The scholarship program for artists begins

The country offers a scholarship program for 2021 with 15 million euros for professional, freelance artists from all areas in Baden-Württemberg. Project scholars are awarded for all art areas.

in December 2020 decided to have a state government Further corona help for art and culture with a total amount of 28 million euros for 2021. An important and important part of the package of measures is a new scholarship program for professional, freelance artists from all areas in Baden-Württemberg. For them, the state provides a scholarship program for 2021 with 15 million euros.

"The freelance artists are in the corona-pandemie particularly affected by the ongoing closures in the cultural area. Possibilities of performance and presentation such as concerts, exhibitions, art fairs, dance and theater performances have disappeared, and only a few artists benefit from online. Noopener noreferrer "Target =" _ blank "https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/pressemitteilung/pid/stipendienprogramm-fuerstler-startet/de/regierung/mitlinger-der-landes-landes-andes-andeszski/" Class = "internal-link"> Petra Olschowski .

The country wants to give the freelance artists a perspective. "With individual scholarships of 3,500 euros, we want to support and motivate the freelance art scene to continue their artistic work, which is important to us despite all the restrictions," says Olschowski.

The new project scholarships should enable freelance musicians, singers, dancers, authors, visual artists and artists from other areas of activity and recognition of their work in an enormously challenging time.

important points scholarship program

• for the year 2021, project scholars are awarded of 3,500 euros each.
• The scholarship program is aimed at working, freelance artists with headquarters in Baden-Württemberg, who are self-employed and relate their income mainly from their artistic work and are now suffering from corona apandemy.
Young graduates of artistic subjects at state -recognized universities and academies with degrees in 2019, 2020 and winter 2020/21.
• There is no age limit for receiving a scholarship. However, people under the age of 18 cannot apply.
• The project grants are open to all sectors. According to the primacy of artistic freedom, no content or programmatic requirements are made.
• The project grants are used to conclude projects, to design or implement new projects and to develop new forms of presentation.
• The prerequisite for the granting of a scholarship: Membership in the social security fund of the artists or proof of membership in a relevant artistic association or a job -specific exploitation company or proof of artistic activity itself.

application process

The scholarships are awarded in a rate for 2021. The scholarships are awarded in the form of a temporary request to submit applications. The start of the request and the financing guidelines will be announced in the next few days by the Ministry of Science, Research and Art on the website. A pure online application process is carried out. For this purpose, an online application portal will be made available on the ministry website for four weeks for four weeks. Applications can be published there within four weeks of the announcement. For the application you need:

• Evidence of the main residence in Baden-Württemberg by a valid ID card or a registration certificate
• artistic project
• if necessary, a deregistration certificate and / or a diploma for young graduates
• possibly proof of membership in the artist's social security fund or an artistic negative / professional association

The ministry and external agencies are available to advise applicants and information events are offered as video conferences. The first meeting will take place on March 8th.

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