The Europe + Heritage programme offers advice, a travel grant scheme and a support grant scheme for European heritage cooperation.

DutchCulture supports Dutch-European heritage cooperation by offering two grant schemes: the Travel Grant Scheme and the Support Grant Scheme.

1. Europe + Heritage Travel Grant Scheme (Reiskostenregeling)
Cooperation starts with establishing contact and getting to know each other. To facilitate this, DutchCulture has created the Travel Grant Scheme. Under this scheme, eighty vouchers worth € 250 are available each year.

Who can apply?

• The scheme is open to heritage professionals from the Kingdom of the Netherlands (including the Caribbean part) who wish to visit a European partner.
• The scheme is open to heritage organisations or municipal councils established in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (including the Caribbean part) that wish to invite European heritage professionals to visit the Netherlands. The Dutch partner can apply on behalf of the European heritage professional, organisation or municipality.
• The scheme is open to staff members of heritage departments of Dutch municipalities.

What countries does the Travel Grant Scheme apply to?
The Travel Grant Scheme applies to all the member states of the European Union, the candidate member states (Albania, Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey) and Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

When is the deadline?
Applications must be submitted at least four weeks before departure. There is no deadline: you can apply for vouchers year-round until the budget has been depleted.

For more information in English see Travel Grant Scheme (pdf), in Dutch see Reiskostenregeling (pdf).

2. Europe + Heritage Support Grant Scheme (Ondersteuningsregeling)
The goal of the Support Grant Scheme is to promote the establishment of contacts with the European heritage sector and the exchange of knowledge between the Netherlands and the rest of Europe. The Support Grant Scheme offers grants of € 5.000 maximum.

Who can apply?

• Heritage professionals and heritage organisations that are based in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (including the Caribbean part).  
• Heritage departments of Dutch municipalities who wish to strengthen their European network and/or to improve knowledge exchange in the field of heritage between the Netherlands and the rest of Europe.

What countries does the Support Grant Scheme apply to?
The scheme is meant for cooperation with European cities, countries, organisations and individuals on the theme of heritage. ‘Europe’ is understood to mean the member states of the European Union, the candidate member states (Albania, Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey) and Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

When is the deadline?
Applications should be submitted at least six weeks before a project is due to start. Applications to the scheme can be submitted year-round until the budget has been depleted.

For more information in English see Support Grant Scheme (pdf), in Dutch see Ondersteuningsregeling (pdf). Learn more about the application process here.