Rijksakademie Residency
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten Amsterdam, Netherlands
Two-year residency in Amsterdam for about 50 artists a year, with a private studio, a yearly working budget and a stipend, plus access to technical workshops and advisors.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
What it offers: €19,800 yearly stipend (2026 figure) plus €2,500 working budget.
Also: private studio; technical workshops; advisors.
Who can apply: All nationalities and disciplines, no age limit (most applicants 26–35); 2–3 years of independent practice advised; maximum three lifetime applications.
Cost: €60 application fee (waived for OECD DAC-list countries).
Annual open call: 2028 intake call expected to open January 1, 2027 (2027 deadline was Feb 1, 2026).
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there); a payment is part of applying.
What to prepare: portfolio, statement, cv, video.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “The deadline to apply for the Rijksakademie residency 2027 was Sunday 1 February 2026.”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- All nationalities and disciplines, no age limit (most applicants 26–35); 2–3 years of independent practice advised; maximum three lifetime applications.
What you will need
- PortfolioUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Artist statementOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Academic CVUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done. There is a fee to pay to the organiser; payment always stays with you.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your artist statement for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.