" Jan van Eyck Academie | Future Materials Fellowships 2026 "
Jan van Eyck Academie | Future Materials Fellowships 2026
Fellowship supports environmentally conscious art and design practices specializing in sustainable materials
Image: Peichin Lin, Kunying Li from Future Materials Bank, photo source
Future Materials at the Jan van Eyck Academie supports environmentally conscious art and design practices by promoting research and disseminating knowledge on sustainable materials. This long-term programme departed from the urge to find sustainable alternatives to fossil-based or toxic materials commonly used in arts and design. Eventually it expanded to include any materials that redefine human relations with their environments in terms of equity, repair, and regeneration. The online archive Future Materials Bank currently hosts more than 480 sustainable materials discovered, re-discovered, or invented by artists, designers and other creative practitioners from around the globe.
This new call for two Future Materials Fellows welcomes applications for projects that explore methods and practices that investigate the regenerative potential of waste. Challenging mainstream outlooks that univocally regard discarded materials as something harmful for local and global ecosystems, creative practitioners have been researching and experimenting ways to turn waste streams into something beneficial for environmental and social communities active at the frontiers of climate change. This kind of work necessitates a combination of arts and design radical imagination, a sound understanding of materials chemical composition and behaviours, and critical awareness of their histories, contexts, and global journeys.
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AMOUNT
The fellows will receive a monthly stipend of €1,750 and a working budget of €2,250. The stipend is 80% exempt from income tax.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
October 13, 2025
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants with a sound artistic practice in material research are welcome to apply with an existing project to further develop during the residency period at the Jan van Eyck Academie. The applicant understands the chemical composition and behaviours of the material they will be working with, and a critical awareness of its history and context.
Conditions of the Fellowship
- The selected candidates will receive access to a private studio and the expertise of the Labs, in-house experts, and (guest) advisers and will be able to participate and contribute to the academy’s public programme.
- The Fellows are expected to reside in Maastricht or direct surroundings (within a radius of 10km) during their stay at the Jan van Eyck.
- The Fellows will search for their own accommodations; the institute can provide guidance.
- The Fellows are exempt from paying an annual enrolment fee.
- Jan van Eyck alumni are not eligible to apply for these fellowships.
APPLICATION DETAILS
For more information about the application process, please check Jan van Eyck Academie's official website.
NOTE
*The calls that are listed on our website are shared for informational purposes and are sometimes subject to change. Please visit the organization's official open call website for up-to-date information.
DEADLINE
2025-10-13
TYPE OF SUPPORT
Public funding
FUNDING COUNTRIES
Netherlands