Submissions open for Goethe-Fellowship at Documenta Archiv

The fellowship programme seeks to contribute new perspectives on the Western European and North American art canon.

Funding Information

• They provide a €2,000 monthly stipend for six months of research into the documenta in Kassel, as well as assistance in applying for a visa, finding housing, dealing with German bureaucracy/paperwork, and researching the documenta archives.
• Duration: The two fellowships will be carried out from 15 May 2025 to 15 November 2025.

Funding Criteria

• Excellent knowledge of modern and contemporary art as well as a strong interest in the research areas.
• Experience with archival research; demonstrated accomplishments from projects completed in a field of scholarly, artistic, or curatorial research.
• Residence in Kassel required during the fellowship.
• Demonstration of knowledge of the German language, ideally at the C1 level.

Eligibility Criteria

• Young international academics, artists and curators engaged in research.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Applications from researchers based in Germany or in German-speaking countries cannot be considered.

Application Requirements

• The application must be handed in digitally via the Goethe-Instituts application portal. It should be in German (in justified exceptional cases, in English) and the following information must be provided in the portal:
  • short biography
  • short summary of the research project
• As well as, combined into one single pdf-document:
  • 1 page with an elaborated abstract of the research project being planned, including a time schedule and a proposal for presentation of the results (max. 3600 characters)
  • 2 pages with curriculum vitae (incl. proof of German and other language skills)
  • 2 reference letters (max. one page each)

For more information, visit Goethe-Institut.