Goethe-Institut 2023 Talents Scholarship for Developing Countries

  •  Course, Internship
  •  03-Apr-2023
  •   Germany
  • $$  Varies

The Goethe Talents Scholarship is a 12-day programme to support and connect young, aspiring musical artists including singer-songwriters and composers. The scholarship is a cooperation between the Goethe-Institut and Pop-Kultur and will be taking place for the eighth time in 2023.

The programme offers a variety of activities to experience the “music city” Berlin before the actual Festival: Studio visits, intensive jam sessions, short traineeships in selected companies from Berlin’s creative industries, listening sessions and meetings with scholarship holders of the Musicboard Berlin GmbH, as well as many other activities. Highlights of the promotion and exchange programme are the participation in Pop-Kultur Nachwuchs, the official talent programme of the festival, intensive Studio collaborations of all Goethe Talents 2023 participants and of course experiencing the full programme of Pop-Kultur Live.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Open to young musicians, composers, singer-songwriters or instrumentalists;
  • Between ~20 and ~30 years of age and from a transitioning or so-called developing country.

Offered Benefits

  • The participation fee, accommodation, travel expenses, and hospitality (per diem) for the period of August 24 to September 4, 2023, will be covered by the Goethe-Institut.
  • Goethe-Institut will also book and pay for flights and will help with visa issues.
  • Additionally, Musicboard Berlin will give a free Festival Ticket plus access to Pop-Kultur’s networking area for professionals to all talents, organize accommodation (breakfast included), and cover health insurance and public transportation within Berlin.

Application Process

Go to Goethe-Institut on nachwuchs.pop-kultur.berlin to apply

An expert jury will select 8 talents for the sought-after spots in the program and inform the applicants by the end of May. The scholarship starts on August 24 (arrival day) and ends on September 4 (departure day), 2023.

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