Fellowships

Klassik Stiftung Weimar Fellowships

Institution:Klassik Stiftung Weimar
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Location:Weimar, Germany

The Klassik Stiftung Weimar awards fellowships to support exceptional scholarly, essayistic, and artistic projects through three distinct formats. All fellowships include a residency period in the culturally rich city of Weimar. Applicants should select the funding line that best matches their project’s focus.

Fellowship Format

• Residency-based grants in Weimar
• Three distinct tracks: Bauhaus, Nietzsche, and Weimar Fellowships
• Duration: Several months (typically 2–3 months depending on track)
• Fellowship includes accommodation and access to relevant archives and institutions

Eligibility Criteria

Bauhaus Fellowships

• Artists and cultural practitioners
• Projects with a direct or broad connection to Weimar or contemporary issues
• Public presentation of results required (exhibition, performance, intervention, etc.)

Nietzsche Fellowships

• Open to philosophers, scholars, and essayists
• Two-month residency for independent research or writing
• Connection to Nietzsche’s thought beneficial but not mandatory

Weimar Fellowships

• Graduates, postdoctoral, or habilitated researchers
• Projects exploring European cultural history from the Early Modern period to the present
• Must use the collections of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar (e.g., Goethe and Schiller Archive, Duchess Anna Amalia Library)

Programme Highlights

• Access to world-renowned collections and archives
• Workspaces provided across various institutions
• Opportunity to engage with a vibrant cultural and intellectual environment
• Application via online portal with a single PDF containing all required documents