Before you submit your application
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All fields marked with * on the form must be completed before your application can be sent.
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Please read the funding principles carefully.
You will need the following information and documents to complete your application:
A) Proof of residence in Germany:
Please upload a scan of your identity card or passport (front and back). If the identity document does not show residence in Germany, please also attach a certificate of registration.
B) Description of your project:
The application includes both a
- short description (500 characters) and a
- detailed description (3000 characters) of the project, these are obligatory.
- Optionally, you can supplement your project description with a video in which you briefly introduce yourself and your project. The video must not exceed a maximum length of 3 minutes. You can post your video on the YouTube or Vimeo platforms. The video must be made private and protected with a password. Please note the password in the online form when submitting your application.
C) Proof of personal professional activity in the dance field:
Please upload your current CV / work biography as a PDF file (max. 1 DIN A4 page).
D) Proof of self-employment:
IMPORTANT: Please upload the most recent proof you have (not older than 2019). You can submit the following documents as proof:
- current KSK membership confirmation or KSK annual statement
- the most recent tax assessment notice (not older than 2019).
The tax assessment notice must clearly state that your income is entirely from self-employment or accounts for at least half of your total income.
Please clearly mark your name, the tax year and the relevant lines on income from self-employment or non-self-employment in the document so that your proof can be recognised.
If necessary, the documents can be supplemented with, for example, a trade licence (confirmation of continued validity via the tax office) or a confirmation of IHK membership. However, these supplements do not replace the above-mentioned proof.
E) Evidence of professional involvement in projects or productions in the field of dance in the last three years (from January 2019):
As evidence of your significant involvement in two to four artistic dance projects, dance productions or dance education projects, you can use, for example, scans of programmes, press releases, newspaper articles or websites.
Journalists should provide evidence of their professional activity in the form of at least 4 newspaper or magazine articles (announcements, reviews, professional articles).
Please clearly mark your name and the date of the event / project / publication in the uploaded document so that your evidence can be recognised.
Written confirmations from production venues, artistic directors as well as dance educational institutions or dance schools are also possible as proof.
For further questions please have a look at the FAQ.