Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
For curators, restorers, museum technicians and cultural managers
Deadline: 15 September, 2013
Application fee: none
The Rave Foundation would like to contribute to practical further education in realizing and arranging fine art exhibitions. It therefore awards scholarships to young
- curators
- restorers
- museum technicians
- cultural managers
from transformation and developing countries who have arranged a guest period, a practical training or non-paid work at a museum, at a non-commercial gallery or at a non-commercial cultural institution in Germany.
The Rave Scholarship is a working scholarship and requires the holder’s presence. It includes the following payments:
- a monthly lump sum of 1,300 € for a scholarship period of three to six months
- travelling expenses (to and from Germany)
- monthly supplement of 250 € for attendance of the spouse
- monthly children’s supplement of 50 € per child
- health insurance (also for spouse and children)
- German course up to 500 €
Ifa's role is to promote cultural dialogue and to help people form a clearer picture of each other. Ifa also functions as a mediator of German foreign cultural policy. The Institute is funded by the German Foreign Office, the state of Baden-Württemberg and the city of Stuttgart.
One of ifa's particular fields of interest is fine art. Ifa initiates a direct cultural dialogue by supporting exhibitions of works by well-known German artists all over the world, and by promoting foreign art in ifa's galleries in Stuttgart and Berlin. For artists within and outside of Germany, there is a wide range of material and theoretical support. However, there have been no suitable funding instruments in Germany to support those involved in actually arranging fine art exhibitions. In the course of its contacts with curators worldwide, ifa has established the need for further training in museum and cultural management. Practical, on-the-job training is needed, not theoretical learning. The Rave Scholarship provides professionals from countries in transition and developing countries with their first professional contacts in Germany. The Rave Scholarship is an investment in long term cultural exchange. The scholarship-winner will be able to gain practical experience in Germany and put it to use in his or her own home country.
More Information
http://cms.ifa.de/en/foerderprogramme/rave-foundation/ravestipendien/detailed-information/#c15443
Contact
Applications are to be submitted to:
Rave Foundation
c/o Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
Charlottenplatz 17
D-70173 Stuttgart
