The Cultural Foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf awards three-month residency fellowships to artists and writers in Schloss Wiepersdorf (State of Brandenburg, Fläming), Germany.
Artists and writers from Germany and abroad working in the following areas are eligible to apply:
- Literature (incl. poetry, prose, dramatic arts, essay, screenplay, criticism, translation)
- Humanities and social sciences/Romanticism (Academic writing and research/Humanities and social sciences with themes on the epoch and sentiments of Romanticism)
- Humanities and social sciences/Topics focusing on the previously divided Germany (Academic writing and research/Questions relating to the history of East and West Germany during the period of division)
- Fine arts (incl. painting, graphic arts, sculpture, media arts, and photography)
- Composition (incl. sound design, sound installation, sound performance, conducting)
The residency fellowship lasts for three months and is granted for the periods March to May, June to August, and September to November. Applicants in the category of Humanities and social sciences are allowed to choose a shorter period.
Applicants must have completed an artistic or academic course of study, be working on a doctorate, or have distinguished themselves through publications or long-standing professional artistic or academic work, and can provide samples of their work to substantiate this. German or English proficiency is required of all applicants.
In addition to room and board at Schloss Wiepersdorf, all fellows also receive a monthly cash stipend of 1,200 EUR and a one-time grant of 480 EUR to cover material expenses. (If the stay is shortened, the material cost grant is reduced by 160 EUR per month.) To the extent capacity is available, a studio will be made available to Fellows in Fine arts. Visa costs will be covered for fellows from countries requiring a visa for Germany.
