The KUNSTFONDS_Stipendium aims to promote concentrated artistic work and new ideas as a sustainable basis for future freelance work.
Visual artists, artist duos and members of VG Bild-Kunst Berufsgruppe I who work as freelance visual artists in their main profession, whose main place of residence is in Germany and who are neither enrolled nor employed during the grant period (mini-jobs are permitted) are eligible to apply.
Please note the award guidelines (PDF) and the FAQs.
NOTE: The funding program is initially subject to reservation until the 2025 federal budget is passed by the Bundestag and the associated reliable provision of the necessary funding.
The program is financed by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) with funds from the German Bundestag and the Stiftung Kulturwerk der VG Bild-Kunst.
The applicants for the KUNSTFONDS_Stipendium are also selected as the winners of the annual awards HAP Grieshaber Prize of the VG Bild-Kunst and the Valerie and Prof. Kurt M. Schulz-Schönhausen Award are selected.