Open Call for Experimental Fellowship Program

Funding Information

• Experimental Fellowship includes financial support covering a monthly stipend (ind. €1,500 per month; team €2,500 per month) expenses and production.
• Project-related expenses and production costs may total up to €30,000.
• Fellowship projects are designed to span 6 to 9 months and are intended as open-ended practice implementation.

Eligible Costs

• The program includes financial support covering a monthly stipend, project-related expenses and production costs.

Ineligible Costs

• Non-project-related:
  • General operating expenses and fixed or ongoing costs;
  • Capital or commercial projects; scholarship aid or work in pursuit of an academic degree.

Eligibility Criteria

• Experimental Fellowship is open to individuals and/or teams, studios and collectives of exceptionally talented, emerging international practitioners and creatives, including architects, artists, designers, engineers, scientists and cross-disciplinary teams or collaborations.–Fluency in English is required, German an advantage.
• An institutional affiliation is not required.
• Previous recipeints of an Experimental Fellowship are possible.
• Applicants are to notify the organizers of any parallel activitiesor similar programs in which they are involved. a specific relevant individual expertise.

Evaluation Criteria

• Experience: The program provides opportunities to create, develop and communicate a practice-based experimental and research-oriented project that promotes sustainable architecture and the environment, contributing positively to the Bauwende.
• Engagement: The fellows are supported to participate in, develop, and test new modes of practice and engagement. A scope on regenerative material practices to shift towards sustainable, circular, and climate-conscious approaches to architecture and construction.
• Dialogue: Active collaboration and co-design with the Experimental team, the community of Fellows, network members, and partners of Experimental and Bauhaus Earth; initiate and facilitate cross-disciplinary exchange.
• Communication: The program disseminates the work in the public sphere, shares knowledge and expertise with a professional network and stakeholders, and reaches broader audiences. The results of the research project are published and made accessible under the Creative Commons Licence “CC BY-NC-SA”.
• Enable: The fellowship supports emerging voices and practices by prioritizing first-time applicants and contributing to creative and professional growth at critical or potentially transformative stages of a practice.
• Experiment: The project demonstrates an innovative, challenging idea and critical, independent thinking; involves advanced research and practice; takes a strong experimental approach.
• Potential for impact: The project makes a meaningful contribution to discourse and building industry, expands knowledge, acts as a catalyst for future inquiry, and raises awareness of an understudied or rediscovered issue or practice.
• Feasibility: The project has a clear, realistic aim, timeframe, work plan, and budget; it is practice-based and solution-oriented.

Application Requirements

• Applicants are required to submit the following materials:
  • Completed Application Form (Submit via Typeform).
  • CV & Portfolio (Upload PDF of 5 projects, max 10 pages, up to 10 MB); showcasing the applicant’s specific qualifications and/or knowledge, as well as their capacity to successfully execute projects encompassing design, construction and research. Both built and unbuilt projects are acceptable as relevant work samples; unbuilt projects will be considered relevant if they contribute to the project proposal. Please add up to three professional reference contacts.
  • Project Proposal including an abstract (up to 1000 characters), a comprehensive proposal of the process, methodology & tools (up to 1500 characters), objectives, impact & relevance (up to 3000 characters), results (up to 1000 characters), schedule and budget (Upload PDF Gantt chart, excel).
  • Production Budget, including eligible costs anticipated for the successful completion of the Fellowship project (e.g. production fees for workshops or testing, prototyping, field trips, conferences, etc.).

For more information, visit Bauhaus Earth.