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Writers, visual artists and composers as well as scholars with a research project on Romanticism or on questions relating to the previously divided Germany can apply for a three-months residency at Schloss Wiepersdorf in 2026.

You can apply if you are working in the following areas:

• Literature (incl. poetry, prose, dramatic arts, essay, screenplay, criticism, translation)
• Science/Romanticism (Academic writing and research/Humanities and social sciences with themes on the epoch and sentiments of Romanticism)
• Science/Topics focusing on the previously divided Germany (Academic writing and re-search/Questions relating to the history of East and West Germany during the period of division)
• Fine arts (incl. painting, graphic arts, sculpture, media arts, and photography)
• Composition (incl. sound design, sound installation, sound performance, conducting)

Applicants must have completed an artistic or academic course of study, be working on a doctorate, or have distinguished themselves through publications or long-standing professional artistic or academic work, and can provide samples of their work to substantiate this.
The residency fellowship lasts for three months and is granted for the periods March to May, June to August, and September to November. Applicants in the category of science are allowed to choose a shorter period.

In addition to room and board at Schloss Wiepersdorf, all fellows also receive a monthly cash stipend of €1200 and a one-time grant of €480 to cover material expenses. (If the stay is shortened, the material cost grant is reduced by €160 per month.)

To the extent capacity is available, a studio will be made available to Fellows in Fine arts.
Visa costs will be covered for fellows from countries requiring a visa for Germany.

The Cultural Foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf is an organization dedicated to fostering art, culture and science through an interdisciplinary and international residency program.

Opportunity Website

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