Cultural Education Scholarship

Course description

cultural education should enable people to participate in cultural life and help shape their own living environment through artistic practice, and Munich already has a long tradition of cultural education and a wide range of programmes. The Cultural Education Scholarship is intended to enable the creators of cultural education projects to further develop their individual work, to think and research outside the box and to take time to deal with overarching issues independently of the project.

The scholarship is intended to support the following projects in particular:

• Research into socially relevant issues of cultural education in practice, theory and research, such as promoting diversity and inclusion, countering classism, sustainability, stimulating participatory educational processes
• Dealing with thematic issues in cultural education and further developing their own educational work, for example in the field of international approaches to cultural education, building culture education, democracy education and so on
• Examining methodological procedures in cultural education, in particular with regard to their own (educational) work, e.g. developing working and educational methods or trialling artistic research
• Development of quality assurance measures for their own practice, for example through evaluations, supervisions, interviews or the like
• Participation in extensive further and advanced training, professional exchanges, network meetings and work shadowing in Germany and abroad

Prerequisites

Applications are open to professional freelance artists and cultural practitioners, cultural mediators and educators residing or focussing their work in Munich.

• Only individuals are eligible to apply. Legal entities (associations, gUGs et cetera) are not eligible to apply.
• The City Council is expected to decide on the approval of the scholarships at the end of 2026 based on the recommendation of a jury. Information about possible funding will be provided afterwards. Applicants will be informed of the decision in a timely manner. We ask for your understanding that no statement can be made about rejection/funding until then.
• Evaluation criteria include the sustainability of the project, the degree of innovation, approach and feasibility, significance or recognisable potential of the person in the independent cultural education scene in Munich, the added value for the field of cultural education in Munich.

The following applies if a grant is awarded:

• The 8,000 euros will be awarded as a lump sum. The scholarship amount will be transferred by November 2027 at the latest after the account details have been provided. A later payment is not possible.

• Maximum funding period: 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027, the project must be completed within this period.
• Scholarship holders must submit a factual report at the end of the programme and take part in an evaluation of the scholarship.

Required documents

Mandatory (to be submitted in German)

• completed form for the application "Scholarships Cultural Education 2027"
• artistic CV (in tabular form), maximum one page
• Description of the significant cultural education projects in which you have been involved and what role you have played in them (if available: links), maximum one page
• detailed and specific description of the project to be made possible by the grant, maximum two pages Please answer the following questions:
  • What is the reason for the project?
  • What goals are you pursuing with the project?
  • What are your concrete steps? What is your timetable for the project?
  • What significance does the project have for Munich?
  • Why is this project relevant to the field of cultural education?
  • Which other bodies, persons or organisations are involved?

Optional

• Details of your personal background (biography, previous knowledge, experience...)
• artistic portfolio or presentation of past projects, maximum three pages

Please submit your application by e-mail to kulturelle.bildung@muenchen.de Subject: Stipendium Kulturelle Bildung 2027File size: maximum 8 MBDocuments summarised in a single PDF! PDF file name: Lastname_Firstname_StipKubiIf it is not possible for you to send the application by e-mail as a PDF or you do not want to send your data unencrypted (see notes on the "Application form"), you can send your documents by post in exceptional cases (receipt by the City of Munich applies) to:

City of Munich Department of CultureDivision 3, Scholarship Cultural Education 2027Burgstraße 480331 MunichPlease do not enclose any publications, specimen copies or other special formats .It is not possible to submit your application in person to the Department of Culture. Alternatively, you can post your application in the special letterbox at the gate in the town hall (Marienplatz 1, by the fish fountain, embedded in the wall on the right) by 11:59 p.m. By submitting your application, you declare that you agree to the terms and conditions of the competition. Incomplete applications or applications received after the application deadline cannot be considered.

Thursday, 18 June 2026, 12 noon to 1 pmTo the Webex date Monday, 13 July 2026, 12 noon to 1 pmTo the Webex date

It is not possible to submit documents in person to the Cultural Department.

Alternatively, you can drop your documents in the special letterbox at the porter's office in the town hall (Marienplatz 1, by the fish fountain, embedded in the wall on the right) by 11.59 pm at the end of the application period.

By submitting their application, applicants agree to the terms and conditions of the competition. Incomplete applications or applications received after the application deadline cannot be considered.

Legal basis

The city council is expected to decide on the approval of the scholarships at the end of 2026 based on the recommendation of a jury. Information about possible funding will be provided afterwards. Applicants will be informed of the decision in a timely manner. We ask for your understanding that no statement can be made about rejection/funding until then.