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The Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences (ADRIE) grant scheme is aimed at newly formed consortia of makers, producers, institutions, and researchers. The consortia place artistic and design-based research at the centre of the development and application of immersive experiences. In doing so, they contribute to a strong, innovative, and independent field of immersive experiences.

Funding

The Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences scheme consists of two application rounds.

Application round 2A

A total of €250,000 is available for the first application round. In this round, each consortium can apply for €50,000 to develop a two-year activity programme. No co-financing is required in this phase. A maximum of five consortia will be selected.

Application round 2B

Only projects that receive support in the first application round are eligible to submit a proposal in the second round. A total of €6,500,000 is available for this phase. Each consortium may receive up to €1,300,000 in funding for the implementation of the activity programme for 2027–2028. A minimum co-financing requirement of €400,000 applies.

Applications

It is expected that new application rounds for this scheme will take place in the period 2027–2028.

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Timeline

Editions of ADRIE

Overview of all rounds and their status.

ADRIE 2025 (1A + 1B)

Closed

Opening: 6 May 2025

Deadline: 23 May 2025

Budget €6,750,000

Per project up to €1,300,000

Awarded 5 projects

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ADRIE 2026 (2A + 2B)

Closed

Budget €6,750,000

Per project up to €1,300,000

ADRIE 2028 (3A + 3B)

Expected

News

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CIIIC Start

CIIIC Start offers funding for one-year exploratory research.

Regieorgaan SIA €1,000,000

CIIIC PRO

Multi-year practice-oriented research aimed at developing knowledge and practical approaches to improve and expand the application of immersive experiences (IX).

Regieorgaan SIA €3500,000

CIIIC Kern

Demand-driven, practice-oriented research into immersive experiences. Consortia of universities of applied sciences and businesses work together on research questions that come straight from practice.

Regieorgaan SIA €5,000,000

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Funded projects

Thuis

Thuis aims to foster a deeper sense of connectedness by reinterpreting immersive experiences as an embodied and accessible practice in (semi-)public spaces, using dance and movement as core methods. Thuis aims to strengthen the Dutch IX field by providing body-centred design principles that challenge dependency on hardware, and by delivering shareable knowledge on creating accessible, inclusive IX as a form of 'social infrastructure' that fosters social cohesion and a collective sense of belonging. The research focuses on how the body can take on a more central role in immersive experiences and how a sense of home can be fostered among participants. This research is built around three themes: 'spatial awareness', 'embodied empathy' and 'collective belonging'. The activity programme follows a research-through-design methodology, structured into four iterative phases: 'collecting', 'processing', 'shaping', and 'engaging'. The research is carried out with communities in public spaces. This methodology will result in two artistic pilots (one outdoors and one indoors), a case study, an open-source website and public events.

HEFT: Heritage for the Future

HEFT: Heritage for the future – expanding the IX ecosystem for embodied cultural experiences HEFT aims to strengthen and develop the IX field by bridging systemic challenges - limitations in scalability, inaccessible public spaces, low discoverability - through artistic research. The consortium focuses on developing artistic methodologies that embrace the embodied qualities of IX, foster collective engagement and enable scalable preservation and version management (heritage) for long-term access. The project operationalises five core objectives ('reimagine', 'unite', 'sustain', 'empower' and 'safeguard'). The consortium's key contribution is generating fundamental, sector-wide and transferable knowledge and tools. The activity programme is carried out through five interconnected work packages, with an emphasis on artistic research through design using IX prototypes from makers. Key results include the framework for embodied design methods, toolkits, guidelines and recommendations for policy and international support. The efforts culminate in an international conference and the integration of the results into educational programmes. A sustainability plan safeguards the long-term impact and application of the results.

Stage IX

LAUNCHPAD NINE aims to transform the fragmented Dutch IX sector by building an artist-centred infrastructure that unites creation, production, presentation and education. The activity programme generates openly accessible methodologies and toolkits, creates sustainable talent trajectories and reclaims imagination by challenging technology-driven paradigms. The programme works with intensive residencies built around practice-based research with emerging and established artists and collectives, who are recruited through an open call. Each residency includes workshops, prototyping and public activations. Artistic creation processes serve as the main research engine, with residencies generating insights across three research clusters: 'pedagogy, knowledge exchange & documentation', 'sustainable production workflows', and 'audience engagement & experience'.

Futures of Listening

Futures of Listening has developed an R&D programme based on the principle of 'listening to a multivocal world'. The consortium researches and develops new forms of immersive creation, listening and experience through spatial sound, which deepen our understanding of the world and address societal challenges such as inclusivity and environmental challenges. At the same time, it aims to sustainably embed spatial sound as an artistic and technological discipline within the broader IX sector, improve the quality of spatial sound experiences, stimulate new forms of listening and knowledge transfer, and strengthen international positioning and accessibility. The activity programme consists of a series of activities, realised through a community-focused approach with makers and researchers. At its core is a residency programme in which makers - by invitation and through open calls - collaborate with researchers and developers. Within this, they work on developing prototypes of immersive creations, sensory storytelling, immersive listening, and weaving together the relationship between inclusivity, humans and non-humans. Four mutually reinforcing research areas are being developed ('message', 'perception', 'technology', and 'place & access'). This is supported by knowledge sharing and open-source tools, interfaces and instruments through symposia, an online platform and a concluding publication. Other activities include international events, workshops, education and mentorship.

Shared Realities

The Shared Realities consortium is launching a living lab to research and develop collective immersive experiences and a physical and sustainable exhibition culture for emerging forms of immersive art. The consortium focuses on exploring and researching collective immersive storytelling, strengthening the ecosystem for co-production and distribution, and engaging audiences through shared experiences. Makers, producers, curators, distributors and researchers are working together to further develop an emerging practice and generate knowledge through an interconnected process. The activities are organised around overlapping tracks – 'creation and prototyping', 'reflection and interpretation', 'documentation and dissemination' – and develop applicable knowledge, encourage sustainable exhibition practices, and increase the international visibility of Dutch immersive artists (artists who are part of the consortium and artists selected through an open call). The tracks are staged in the run-up to the annual International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.

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