The Philippus Corts Fund (PCF) has been realized to support research, to preserve original source materials and make these materials accessible (in local languages and Dutch) in Indonesia and The Netherlands, pertaining to the shared history of these two areas in the period 1602 – 1949, with special attention to the periods of the VOC and the Second World War in Asia.

Applying to PCF is open to students and researchers working in the Netherlands, or to a joint Dutch Indonesian team, conducting scientific research in collections in The Netherlands or Indonesia in line with the PCF goals. Each year approximately € 15,000 will be available. The maximum amount that can be applied for is € 7,500.

In 2024 the PCF grant was awarded to the following winners: Feba Sukmana & Lara Nuberg for their project on a new publication of Kartini’s letters; Maarten Manse for his project to finalize and resubmit a book manuscript on the topic of taxation and governance in colonial Indonesia; Adieyatna Fajri for his research ‘From ruins to revival: Unveiling the legacy of colonial violence, heritage, and current cultural identity formation of Banten’; Talisha Schilder for her project on contemporary practice of indigenous tattoo traditions in the Indonesian archipelago and Myra Abubakar for her research on the depiction of women in traditional Acehnese literature during the colonial period.