Jan Van Eyck Food Lab Fellowship 2027

In collaboration with System Earth Science (SES), Maastricht University, and in the framework of the European cooperation project Institution(ing)s, the Jan van Eyck Academie is accepting applications for 1 Food Lab Fellowship in 2027. 

The Jan van Eyck Academie welcomes applications from food artists or designers for a Food Lab Fellowship in 2027. We are seeking artistic practitioners whose creative work critically explores global food systems and the communal histories around food. Applicants are encouraged to reflect on the journeys of food across cultures, borders, and histories, bringing situated and innovative knowledge and practices to the fore. Candidates will demonstrate radical imagination and present evocative research, cultivating sustainable and regenerative approaches to food. The selected Fellow will have the opportunity to undertake a residency from 15 January to 15 December 2027, engaging with a vibrant community of some 36-40 artists, designers, curators, writers, and other creative minds, sharing perspectives on the complexities of a world in transition and contributing to transformative understandings of food, culture, and ecology.

• Table of Content
• About Jan van Eyck Academie
• Food Lab Fellowship Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Food Lab Fellowship Fellowship
• Requirements for Food Lab Fellowship Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Food Lab Fellowship Fellowship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Food Lab Fellowship Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Food Lab Fellowship Fellowship

• The selected candidate 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 Fellow will receive a monthly stipend of €1,750 and an annual working budget of €2,250. The stipend is 80% exempt from income tax.  
• Maastricht University will cover local transport costs to and from Venlo, up to €750. 
• The Fellowship can only host individual candidates. 
• The Fellow is expected to reside in Maastricht or direct surroundings (within a radius of 10km) during their stay at the Jan van Eyck. 
• The Fellow will search for their own accommodation; the institute can provide guidance. 
• The Fellow is exempt from paying an annual enrolment fee.  
• Jan van Eyck alumni are not eligible to apply for these fellowships. Alumni of Rijksakademie or De Ateliers,?two fellow Post-Academies in the Netherlands, are also not eligible if they have been enrolled as full-time participants in one of these institutions. 

Requirements for Food Lab Fellowship Fellowship Qualification

• 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 at the Jan van Eyck Academie.
• This Fellowship, co-funded by Maastricht University and Institution(ing)s, a project funded by Creative Europe, focuses on learning, development, and knowledge sharing. The Fellow will participate in the Institution(ing)s project and collaborate with SES researchers and students at Maastricht University. Participation can take shape in presentations and/or workshops by the Fellow. Fellowship results will be showcased at the Jan van Eyck Open Studios in October 2027 and documented for the Institutionings project.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Food Lab Fellowship Fellowship

The selection committee is composed of Hicham Khalidi (director Jan van Eyck Academie), Pim Martens (Scientific Director System Earth Science,  Professor of Planetary Health), Marente van der Valk (Food Lab – Jan van Eyck Academie) and Reinier Hoon (grower, plant breeder and MERIAN PhD candidate).

• Application deadline: 4 June 2026 
• Announcement of the selected candidates: beginning of July 2026 
• Fellowship period: 15 January 2027 – 15 December 2027 

Check also:
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC 2027
Chevening Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

To apply, please submit a single pdf (max. 10 MB) via the online registration form consisting of the following materials presented in English: 

• A motivational letter and project proposal (max 500 w. each); 
• Documentation of previous work (max 15 pages with 1 – 2 images per page). The presented material should not be older than 5 years; 
• A curriculum vitae (max 2 pages)

Please make sure that all hyperlinks in the application portfolio function well and are valid. Please don’t forget to make clear any necessary passwords to access materials via Vimeo, YouTube or other channels. Make sure to rate your Vimeo videos. 

The application fee amounts to €50 excl. VAT.  When finalising the online application form, you will be redirected to Paypal. If you don’t have a valid PayPal account, and are not able to register for one, please contact us well in advance of the application deadline. 

**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.?Please find the current DAC list here.

Contact: [email protected]

For more information, kindly visit Jan Van Eyck Academie webpage.