The fellowship programme is aimed at graduates in all artistic and scientific disciplines who understand exchange with other disciplines as being an essential part of their work. The fellowship gives recipients the possibility to work intensively for two years on researching and producing or realising their own project.
In addition, the Graduate School offers an opportunity for teaching and project integration within the framework of interdisciplinary collaborations between arts and sciences at the Berlin University of the Arts, as well as for individual supervision by professors from the areas of Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Music, and Architecture, Media and Design.
The Graduate School sees itself as an academic forum for exchange, which supports fellows on a professional level in developing their work further, both in practice and in conceptual and discursive terms.
We are therefore especially looking for candidates who are interested in participating in a common thought, exchange, and work process within the group and with other actors at the Berlin University of the Arts.
Universität der Künste Berlin Information
Founded in 1975, Universität der Künste Berlin (Berlin University of the Arts) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Berlin (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Senatskanzlei Wissenschaft und Forschung, Berlin (Senate Chancellery for Science and Research, Berlin), Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK Berlin) is a small (uniRank enrollment range: 3,000-3,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK Berlin) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 44 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. The admission rate range is 10-20% making this German higher education organization a most selective institution. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.
Offered Benefits
The following support is provided over the two-year period of the fellowship:
- A monthly bursary of €1,365 as contribution to living expenses as well as €103 material costs
- Grants for project research and production costs based on project needs and available funds
- Child allowance(s) where applicable
- Individual office space that can be adapted as studio space subject to opening hours at the UdK Berlin
- Access to the wider range of the university’s facilities and resources (e.g. libraries, workshops, labs, courses), subject to availability
- Information and support for international students as provided by the UdK international office
Fellows are responsible for finding their own accommodation in Berlin. The UdK Berlin can assist with this to some extent through the International Student Services, but please note this is not a residency programme.