Are you a passionate writer, artist, or scholar with a powerful creative or academic project? Here’s your chance to focus, create, and collaborate in an inspiring and historic setting! Applications are now open for the 2026 Individual and Collaborative Fellowships at Schloss Wiepersdorf, a renowned cultural foundation in Germany offering fully funded residency programs for professionals across the arts and humanities.
This is your golden opportunity to live and work in a beautiful castle in Brandenburg, Germany, and gain access to studios, resources, and a vibrant community of creatives from around the world.
Schloss Fellowship Funding Benefits
Fellows selected for the 2026 residency at Schloss Wiepersdorf will enjoy:
- Free room and board at the inspiring Schloss Wiepersdorf estate.
- €1,200 monthly stipend during the 3-month residency.
- One-time material cost grant of €480 (prorated if residency is shortened).
- Studio space for fine arts fellows (subject to availability).
- Visa fee coverage for applicants from countries that require a visa to Germany.
- Collaborative fellowship option, which includes accommodations for co-creators actively involved in the project.
- Accessible facilities, including a barrier-free flat and park access.
Who’s Eligible?
This prestigious fellowship is open to both German and international applicants who meet the following criteria:
- You are working in one of the eligible fields:
- Literature (fiction, poetry, screenwriting, translation, etc.)
- Fine Arts (painting, photography, sculpture, media arts, etc.)
- Composition & Sound Design
- Humanities Research focused on Romanticism or the division of East & West Germany
- You’ve completed a degree, are enrolled in a doctoral or master-class program, or have equivalent professional experience.
- You can provide high-quality work samples or publications.
- You have proficiency in German or English (basic German is helpful for on-site participation).
- You have not been awarded a Schloss Wiepersdorf fellowship in the last two (02) years.
Note: Bachelor-level students and past fellows (within the last 2 years) are not eligible.
Submit Application: https://www.schloss-wiepersdorf.de/en/individual-and-collaborative-fellowships.html
Application Timeline
Application deadline: April 15, 2025 (23:59 CEST).
All application materials must be submitted online by April 15, 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted.
