Braunschweig Projects 2026/27: Fellowships and Artist Residencies
Type
Residency
Category
Installation, Mixed Media, Painting
Status
Open for Applications
Deadline
October 5, 2025
Application Fee
Free
Host
Kerstin Dopatka-Durston
Location
Berlin, Germany
Open call for Braunschweig Projects fellowships & artist residencies at HBK Braunschweig.
Braunschweig University of Art (HBK) is an artistic-scientific university with the right to award doctoral and post-doctoral qualifications. With around 1,000 students in the fields of fine arts, art education, performing arts, design, visual communication, art history and media studies, HBK Braunschweig is one of the largest art academies in Germany.
With the programme Braunschweig Projects, HBK Braunschweig offers seven 12-month fellowships & art residencies on behalf of the State of Lower Saxony for the year 2026/27: Five scholarships in the field of fine arts / Two scholarships in the field of sound art
Braunschweig Projects are part of the university's and the state's promotion of young artists and also serve to internationalise HBK. They are aimed at artists who would like to work on a project in the immediate vicinity of HBK Braunschweig. With their project proposal, fellows should make a significant contribution towards the further development of forms of artistic practice.
All fellows will be assigned a mentor, who will help with the integration into university life. Mentors are fine arts professor and can be chosen by the fellows themselves. In addition, all professors of the fine arts department will be available for artistic discourse with the fellows. The university actively supports the mediation of contacts.
Fellows will have the opportunity to present the current status of their artistic project within the university. In addition, they are expected to participate in the Welcome Weeks (April 20–30, 2026) and in a joint final presentation in January/February 2027.
Funding is provided in form of stipends in the amount of 1,500 EUR per month over a period of 12 months. A studio apartment in Braunschweig, designed for one person, will be available rent-free for the duration of the fellowship. A contribution of 200 EUR per month towards incidental living costs must be paid by the fellows. During the funding period, fellows are required to reside at HBK for at least eight months during the lecture period in the summer and winter semesters. The funding period will begin on April 1, 2026. Fellows can move into their accommodation from April 15, 2026.
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 fellows 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 pre-requisite for a fellowship is a successfully completed art degree. The most recent studies must have been completed after April 1, 2015 and before April 1, 2022. Applicants must be able to show proof of extensive artistic practice and exhibition participation. A fellowship cannot be granted if the applicant has a regular income from third parties (e.g. work grants, salary payments) or state funding during the funding period.
Applications close on Sunday, October 5, 2025, 11:59pm. For more information and to apply, please visit the open call on the HBK website. https://www.hbk-bs.de/bs-projects-english/call-and-application-1/
Braunschweig University of Art (HBK) is an artistic-scientific university with the right to award doctoral and post-doctoral qualifications. With around 1,000 students in the fields of fine arts, art education, performing arts, design, visual communication, art history and media studies, HBK Braunschweig is one of the largest art academies in Germany.
With the programme Braunschweig Projects, HBK Braunschweig offers seven 12-month fellowships & art residencies on behalf of the State of Lower Saxony for the year 2026/27: Five scholarships in the field of fine arts / Two scholarships in the field of sound art
Braunschweig Projects are part of the university's and the state's promotion of young artists and also serve to internationalise HBK. They are aimed at artists who would like to work on a project in the immediate vicinity of HBK Braunschweig. With their project proposal, fellows should make a significant contribution towards the further development of forms of artistic practice.
All fellows will be assigned a mentor, who will help with the integration into university life. Mentors are fine arts professor and can be chosen by the fellows themselves. In addition, all professors of the fine arts department will be available for artistic discourse with the fellows. The university actively supports the mediation of contacts.
Fellows will have the opportunity to present the current status of their artistic project within the university. In addition, they are expected to participate in the Welcome Weeks (April 20–30, 2026) and in a joint final presentation in January/February 2027.
Funding is provided in form of stipends in the amount of 1,500 EUR per month over a period of 12 months. A studio apartment in Braunschweig, designed for one person, will be available rent-free for the duration of the fellowship. A contribution of 200 EUR per month towards incidental living costs must be paid by the fellows. During the funding period, fellows are required to reside at HBK for at least eight months during the lecture period in the summer and winter semesters. The funding period will begin on April 1, 2026. Fellows can move into their accommodation from April 15, 2026.
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 fellows 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 pre-requisite for a fellowship is a successfully completed art degree. The most recent studies must have been completed after April 1, 2015 and before April 1, 2022. Applicants must be able to show proof of extensive artistic practice and exhibition participation. A fellowship cannot be granted if the applicant has a regular income from third parties (e.g. work grants, salary payments) or state funding during the funding period.
Applications close on Sunday, October 5, 2025, 11:59pm. For more information and to apply, please visit the open call on the HBK website. https://www.hbk-bs.de/bs-projects-english/call-and-application-1/