Applications are currently being accpeted for the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (IFA) Martin Roth-Initiative 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About IFA - Martin Roth-Initiative
The Martin Roth-Initiative (MRI) facilitates temporary relocation for at-risk artists and cultural practitioners in Germany or in their regions of origin. The cultural scene and civil-society structures in the host countries play a central role during these residencies, supporting scholarship-holders and promoting their professional development.
Benefits of IFA - Martin Roth-Initiative
Funding in the different programme lines may include:
- a monthly scholarship
- individual support payments (language courses, training, networking measures etc. as required)
- financial support for additional personnel at the host organisation to an appropriate extent
- accompanying project consultation by the MRI as well as networking measures and exchange of experience with other host organisations and scholarship-holders
IFA - Martin Roth-Initiative Requirements
Artists and cultural practitioners around the world who
- are actively committed to working towards an open society, peace, freedom and democracy
- experience threats or persecution on account of their commitment or for other reasons
- do not have a safe place to stay
- have the language skills required to cooperate with a host institution
- have a proven track record of artistic or cultural work and can demonstrate its social relevance.
Application Date and Process
Application for funding in Germany in 3 steps
- Both partners (the host organisation and the artist or cultural actors) should contact the MRI.
- Both partners fill out their own application forms, the host organisation calculate a budget.
- Applications must be submitted directly via an application portal. The access information will be made available after contacting MRI via Email.
Application Deadline
11 September, 2026
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