Alexander Rave Foundation Scholarships 2017/2018 for Artists to study in Germany

Application Deadline: May 15th 2018

Rave Scholarships support further practical training for young curators, restorers, museum technicians and cultural managers from countries in transition and developing countries who have arranged a guest period, a practical training or non-paid work at a museum, at a non-commercial gallery or at a non-commercial cultural institution in Germany.

Target groups

curators
restorers
museum technicians
cultural managers

from transformation and developing countries who have arranged a guest period, a practical training or non-paid work at a museum, at a non-commercial gallery or at a non-commercial cultural institution in Germany.

Conditions

Scholarships will be awarded to applicants

who come from a transformation or developing country and are still living there,
who did not have the opportunity yet to come for a longer stay or did not have further training or working stay in Germany,
who finished their professional training not longer than five years ago and are not yet over 40. Those still studying or training at the time of application will not be considered for selection,
who have found a non-commercial partner institution in Germany that has agreed to take care of them or agreed to a joint project,
who can provide a positive statement from their own country (reference),
Knowledge of one of the three languages German, English or French is a requirement.

Applicants who were rejected once cannot apply again.

Payments

The Rave Scholarship is a working scholarship and requires the holder’s presence. It includes the following payments:

a monthly lump sum of 1,300 € for a scholarship period of three to six months
travelling expenses (to and from Germany)
health insurance

Application documents

The application should be accompanied by

a fully completed application form,
a CV (3 pages max.), including educational qualifications,
a project sketch (1 page) developed together with the German institution – informing about tasks and responsibilities of the planned visit to Germany,
consent form a non-commercial German institution to care for the applicant during the scholarship period in Germany,
a letter of reference from the home country,
an abridged report (1 page max.) on the current art scene in the home country
a letter of motivation (1 page max.)

Contact and deadlines

Applications are submitted by e-mail or mail to

Rave Foundation
c/o Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
Charlottenplatz 17
D-70173 Stuttgart
Fax +49.711.2225194
rave-stiftung(at)ifa.de

The application date is 15 May each year. Selections will be made within 3 months.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Alexander Rave Foundation Scholarships 2017/2018 for Artists

Alexander Rave Foundation Scholarships 2017/2018 for Artists to study in Germany