**Open Call Residency Think Tanger 2024 / 2025**

  
For designers, architects, spatial practitioners or makers who want to conduct research and to develop new work with a focus on design, urbanism and socio-spatial dynamics, during a residency period in Tangier, Morocco.

  
Think Tanger is a multidisciplinary cultural platform dedicated to promoting culture, creativity, innovation and exchange within Tangier, Morocco. The organization, founded in 2016, brings together artists, designers, researchers, entrepreneurs and local communities to critically examine, expand understanding of and facilitate dialogue on urban and cultural dynamics within a transforming city. Think Tanger acknowledges the significant influence of the urban environment on individuals and communities and considers that positive change can take place through alternative education, creative entrepreneurship, artistic production and participatory research.

  
The residency at Think Tanger, in collaboration with the Creative Industries Fund NL and the Mondriaan Fund, was set up to stimulate crossover and experimentation while fostering an exchange of perspectives and ideas. It offers designers and artists opportunities for research, network expansion and the development of new work, with a focus on design, urbanism and socio-spatial dynamics. Participants engage with Tangier’s unique context, confronting preconceptions and addressing societal challenges creatively.

€ 11,000 subsidy amount - You will receive a grant of € 5,500 for the work period, intended to cover travel, material and transport costs and to contribute to your living expenses. The rent for accommodation and the costs for guidance will be paid directly by the Fund to Think Tanger.

  
The work periods that are offered are:

  
* 15 October 2024 – 15 December 2024
* 6 April 2025 – 6 June 2025

  
_Please indicate your preferred period in your application. We will try to take this into account as far as possible._

Residency at Think Tanger 2024 / 2025

**Immerse\\Interact Grant Scheme**

  
For the development, realization and distribution of artistically high-quality, immersive and/or interactive media productions by both independent and established producers.

  
The Immerse\\Interact Grant Scheme is a collaboration between the Creative Industries Fund NL and the Netherlands Film Fund. The goal is to enhance cross-overs, including in digital culture, film and design, between both funds. Immerse\\Interact explores the future of storytelling within the world of immersive media, like VR, MR and AR. Interactive media productions can also be supported.

  
Applications are assessed by the scheme’s advisory committee. This is done based on the criteria below, as explained in more detail in the Immerse\\Interact Grant Scheme.

  
**development contribution assessment criteria**

\- The artistic value

\- The technical quality

\- The setup of the development phase

  
**realization contribution assessment criteria**

\- The artistic value

\- The technical quality

\- The setup of the production

\- Distribution and audience strategy

This scheme is a collaboration between the Creative Industries Fund NL and the Netherlands Film Fund. € 250,000 is available per round from each fund.

  
This scheme is a collaboration between the Creative Industries Fund NL and the Netherlands Film Fund. € 500,000 is available per Fund.

  
Grant applications can be for artistic projects with a supporting cinematic component, in which storytelling, both fiction and non-fiction, in relation to interactive (_web-based/mobile_) or immersive technologies (_XR, room-scale projections)_, is central.

  
Within Immerse\\Interact, a grant can be provided for both development and realization:

  
**development** \- The contribution is meant for research implementation, optimization of an artistic concept and other preparatory activities prior to the actual production phase. The result of the development phase is a usable prototype.

  
1. **development contribution for producers:** € 25,000 per project. An additional maximum of €5,000 for coaching may be applied for if, in the opinion of the board, the need is well substantiated in the application. For the coaching contribution, both you and the coach write a motivation for the collaboration. We also ask for the coach's CV.
2. **development contribution for individual makers:** € 15,000 per project. In addition, a maximum of € 5,000 for _coaching_ may be applied for. This coaching contribution must form part of the total amount applied for (a maximum of € 20,000) and be included the budget. For the coaching contribution, both you and the coach write a motivation for the collaboration. We also ask for the coach's CV.

  
realization

  
1. **realization contribution for producers:** _Please note: in this phase, the producer may not also be the director, screenwriter or designer._ A maximum of € 125,000 per project for the production costs. The Fund’s contribution is a maximum of 85% of the production budget.
2. **realization contribution for individual makers:** A maximum of € 35,000 per project.

  

Immerse\Interact Grant Scheme

**Design Grant Scheme**

  
For projects that contribute to the quality, development or understanding of the field of design. Such as artistic research, product development and reflection and debate.

  
The Design Grant Scheme has three subsidy rounds per year with the following closing dates in 2024\. When you apply, the following steps go into motion:

  
* **acceptance:** When you have submitted your application, the Fund Desk will check if your application complies with the formal requirements of the Design Grant Scheme.

  
* **assessment:** An independent advisory committee will assess your application on the basis of the Design Grant Scheme. The committee advises the Fund’s Board.

  
* **prioritization:** If the total amount requested in the applications eligible for funding exceeds the budget available for that particular grant round, prioritization will take place.

  
* **decision:** The Board takes account of the committee’s advice in its decision on the rejection or provision of the grant. You will be notified about the result in a decision.

  
* **accountability:** If you receive a grant from the Fund, then you will have to comply with the obligations. Two weeks before the conclusion of your project, you will be asked by email to submit your accountability form in the application environment.

**The following grants may be provided:**

\- project grant, co-financing is required

\- starting grant up to a maximum of € 7,500, co-financing is not required

  
A maximum available budget is determined per round. The amount of the contribution you request is based on your project’s budget and depends, among other things, upon reasonableness and the degree of co-financing. There is no minimum or maximum set for project grants to be applied for.

  
Besides a project grant, you can also apply for a starting grant of up to a maximum of € 7,500 for the first phase of a larger project. A starting grant will enable you to obtain content-related expertise, investigate the structure of the project, and search for financial support.

  
_Please note: From 2024 you will no longer have to submit a project plan if you apply for a starting grant. Instead, we will ask you questions in the online application environment about the project for which you are applying for a starting grant._

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