Female Artist and Child funding program

New scholarship awards in 2024

The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung is continuing its 2023 scholarship program “Female Artist and Child” this year. The funding is aimed at freelance female artists living in Germany who work with glass and are the mother 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 November 1, 2024, 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: 15.07.2024 – 31.08.2024

Conditions of participation

1. Eligibility
The scholarship is aimed at freelance female artists who work with glass and are the mother of a child that is older than one year, but is not yet of school age for the duration of the sponsorship and that lives in the same household. The artist must be domiciled and permanently resident in Germany at the time of application and during the funding period.

2. Documents
The following documents must be submitted:

Copy of identity card (front and back) and contact details (e-mail, telephone, website)
Proof of domicile and permanent residence in Germany at the time of application and for the duration of the sponsorship (certificate of registration)
Proof of the child’s place of residence (child’s passport or certificate of registration)
Short biography showing artistic career and previous experience in working with glass as well as publications and exhibitions (1-2 A4 pages)
Proof of completed artistic studies (Bachelor’s/Master’s degree certificate)
Exposé outlining the reasons and objectives of the sponsorship and the associated expectations (maximum 2 pages in A4 format)
5 examples of previous work on max. 5 A4 pages

3. 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 size: DIN A4

4. Application
Applications must be sent by e-mail in a PDF file (no larger than 5 MB) to the following address: k.wenkler@atstiftung.de. All applicants will receive a confirmation of receipt upon receipt of the application. Please refrain from telephone inquiries. Only complete applications will be accepted. Applications that are incomplete or oversized will not be considered in the selection process.

5. Deadline and further terms
The application period for a scholarship from 1 November 2024 (earliest payment) is from 15 July to 31 August 2024. The complete documents must be sent by e-mail to the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung (k.wenkler@atstiftung.de) until 31 August 2024 at the latest. The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung will inform the applicants until 20 September 2024 whether they will receive a scholarship. If accepted, the scholarship will only be paid out once the applicant has signed and returned a grant agreement.

6. Scholarship
Up to five scholarships will be awarded in 2024 for a period of 12 months at EUR 5,000 per month, starting from 1 November 2024. The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung will review the applications received by the application deadline and decide on the awarding of the scholarships. The applicants will then be notified by e-mail. Once they have been accepted, the applicants receive a grant agreement, which they must sign within 10 days and return to the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung together with their bank details in order for the funding to take place.

7. Interim reports and final report
Every 3 months (until 31 January 2025, 30 April 2025, 31 July 2025, 31 October 2025) the scholarship holders must report on their development by e-mail to the contact person Katharina Wenkler (k.wenkler@atstiftung.de). At the end of the 12-month funding period, they must present their experiences, development, problems and successes in a five-page report with photographic documentation and show the work they have produced. This report must be sent to the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung by e-mail no later than two months after the end of the scholarship (until 31 December 2025).

8. Image rights
Applicants will provide the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung with 5 high-resolution photos of their works created during the funding period (JPEG format, 300 dpi, max. DIN A4 format) and agree that they may be reproduced free of charge for publications and for the foundation’s press and public relations work (incl. website and social media).

9. Legalities
By submitting their application, each applicant acknowledges the specified conditions. The decisions of the Board of the foundation cannot be contested. Legal recourse is excluded. There is no entitlement to funding. By submitting an application, the applicant acknowledges the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung’s privacy policy and agrees to the storage and use of their contact details and bank account details for the purpose of processing the grant and for future contact management.

(The English translation above is provided for information purposes only. The German text remains the only official and legally binding version.)