Hoogewerff-Hendrix Fund for Italy Studies
Research funding

The Hoogewerff-Hendrix Fund for Italy Studies promotes the scholarly study of Italian culture in the Low Countries by giving grants to Dutch researchers and institutions. Those conducting research in the Netherlands on post-1200 Italy can apply to this fund. This applies in particular to those focusing on the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and on the interactions between Italy and the Low Countries.
For whom
The following persons and institutions are eligible for support from the Fund for Italy Studies:
- Students, PhD students, researchers and staff members connected to Dutch research institutions, in particular Utrecht University;
- the Dutch-Flemish association Werkgroep Italiƫ Studies;
- the Royal Dutch Institute of Rome;
- the Dutch Interuniversity Institute of Art History in Florence;
- Dutch museums managing substantial collections of art objects originating from Italian culture or closely related to it.
Naming

The Hoogewerff-Hendrix Fund for Italy Studies was founded by Harald Hendrix (1958), professor of Italian language and culture at Utrecht University (2001-2025) and director of the Royal Dutch Institute in Rome (2014-2019), on the occasion of his retirement in June 2025. It is partly named after G.J. Hoogewerff, the first director of both Dutch institutes in Italy and professor of art history at Utrecht University.