institutions

Are you a heritage or visual arts institution seeking to contribute to raising awareness of the history of slavery, and would you like to offer a residency or workplace to a visual artist, curator or heritage professional towards this aim? If so, you may be eligible for the grant for Awareness of the History of Slavery for institutions.

For what?

Institutions will have the opportunity to appoint or commission a visual artist, curator or heritage professional. This person could, for example, conduct research (such as artistic research, collection research or preliminary research for an exhibition), develop and present an artistic project, or develop programmes that contribute to raising awareness of the history of slavery.

How much?

The Mondriaan Fund contributes € 50,000 per position (90%).

Application deadline?

16 July 2026

The Awareness of the History of Slavery grant comprises 2 trajectories: one for institutions and one for individuals (visual artists and curators/observers).

To the grant

3 March: consultation hours for Awareness of the History of Slavery

On 3 March from 16.00 to 17.00 (Netherlands time zone) / 11.00 to 12.00 (Caribbean time zone), there will be an online consultation hour for the Awareness of the History of Slavery grant.

During this session, we will provide more information about the grant, and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

Language of the session: Dutch

Register here for the consultation hour

Questions & contact

If you have a question about this grant? Please reach out to a contact person of this grant: Talitha van Ooijen or Douke IJsselstein.

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