Individual and Collaborative Fellowships 2027 – Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf, Schloss Wiepersdorf, Germany

Institution: Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf
Deadline: 15 April 2026
Location: Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg, Germany

The Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf invites applications for its 2027 residency fellowships at Schloss Wiepersdorf in the state of Brandenburg. The programme supports artists, writers, composers, and researchers working across literature, fine arts, music, and humanities-related research.

Residencies offer fellows time and space to focus on artistic or academic projects in a historic cultural environment associated with German Romanticism. Both individual and collaborative fellowships are available, enabling participants to develop projects either independently or in partnership with one or two collaborators.

Fellowship

• Residency duration: 3 months

• Residency periods:

  • March–May

  • June–August

  • September–November

• Monthly stipend: €1,200

• Material allowance: €480 (one-time grant)

• Accommodation and meals provided at the castle

• Studio space available for fellows in fine arts, subject to availability

• Visa costs covered for fellows who require one to enter Germany

Collaborative fellowships provide two rooms: one for the main fellow and an additional room for collaborators participating in the project during the residency.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be artists, writers, composers, or researchers working in one of the following areas:

• Literature (poetry, prose, drama, essay, screenplay, criticism, translation)

• Humanities and social sciences with themes related to Romanticism

• Humanities and social sciences focusing on the history of divided Germany

• Fine arts (painting, graphic arts, sculpture, media art, photography)

• Composition and sound practices (including sound installation and performance)

Applicants should:

• Have completed an artistic or academic degree, be working on a doctorate, or demonstrate significant professional practice or publications

• Provide work samples demonstrating their practice

• Have German or English language proficiency (basic German is helpful)

Ineligibility

The following applicants are not eligible:

• Undergraduate students (except doctoral, postdoctoral, or master-class students)

• Individuals who received a Schloss Wiepersdorf fellowship within the previous two years

• Members of the fellowship jury