At Stichting Toekenningen you can submit an application for an activity or for the establishment costs of an association. Separate criteria apply to these options, which you can find here per category. Simplified criteria apply to activities of student parties, which you can also find here.

Criteria activities

• Location
  • The activity takes place in Amsterdam, Diemen or Amstelveen.
• Link with UvA
  • The activity has a connection with the University of Amsterdam.
  • The activity is organised for and/or by UvA students.
    
• Innovative
  • Preference is given to activities that do not recur annually. Innovative activities are preferred.
• Contribution to development
  • The activity contributes to the substantive development of the student. Parties and such are not subsidized.
• Open character
  
  • The activity has an open character, which means that all students/interested parties can participate and be informed about the activity. Promotion via posters, flyers, (faculty) emails, Facebook and/or other social media is required. Exclusive activities for own members are excluded.
• Financing
  • The activity is partly financed by the organizer or the participants. Stichting Toekenningen cannot be the only source of money.
• Healthy financial management
  • The ratio between the own contribution from the organization and/or participants and the requested subsidy from Stichting Toekenningen must be realistic. The budget must be balanced and unforeseen costs must be taken into account.
• Visiting rights and logo
  • Stichting Toekenningen has the right to visit the event. Stichting Toekenningen’s logo must be clearly visible on promotional and communication materials.
• Term
  • Applications must be submitted at least four weeks before the activity.
• Stichting Toekenningen pays out a maximum of €750 per event.

Criteria activities organized by student parties

• Informing component
  • The action has an informative component.
• Current topic
  • The action is linked to a current topic within student politics.
• Publicly accessible
  
  • The action is open to all UvA students.
• Time
  • The action takes place outside election time.
• Promotion
  • The campaign is not only intended to promote the organization itself.
• Term
  • Applications must be submitted at least four weeks before the activity.
• Stichting Toekenningen pays out a maximum of €750 per student party per year.

Criteria start-up costs

Stichting Toekenningen offers student organisations the opportunity to receive reimbursement for costs incurred when setting up their organisation.

• Location
  • The organization is located in Amsterdam, Diemen or Amstelveen.
• Legal form
  
  • The organization must become an association (vereniging) or foundation (stichting).
• Target group
  
  • The organization primarily focuses on students in Amsterdam.
• Objective
  • Contributes to the Amsterdam student life in a social and/or cultural sense.
  • The organization’s objective is achievable.
• Link to UvA
  • There is a clear link with the University of Amsterdam.
• Policy plan
  
  • There is a policy plan demonstrating the added value of the organization.
• Annual budget
  
  • The annual budget is realistic and demonstrates the viability of the organization.
• Stichting Toekenningen keert maximaal €750 per oprichting uit.
• Deze subsidieaanvraag kan tot zes maanden na de oprichting worden ingediend, maar voor de oprichting is altijd beter.

If the four-week period is not feasible due to circumstances, Stichting Toekenningen will, in exceptional cases, still process the application. Stichting Toekenningen expects a motivation from the organization for this. Stichting Toekenningen would also like to be informed of changes in the content of the activity and/or a change in the budget.