Female Artist and Child funding program

New scholarship awards for 2026

The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung is continuing its Female Artist and Child funding program for the third year in a row. The funding is aimed at freelance female artists living in Germany who work with glass as a material and are mothers of a child not yet of school age but older than one year.

The aim of the program is to give mothers the freedom to master the challenge of having a child and a career. Starting on January 1, 2026, up to five scholarships will be awarded for a period of 12 months at EUR 5,000 per month each. This will allow female artists who have completed their training to devote themselves fully to their artistic work and develop concrete career prospects.

The generous funding allows the artists to afford comprehensive childcare and gives them the freedom to go on educational trips, take part in courses or rent a studio. This gives them the opportunity to experiment, develop their artistic skills and realize their own projects.

Application period: July 15, 2025 – August 31, 2025

Conditions of Participation

1. Scholarship
In 2026, up to five scholarships will be awarded for a period of 12 months, each valued at EUR 5,000 per month. The funding will begin on January 1, 2026, and end on December 31, 2026.

2. Eligible Applicants
The scholarship is aimed at freelance female artists who work with glass as a material and are mothers of a child who is older than one year at the time of application but not yet of school age during the scholarship period, and who lives in the same household. Applicants must hold a degree in art and be resident and permanently domiciled in Germany at the time of application and throughout the duration of the scholarship.

3. Documents
Please submit the following documents as a single PDF file:

Contact details (email, telephone, website)
Copy of identity card (front and back)
Exposé outlining the reasons for applying, objectives of the scholarship, and associated expectations (maximum 2 pages, A4 format)
Short biography highlighting your artistic career, experience working with glass, publications, and exhibitions (1–2 pages, A4 format)
5 examples of previous work, presented on a maximum of 5 A4 pages
Proof of domicile and permanent residence in Germany at the time of application and for the duration of the scholarship (certificate of registration)
Proof of the child’s residence, including date of birth (e.g., registration certificate)
Proof of completed artistic studies (bachelor’s/master’s degree certificate)

4. Formal Guidelines
Please note the following formal guidelines for your application:

Font: Arial
Font size: 11 point
Line spacing: 1.5
Left and right margins: 2.5 cm
Paper format: DIN A4

5. Application and Deadline
Applications must be submitted by email as a single PDF file (no larger than 5 MB) to k.wenkler@atstiftung.de during the application period from July 15, 2025, to August 31, 2025 (inclusive) at the latest. All applicants will receive a confirmation of receipt upon successful submission of their documents. Please refrain from telephone enquiries. Only complete applications will be accepted. Applications that are incomplete or exceed the file size limit will not be considered in the selection process.

6. Selection Process and Further Deadlines
The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung will review all applications received by the deadline and decide on the awarding of scholarships. Applicants will be informed by email by September 26, 2025, whether they have been successful. Successful applicants will receive a scholarship contract, which must be signed and returned to the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung by October 6, 2025, along with their bank account details, to enable the disbursement of the scholarship.

7. Interim Reports and Final Report
Scholarship recipients are required to submit progress reports every three months — by March 31, 2026, June 30, 2026, and September 30, 2026 — via email to the contact person, Katharina Wenkler (k.wenkler@atstiftung.de). At the end of the 12-month funding period, recipients must submit a five-page final report including photographic documentation. The report should describe their experiences, artistic development, challenges, and achievements, and present the work created during the scholarship. The final report must be submitted by email to the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung no later than one month after the end of the scholarship (by January 31, 2027). As part of this report, recipients must provide five high-resolution photographs of the works created during the funding period (JPEG format, 300 dpi, max. DIN A4 size), and agree that these images may be reproduced free of charge for use in the Foundation’s publications and press and public relations activities (including website and social media).

8. Events
Scholarship recipients are required to attend a kick-off event at the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung in Munich, which will take place at the beginning of the scholarship period. In addition, a mandatory online meeting will be held after six months of funding. A final mandatory meeting will also take place at the end of the scholarship period.

9. Legal Notice and Data Protection
By submitting an application, each applicant agrees to the stated conditions. All decisions made by the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung are final. Legal recourse is excluded. There is no entitlement to funding.

By submitting her application, the artist accepts the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung’s privacy policy and consents to the storage and use of her contact and bank details for the purpose of processing the scholarship and for potential future communication. In the event of rejection, the applicant’s documents will be completely deleted. If the artist is awarded a scholarship, sensitive documents (such as the certificate of registration) and documents relating to her child will be deleted at the end of the funding period.