Stiftung KunstfondsfellowshipRemote
Stiftung Kunstfonds Fellowship (KUNSTFONDS_Stipendium)
- Who Can Apply: Professional freelance visual artists of any age with their main residence in Germany. University enrolment and employment during funding are excluded except minijobs, as are concurrent fellowships or funded residencies and Kunstfonds stipend recipients within the previous 15 years.
- The Focus: Six months of concentrated visual-art practice, developing new ideas and artistic work. The 2027 funding period is expected to begin on 1 May; members of an eligible artist duo receive fellowships for the same period.
- The Funding: €18,000 per artist, paid in monthly instalments over six months. A final report of at most 4,000 characters is required within two months of the last instalment.
- Key Requirements: Apply in German via the Kunstfonds portal: residence proof, CV and PDF portfolio covering 10 years, goals (1,000 characters including spaces), freelance activity (1,000 characters) and 5 JPEGs (500 KB each); portfolio maximum 20 MB. Name collaborators where relevant; confirm these displayed limits and exclusions in the 2027 rules.
Applications openNovember 1, 2026
DeadlineFriday, January 15, 2027
Stipend€18,000 for 6 months
Duration6 Monate (6 months)
Program datesFunding period 2027; expected start 1 May 2027
Locationnational
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
DisciplinesVisual arts, Bildende Kunst, Fine art
Application notesApply in German through https://bewerbung.kunstfonds.de/. The displayed rules require contact details, proof of German residence, an artistic CV covering education, exhibitions and freelance activity over the last 10 years, funding-period goals, JPG images and a PDF portfolio covering the last 10 years. The current FAQ specifies goals of maximum 1,000 characters including spaces; a PDF portfolio of maximum 20 MB with no page limit; and exactly 5 JPEG images, maximum 500 KB each. The freelance-activity field is limited to 1,000 characters. Name cooperation partners for duo/trio/collective practice. These FAQ limits must be rechecked against the forthcoming 2027 form. FAQ: https://www.kunstfonds.de/foerderung/faqs-kunstfonds-stipendium.
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Stiftung Kunstfonds
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