The Henriëtte Hustinx Awards were established to emphasise the importance of the courses provided at the art faculties of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences for the South Limburg society.
Every year, each art faculty awards a Henriëtte Hustinx Award, consisting of a cash prize of €5,000 to one individual artist or one collective. At the Maastricht Institute of Performative Arts, the prize is awarded to a promising young performing artist or designer with the aim to give a positive impetus to a starting professional practice.
Edmond Hustinx established the prize in honour of his sister Henriëtte, who excelled in various disciplines as an artist, violinist in the Maastricht Symphony Orchestra and teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts.