FACT FICTION – Interdisciplinary Research and Development Programme

New Music Research Institute Amsterdam

RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2026

Composers, performers, scholars, educators, makers, artists, producers, curators, and emerging practitioners. 

FORMAT:

• - Weekly sessions on Saturdays via Zoom [May 2026 - December 2026] 

• - In-Person session week in Bled, Slovenia (EU), June 22–26, 2026; June 14-25, 2027 — Bled Contemporary Music Week

PROGRAMME PATHWAYS:

• - Introduction to Research — for students and professionals entering formal research practice, including those seeking a structured framework without prior academic qualifications. 

• - Young Researchers — for students and professionals preparing for advanced research, including original portfolios, research proposals, clearly defined questions, and doctoral applications.

• - Advanced Research Group — for PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and independent artist-researchers with established research portfolios seeking high-level dialogue and sustained peer review.

FACT FICTION is designed to formulate, prototype, test, refine, and mobilise original research through artistic practice, analytical inquiry, and critical reflection within a sustained international research community.

Research projects evolve through structured presentations, critical dialogue, peer review, and iterative refinement. The programme operates as a dynamic research ecosystem—supporting long-term project development while creating clear conditions for the articulation, application, and dissemination of research outcomes, including substantive contributions to artistic and scholarly knowledge.

MENTOR: Dr. Alastair White 

WEBSITE: https://www.fact-fiction-research.com/

APPLICATIONS are open year round. Apply before May 14, 2026 to join the program in May.

contact: info@abeceda.io