funding program artistic research

Program description

By awarding grants, the Berlin Artistic Research Support Program promotes artistic research across disciplines as well as exchange between researching artists* in Berlin.

Every two years, the Berliner Förderprogramm Künstlerische Forschung awards 13 fellowships to research-based artists whose practice is located in the fields of visual arts, film/video, literature, music, dance, theater, or transdisciplinary.

The fellowships run from January 2024 to December 2025 and are endowed with an annual grant of 30,000€, which (subject to budgetary release) will be paid in monthly installments of 2,500€ each.

The program is aimed at individuals and groups whose previous work has positioned them in the field of artistic research and who wish to actively participate in a transdisciplinary further development of artistic-research practices, their critique and foundations.

One of the 13 fellowships may be awarded for basic artistic research; individuals or groups conducting artistic research from a cultural studies or curatorial perspective may also apply for this fellowship.

Groups consisting of more than two people may apply for a maximum of 2 fellowships per group.

In addition to the monthly stipend, there is individual project funding for research and production, as well as budget funding for public programming.

Institution

Society for artistic research germany

Starting in 2020, the Society for Artistic Research will implement a funding program for artistic research with funds from the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe. The program serves to promote artistic research across disciplines. Funding will be provided to artistic researchers with specific research projects as well as their research network within the framework of joint events. The program serves the self-understanding of artistic researchers among themselves, the ongoing critical reflection of the concept of artistic research in the sense of basic research as well as its communication to society.

Deadline

The call for proposals for the 2024/25 funding years has been completed. The next call for proposals will be in spring 2025.

Funding criteria

The applicants:

• have completed artistic training or can demonstrate several years of professional artistic-scientific activity in their field,
• have a proven track record in artistic research, have made relevant contributions to artistic research over several years, and can provide evidence of this with relevant work samples,
• are pursuing an artistic research project or a project for basic artistic research,
• wish to be actively involved in the organization of the program's public events,
• are not simultaneously receiving another grant from the state of Berlin
• live and work in Berlin; in the case of groups, the majority of the group members should live and work in Berlin,
• are not members of a university at the time of the grant.

The Society for Artistic Research awards scholarships to artistic researchers working in the fields of visual arts, film, literature, music, dance, theater, or transdisciplinary work. The fellowships are each endowed with €30,000 annually, with at least one of the fellowships to be reserved for basic artistic research. This basic research fellowship can also be awarded to individuals who have no artistic training, but who are conducting artistic research from a cultural studies or curatorial perspective, for example.

Additional conditions

Interested artists* with disabilities who would like to choose a method other than the written online application process or need assistance are asked to contact
info@kuenstlerischeforschung.berlin.

Application type

Online form

Application procedure/documents

The online form will be opened on 01 July on the website of the funding program.

Applications can be submitted in German as well as in English.

The following information must be provided and attachments uploaded in the online form:

1. Personal data and certificate of registration

   • Please enter your personal details in the form and upload your identity card, a certificate of registration (primary residence in Berlin) or residence card. Please also scan the back of the ID card or residence card, as it contains information about your Berlin address. In the case of group applications, the certificates must be combined in one file (1 PDF file, max. 2 MB).

2. Short description of the research project (max. 600 characters)

   • Please provide a concise description of your research project.

3. Concept of artistic research (max. 2,000 characters)

   • Please formulate the concept or model of artistic research you are working with and how you would like to engage with the research network and public program based on your project. What formats, guests or publics, and questions do you want to include?

4. IMPORTANT: Please combine documents 4a, 4b and 4c into one PDF file (1 PDF file, max. 15 MB). Please keep the order of the documents:
   • 4a. Details of the research project (max. 10,000 characters)
     • Please submit a precise and meaningful project description (with illustrations, sketches, notations or similar) of your artistic research project or basic research. The project description should include the research objective, the topic, and the methods of artistic research and its presentation.
   • 4b. Portfolio or documentation material on your artistic work and research to date (max. 10 pages).
     • The portfolio should include visual material, documentation, or text samples of completed works, exhibitions, performances, or broadcasts. In the case of video work or sound and music pieces, links to the work described may be provided in the portfolio (Vimeo, SoundCloud, or similar). Please focus the portfolio on works from the last five years that clearly demonstrate your positioning in the field of artistic research.
   • 4c. Artistic Curriculum Vitae
     • The artistic CV should include work history, grants, awards, a list of exhibitions and exhibition participations, publications, and in the case of film, music, dance or theater projects, a list of key project participants (name, function). If you have a website, provide the link. For group applications, individual CVs of members as well as collective CVs can be included in the file.

Assistance/Downloads

Three public information sessions will be offered to ask questions about the application and program. The dates are on:

• June 20, 2023, at 4 p.m., Schönleinstraße 5, Hinterhof, in German
• June 20, 2023, at 6 p.m., Schönleinstraße 5, Hinterhof, in English
• July 13, 2023, at 6 p.m., online, in English and German.

Registration for the information sessions
No registration is required for the events. Participation in the online information session on July 12 is possible via this dial-in link and these credentials:

• Meeting ID: 826 6893 2751
• Passcode: 2024/25

Funded by

The program was launched in 2020 by the Society for Artistic Research in Germany (gkfd) with funding from the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe.

Funding area

State of Berlin

Funding source of the institution

state/district