Who is eligible
Visual artists from the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom with the responsibility to care for children who are not yet of compulsory school age.
NB in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom this applies to children up to 4 years old and in the Netherlands to children up to 5 years old.
For what?
The contribution is exclusively intended for additional childcare and/or additional travel and accommodation costs for the care of your child(ren) that arise as a direct result of a multi-day activity within a defined period, such as a residency period or construction phase of an exhibition (abroad).
How much?
A maximum of €2,500, based on financial evidence which should show what the requested amount is based on.
NB the amounts must be stated excluding VAT. The amounts are allocated excluding VAT, unless you are not liable for VAT. In that case, please send proof from the tax authorities showing that you are not liable for VAT.
How and when to apply
You can apply at any time of the year provided the budget is sufficient. You can request an account on the website if you do not have one yet. You need this to submit an application. You can submit applications from 6 months to 5 weeks before the start of the multi-day activity. We aim to process the application within 5 weeks. In some cases, the request may take more time. A contribution cannot be awarded retroactively.
Conditions
Training and work practice
- Applications may only be submitted by artists who have been active as a professional visual artist for at least 1 year:
- If you have completed a Bachelor’s degree programme (HBO) with a visual arts curriculum, the date on your diploma will be considered the start of your professional practice. If there is an interim period between your graduation from the Bachelor’s programme with a visual arts curriculum and the start of your Master’s programme, this period will count as part of your professional practice.
- If you have not completed a Bachelor’s degree programme (HBO) with a visual arts curriculum, the date on which you first presented work in professional art circles will be considered the start of your professional practice.
- In order to be eligible for support, you must be artistically active within the visual arts field, and in this capacity, part of the professional visual arts practice in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
- You cannot apply for or use a contribution while enrolled to study at educational institutions for e.g. Bachelor’s, Master’s or postdoctoral programmes. This also applies to participation in programmes at postgraduate institutions, and to PhD programmes. The exception is part-time programmes (not Bachelor’s programmes) of less than 20 hours a week.
Project plan
- The Artist with Child Voucher can only be applied for in the case of one-off, temporary and additional care/travel and/or accommodation costs for a child who is not yet of compulsory school age and for whom the applicant is responsible.
- These costs arise as a result of a multi-day activity of a temporary nature, such as a residency period or construction phase of an exhibition. This must be evident from a registration, commitment or invitation from the institution where the multi-day activity takes place and financial proof such as an agreement and invoice from the childcare agency or the babysitter.
NB: if you hire non-professional childcare, such as a family member or someone from your own personal circle, the Mondriaan Fund charges an hourly rate of €10.25 excluding VAT with a maximum of 8 hours per day. - The Artist with Child Voucher cannot be applied for during the term of another financial grant from the Mondriaan Fund if the fund board is of the opinion that the contribution covers the same costs.
- The Artist with Child Voucher cannot be requested for (extra) hours at the Daycare with which a permanent agreement has already been made.
- The Artist with Child Voucher can be awarded a maximum of 3 times per 12 months, provided that the multi-day activities for which the applications have been requested are separate. It is not possible to request multiple vouchers for costs incurred as a result of the same activity. An Artist with Child Voucher cannot be requested again for additional extra costs that arise as a result of a multi-day activity for which a Voucher has been requested.
Assessment
The submitted application and attachments will be checked for completeness. A simplified procedure is used for the Artist with Child Voucher.
Fund Agency Assessment
In the 4 years prior to your application for Artist with Child Voucher, have you received positive recommendation for an application for the Artist Start (formerly Work Contribution for Young Talent), Artist Basic (formerly Work Contribution to Proven Talent), Artist Project (formerly Project Investment for Artist/Intermediary) grants? And/or Publications? And did you not receive negative assessment after this positive recommendation? Fund staff will then assess whether your Artist with Child Voucher application meets the conditions. If so, the application can be granted.
Advisory committee assessment
Is this your first application to the Mondriaan Fund, or was your last assessment negative? Your application will then be assessed against the conditions and your CV will be submitted to an advisory committee.
This advisory committee assesses the degree of recognition and its importance for Dutch visual art, based on solo and group exhibitions, sales, publications, assignments, subsidies and possible prizes. An Artist with Child Voucher can only be awarded if the committee gives a positive recommendation.
Due to a limited budget, we may unfortunately not be able to grant all positively assessed applications. The fund agency will rank the positively assessed applications in order of when they have been received. This is calculated from the moment the complete application is received. This means that it may be possible that an application has been assessed positively, but you unfortunately receive no or a lower contribution.
Checklist
In order to process your application, the Mondriaan Fund needs information: data that you can enter in the application form plus documents that you can upload. Below is a checklist that lists everything together and follows the format of the application form.
Tip: gather the information before you start filling out the online application form. You can upload the attachments as PDFs. Note: make sure your documents meet the set conditions. Otherwise, unfortunately, we will not be able to process your application. Do not exceed the number of pages where a maximum is indicated.
Checklist
CV (max. 3 pages)
Upload the most important data about your professional practice, with an emphasis on the last 1 to 4 years. Consider exhibitions (indicate whether solo or group), manifestations, assignments, prizes, subsidies and publications. Also mention any additional activities, such as teaching positions and advisory positions.
Plan (max. 1 page)
Describe the nature and duration of the multi-day activity for which additional care, travel and/or accommodation costs are required. Add written confirmation from the institution or organisation where you will carry out the activity, for example an invitation or confirmation of participation.
Financial Proof
This must show what the requested amount is based on, what the price is and how or with whom you arranged the childcare costs, such as a signed agreement and/or an invoice from a childcare agency or babysitter.
NB the amounts must be stated excluding VAT. The amounts are allocated excluding VAT, unless you are not liable for VAT. In that case, please send proof from the tax authorities showing that you are not liable for VAT.
If applicable:
Personal Information Provision Netherlands Antilles and Aruba (PIVA)
Are you registered in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom? If so, please send a recent extract (not older than 1 year) from the PIVA/population register.
Extract from Registration of Persons
Do you not have Dutch nationality? Please enclose a recent extract (not older than 1 year) from the population register.
Diploma/deregistration
Have you been working professionally for less than 3 years? Then we need a copy of the diplomas of the art course(s) followed with a visual arts curriculum or a statement from the academy as to why the study was terminated early. If you have not completed an art education, you can send a recent extract (not older than 3 months) from the Chamber of Commerce.
Bank details
We need your bank account number to transfer the amount if your application is approved. If you have not previously submitted an application to the Mondriaan Fund or if the account number has changed since the previous application, please upload a recent bank statement clearly stating the name of the account holder and IBAN/account number of the applicant. Applicants located in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom can provide a bank statement or other document from the bank showing the account holder’s name and bank account number.
Do you have a business account number for your own sole proprietorship? Please also upload a recent extract from the Chamber of Commerce (not older than 3 months), so that we can determine that the account number is linked to the sole proprietorship.
