Martin Roth Initiative: Temporary Artists and Cultural Actors at Risk

Overview

In-person mobility

Open for:
Individuals / Organisations & Collectives Artists, Producers & Managers Cross-disciplinary

Martin Roth Initiative supports artists and cultural actors at risk to temporarily relocate to Germany with the assistance of a host cultural institution. The application is submitted in tandem between the artists and cultural actors and the host organisations. Scholarships awarded through the programme last up to 15 months.

• a monthly scholarship
• individual support for the scholarship holders (necessary insurance, psychosocial support, language courses, trainings, networking activities, etc.)
• if necessary, financial support for additional personnel for the host organisation (they cannot fund permanent staff and freelance work that is not directly related to the purpose of the grant)
• counselling by the MRI and further training (for example on topics such as safety, sensitive public relations, psycho-social support) as well as networking activities and exchange of experience with other host organisations and scholarship holders
• support in the visa process for scholarship holders (please note that the scholarship visa does not automatically entitle scholarship holders to take up employment or self-employment in Germany)

Host organisations, artists and cultural practitioners each complete their own application documents on the MRI platform.