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> From: "Dr. Barbara Barsch" <barsch@ifa.de> > Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:58:35 +0000 > Subject: Rave Scholarships - to whom it concerns > > Rave Scholarships > from the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen > > > > Conceptual guideline > > Ifa's role is to promote dialogue between cultures > and to help them to form a clearer picture of each > other. Ifa operates as an organization mediating > German foreign cultural policy. The Institute is > funded by the Foreign Office, the state of > Baden-Württemberg and the city of Stuttgart. > > One of ifa's particular fields of interest is fine > art. Ifa initiates a direct cultural dialogue by > presenting exhibitions by well-known German artists > all over the world, and of foreign art in ifa's > galleries in Stuttgart, Berlin and Bonn. There is a > wide range of material and theoretical support for > artists at home and abroad. There have been no > suitable funding instruments in the Federal > Republic to date for people involved in arranging > and realizing fine art exhibitions. Ifa, in the > course of its many contacts with curators as part > of its own exhibition activities, has established > that there is a great need for further education in > museum and cultural management in many > transformation countries. Opportunities for active > education are needed, not theoretical training. > Without material support from the German side it > would not be possible for target groups to > undertake a stay of this kind. The Rave scholarship > is to be seen as an investment that will bear not > just bear fruit in the short term, but in the long > term as well. The scholarship-winner will not just > acquire information, but will be able to > participate actively in and then exploit the > practical experience gained in Germany in his or > her own home country. > > > Informations > > Details about how to apply are to be found in the > leaflet The application leaflet can be ordered from > the Rave-Stiftung c/o Institut für > Auslandsbeziehungen Charlottenplatz 17 70173 > Stuttgart > > Applications due by: 31 March and 30 September each > year. > > > > Rave Scholar- > ships > The Rave Foundation would like to contribute to > practical further education in arranging and > realizing fine art exhibitions. It therefore awards > scholarships to - > curators > - > restorers > - > museum technicians > - > cultural managers > > from transformation and developing countries who > have arranged a guest period, practical training > period or non-paid work at a German museum, a state > gallery or in cultural management at a German > institution. > > The Rave Scholarship is a working scholarship and > requires the holder's presence. It includes the > following payments - > A monthly lump sum of DM 2,500 for a scholarship > period of three to six months > - > Travelling expenses (to and from Germany) > - > Married person's supplement if the spouse is > present in Germany > - > Assistance with health insurance (also for > spouses) > - > German course > > > Conditions > Scholarships will be awarded to applicants > - > who finished their professional training not less > than five years previously and not yet over 35. > Those still studying or training at the time of > application will not be considered for selection. > A scholarship can be awarded without age > restrictions in reasonable cases. > - > who come from a transformation or developing > country, > - > who have found a partner institution in Germany > that has agreed to take care of them or agreed to > a joint project, > - > who can provide a positive statement from their > own country (reference). > Knowledge of one of the three languages German, > English or French is a requirement. > > Applicants who are not accepted can apply only once > more. > > Selection procedure: > The Rave Foundation committee will assess all > applications. Scholarships are awarded twice per > year. About 6 scholarships are awarded per year. > > There is no legal claim to the award of a > scholarship. The decision will be conveyed to the > applicant in writing without stating reasons. > > > Application documents > Applications are submitted without forms to the > Rave Foundation, c/o Institut für > Auslandsbeziehungen, Charlottenplatz 17, 70173 > Stuttgart, Fax +49 / 711 / 2264346, E-Mail: > rave-stiftung@ifa.de > > The application should be accompanied by > - > a CV, including educational qualifications, > - > a project sketch about the form of the planned > visit to Germany, > - > consent from a German institution to care for the > applicant during the scholarship period in > Germany, > - > a letter of reference from the home country. > > The last application dates or 31 March and 30 > September each year. Selections will be made within > two months. > > The Rave Foundation is an independent charitable > foundation administered by the Institut für > Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa). Ifa is a mediating > organization for German foreign cultural policy. > > www.ifa.de > ------Syndicate mailinglist-------------------- Syndicate network for media culture and media art information and archive: http://www.v2.nl/syndicate to unsubscribe, write to <syndicate-request@aec.at> in the body of the msg: unsubscribe your@email.adress