Arbeitsstipendien Ernste Musik und Klangkunst

Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa

Work stipends New Music and sound art

Target group / Purpose of funding:

Funding is provided to professional artists working in the fields of New Music or sound art (composition, sound art, interpretation, curating).
Eligibility and conditions

• Stipends are awarded to artists who have won recognition for the quality of their work and are able to verify this with their portfolio.
• Artists applying to this programme must provide proof that they have completed a professional qualification within the arts and/or evidence of their professional artistic activities in the field of New Music or sound art over several years.
• Applicants to this programme must live and work in Berlin.
• Artists holding passports from non-EU member states are only eligible to apply if they hold a valid residency permit which qualifies them for self-employment.
• Applicants may not be enrolled at a higher education institution.

Funding volume:

As a rule, a stipend of €12,000 will be awarded to successful applicants. However, applications for a funding amount of €8,000 can be made as well.

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