Study Scholarship for Fine Arts, Architecture, Music, Dance

This scholarship provides highly qualified individuals in the fields of fine art, design, film, music, choreography, and architecture with an opportunity to complete a program of additional studies at a German institute of higher education. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must be graduating undergraduate seniors, graduate students, or recent college graduates who received their bachelor's degree no more than six years before the application deadline. PhD candidates must have achieved ABD status no longer than four years before applying. Postdocs may apply until two years after completion of their PhD. Applicants should be US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Foreign nationals are eligible if they have been full-time students at an accredited US or Canadian University for at least two years at the time of application. Applicants may not have lived in Germany for more than one year as of the application date. Applicants must have a well-defined study project that necessitates a stay in Germany; preference will be given to applicants who have been invited by a faculty member at a German university to study at a particular university department. Candidates in the arts, humanities, and social sciences should have a good command of German.

Deadline: November 1, 2013

Award: varies

More info:  https://www.daad.org/gradstudy_arts#terms