Calling all material innovators!

In the framework of Future Materials, the Jan van Eyck Academie is accepting applications for two research fellowships, supported by InnovatieLab - a programme by Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie and CLICKNL commissioned by the Ministry of Culture (NL).

First fellowship period: September 2022 – January 2023
Second fellowship period: February 2023 – June 2023

Application deadline: 31 May 2022

The goal of the Future Materials Research Fellowships is to support the development of two existing sustainable - natural or circular - material projects. The selected projects shall feature a material or material process, which can be applicable in a broad range of creative processes and/or offer a viable alternative to common toxic or not easily recyclable fossil-based materials used in arts and design (epoxy resins, fossil-based polymers, plaster, inks, pigments, and others).

Future Materials at the Jan van Eyck Academie aims to support environmentally conscious art and design practices by conducting research and disseminating knowledge on sustainable non-toxic materials. The long-term programme promotes sustainable alternatives to fossil-based or toxic materials commonly used in the arts and design with the aim to foster ecologically mindful approaches in these two creative fields.