Applications for the ifa Scholarship on the management of cultural heritage and the transformation of museums and exhibition centres are now open.
The ifa Scholarship involves a fully funded 3-6 month program that provides a monthly €1500 stipend, visa, flight, health insurance, public transport, and allowances for family members.
Requirements
To be considered for the ifa Scholarship on the Management of Cultural Heritage, you must be:
- curators
- restorers
- mediators
- culture managers
- work with cultural heritage, collections and/or archive records in institutional contexts
- name a non-commercial, physical host institution for each stay and submit a specific concept note drawn up jointly with the host institution (this is decisive for the award of scholarships!)
Benefits
The scholarship covers the following:
- A net payment of EUR 1,500 per month
- monthly family allowances for family members travelling with you (EUR 250 for a spouse, EUR 250 per child)
- visa costs
- travel costs for the outward and return journeys (information document)
- health insurance (including family)
- monthly travel pass for public transport in the city of residence
- up to EUR 500 for a language course
Thematic Focal Areas
The focal areas are:
- cultural participation
- sustainability
- non-discriminatory spaces
- decolonial working methods
Method of Application
- Click the green button below to go to the ifa webpage.
- Complete the application form and attach all relevant documents.
- Applicants must also;
- make arrangements with the host institution
- look for a host institution
- obtain evidence of the institution’s status as a non-profit organisation or corporation under public law (see below)
- agree on the length and dates of stay
- jointly designate a contact person and obtain their contact details
- prepare a joint concept note (see “host institution” below)
- optional: check whether carrying out the travel process in reverse order would enable additional insights to be gained
