Deadline: 31 January 2024
The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Civil Service and Sport is offering scholarships to artists in the field of dance and performance the opportunity to develop new artistic concepts and projects and to devote themselves to research, conception and preparation of artistic projects.
The call for proposals is aimed at freelance artists who are already working professionally and whose work is characterized by an experimental orientation and innovative character. The scholarships are awarded on a project-related basis and are not primarily used for further education and training measures or training.
Funding Information
- Scholarship amount: Endowed with EUR 4,500.00 each
- Number of scholarships: up to 10 scholarships
- Scholarship duration: 3 months (The scholarship can be started in 2024)
- Single parent: An increased scholarship is available if the applicant receives family allowance for at least one child at the time of application and does not live in a partnership (marriage, cohabitation, registered partnership) for the period of the scholarship applied for. Confirmation of receipt of family allowance must be presented as proof of care obligations. If a scholarship is awarded to them, single parents will receive a scholarship amount increased by EUR 200.00 per month.
- The scholarship is expected to be awarded in March 2024 based on a recommendation from an independent jury. Only complete applications will be submitted to the jury. All applicants will be informed of the result in writing. There are no reasons given for the jury’s decisions.
Target Group
- Freelance artists who have completed artistic training, who have Austrian citizenship or who reside in Austria are eligible to apply. At least two public projects must have already been implemented independently of a training institution.
- All persons enrolled at a university/technical college for a bachelor’s degree at the time of application are excluded from applying.
- Projects that have already been submitted to the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Public Service and Sport for a production cost subsidy cannot be taken into account.
- Persons who have been awarded another scholarship from the Section for Art and Culture in the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Public Service and Sport for 2024 or persons who receive funding from the ACT OUT program for the same period are excluded from applying.
- Predominantly commercial projects, educational projects, projects by laypeople and amateurs, projects within the framework of training and projects with primarily socio-cultural concerns are not supported.
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