A collaboration between HBK Braunschweig and the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, the Braunschweig Projects residency programme combines the goal of promoting young artists with the development of internationalisation or the Lower Saxony region.
Braunschweig University of Art (HBK Braunschweig) is an artistic-scientific university with the right to award doctoral and post doctoral qualifications. With around 1,000 students in the fields of liberal arts, art education, performing arts, design, visual communication, art history and media studies, the HBK Braunschweig is one of the largest art academies in Germany.
With the programme ‘Braunschweig Projects’, HBK Braunschweig offers seven artistic scholarships for the year 2025/26 on behalf of the State of Lower Saxony:
- Five scholarships in the field of fine arts
- Two scholarships in the field of sound art
A pre-requisite for a scholarship is a successfully completed art degree. The most recent studies must have been completed after 01/04/2014 and before 01/04/2021. Scholarship holders must be able to show proof of extensive artistic practice and exhibition participation.
Funding is provided in form of scholarships of 1,400 EUR per month over a period of 12 months. During this time, scholarship holders are required to reside at HBK for at least 8 months during the lecture period in the summer and winter semesters. The funding period will begin on 1 April 2025.
There will also be an allowance for project and travel costs. After deduction of the travel costs of all scholarship holders, the remaining amount will be divided among the scholarship holders based on a project calculation and in consultation with the chosen mentor. The realisation of the contributions for the final exhibition as a joint project will be key.
A studio apartment in Braunschweig, designed for one person, will be available rent-free for the duration of the stay in Braunschweig in return for reimbursement of the incidental rental costs of 150 euros per month.
