Netherlands | Food Lab Fellowship 2027
The Jan van Eyck Academie is calling for applications from artistic practitioners whose creative work critically explores global food systems and the communal histories around food for their Food Lab Fellowship in Maastricht, the Netherlands, from 15 January to 15 December 2027.
For this Fellowship, the Jan van Eyck Academie is teaming up with System Earth Science (SES) at Maastricht University, located in Venlo. The SES focuses on understanding how Earth’s environmental systems support sustainable and healthy food production. The selected candidate will have access to the expertise and facilities of SES in Venlo such as advanced research methodologies, analytical tools, and interdisciplinary knowledge on the interactions between ecosystems, food, and human wellbeing.
The Food Lab Fellowship is in the framework of the European cooperation project Institution(ing)s.
Eligibility
Applicants with a sound artistic practice in food related research are welcome to apply with a new or an existing project to further develop during the residency period.
Candidates will demonstrate radical imagination and present evocative research, cultivating sustainable and regenerative approaches to food.
Support
- 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.
- A monthly stipend of 1,750 EUR and an annual working budget of 2,250 EUR.
- Local transport costs to and from Venlo, up to 750 EUR.
- The Fellow is exempt from paying an annual enrolment fee.
- The application fee is waived for applicants from and living in the Least Developed Countries, Low Income Countries and Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories on the DAC list for ODA recipients and Palestinian artists.
Food Lab Fellowship 2027 application guidelines
Deadline: 4 June 2026