Young Award for Creative Technology
Young ACT Award 2026
Are you this year’s graduate artist, designer, or media maker from a Dutch academy with a fascination for creative technology, society and the future? Does your work stimulate imagination and open new scenarios for the future? Join the 2026 STRP Young ACT Award!
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The STRP Young ACT Award is a launchpad for emerging artists who are moving from graduation into a professional artistic practice. Building on the legacy of the ACT Award, this edition focuses on supporting the next generation, offering opportunities to present your work, develop your practice, and connect with a professional network.Selected artists will have the chance to present their graduation projects within STRP’s 2026 exhibition, creating resonance with our annual theme: Big Energy, Slow Futures.The jury will select three winners that will each receive €4,000 alongside artistic and production guidance throughout the development, realization, and presentation of their work during STRP in spring 2026. Through a collaboration with Design Academy Eindhoven, one spot in the 2026 edition is reserved to a recent DAE graduate.
Important Dates
• Application deadline: 12 October 2025
• Nominee announcement: 16 October 2025
• Selection announcement: 25 October 2025
• Development phase: Oct 2025 - Mar 2026
• Presentation at STRP spring event: Mar/Apr 2026
• Application deadline: 12 October 2025
• Nominee announcement: 16 October 2025
• Selection announcement: 25 October 2025
• Development phase: Oct 2025 - Mar 2026
• Presentation at STRP spring event: Mar/Apr 2026
