2015 Alexander Rave Foundation Scholarships for Artists to study in Germany

by lanredahunsi July 15, 2015

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Application Deadline: September 15th 2015

Rave Scholarships support further practical training for young curators, restorers, museum technicians and cultural managers from countries in transition and developing countries. 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 Foundation is an independent charitable foundation administered by the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa). Ifa is a mediating organizati on for German foreign cultural policy

Requirements:

Scholarships will be awarded to applicants

who come from a transformation or developing country and are still living there.
who did not have the opportunity yet to come for a longer stay or did not have further training or working stay in Germany.
who finished their professional training not longer than five years ago and are not yet over 40.
Those still studying or training at the time of application will not be considered for selection.
who have found a non-commercial partner institution in Germany that has agreed to take care of them or agreed to a joint project.
who can provide a positive statement from their own country (reference).
Knowledge of one of the three languages German, English or French is a requirement

Application Procedure:

Application documents

The application should be accompanied by

a fully completed application form
a CV (3 pages max.), including educational qualifications
a project sketch (1 page) developed together with the German institution–informing about tasks and responsibilities of the planned visit to Germany
consent form a non-commercial German institution to care for the applicant during the scholarship period in Germany
a letter of reference from the home country
an abridged report (1 page max.) on the current art scene in the home country
a letter of motivation (1 page max.)

Applications are submitted to the Rave Foundation

c/o Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen

Charlottenplatz 17D-70173 Stuttgart

Fax +49/711/2225194

E-Mail: rave- stiftung@ifa.de

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2015 Alexander Rave Foundation Scholarships for Artists