Description
The Wilhelm Morgner scholarship is a biannual artist residency program offering young visual artists secure working conditions, financial support, and the opportunity for an exhibition in Soest, Germany. The residency takes place at the Künstlerhaus im Paulipark and lasts for six months.
Information & Application Details
Application Deadline: October 18, 2025
Jury Meeting: November 21, 2025
Selection Notification: The winner is contacted immediately by phone, while the second and third-place nominees are informed later.
Eligibility
Open to visual artists with a completed university degree.
Maximum age: 35 years (or no more than five years since graduation).
Basic German language proficiency required.
Theme
There is no specific theme mentioned; the focus is on supporting emerging visual artists.
How to Apply & Submission Requirements
Applicants must submit their application before the deadline. Further details are likely available in the official announcement PDF.
Selection Process
A jury will review applications in a closed session on November 21, 2025, and select the recipient.
Program Benefits
The jury meeting will take place on November 21, 2025.
The jury will then meet in a closed session from 11 a.m. The winner will be chosen on the same day. You will be informed immediately by telephone and asked to confirm your participation.
The applicants who take second and third place will be informed of the nomination later.
The residency scholarship is aimed at visual arts artists with a university degree up to the age of 35. Alternatively, this age limit can be waived if the degree was completed no more than five years ago. The ability to communicate in everyday German is required.
A free stay in the artists’ house in Paulipark in the heart of the historic old town of Soest is granted for a period of six months. This is linked to a monthly maintenance allowance of €1,200.
Artist couples who work together artistically are granted a maintenance allowance of €1,800.
Following the work scholarship, the scholarship holders have the opportunity to hold a final exhibition.
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The jury meeting will take place on November 21st, 2025.
From 11 am the jury will meet in closed session. The winner will be determined on this day. You will be informed immediately by telephone and asked to confirm your appointment.
The applicants who take second and third place will be informed about the nomination later.
The attendance scholarship is aimed at artists in the visual arts with a university degree up to the age of 35. Alternatively, this age limit can be lifted if the degree was completed no more than five years ago. The ability to communicate in German on a daily basis is required.
You are granted a free stay for six months in the Künstlerhaus in Paulipark in the heart of the historic old town of Soest. This is associated with a monthly maintenance of €1,200.
Artist couples who collaborate artistically are granted a maintenance allowance of €1,800.
Following the work scholarship, the scholarship holders will have the opportunity to have a final exhibition.
The call for applications for the 2026 scholarship has been made. The application deadline is October 18, 2025. Call for applications PDF
The next call for applications for the scholarship 2026 has been made. The application deadline is October 18, 2025. Announcement PDF
Website link: https://www.wilhelm-morgner-stipendium.de/index.php/stipendium/ausschreibung
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