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 a degree in dance in the last three years (usually since 2019):
Please upload a scan of your certificate of a state-recognised degree in dance, choreography or dance education in Germany. The document must clearly show the date of graduation.
If your formal degree is imminent, please upload a recent Transcript of Records showing that your degree is imminent (semester of study/year of training). The date of issue must be clearly visible on your scan.
In justified exceptional cases (e.g. suspension due to parental leave, illness. or similar), graduation may also have taken place before 2019; please contact the counselling service about this.
E) Proof of participation in at least one artistic (dance) project since or during graduation:
As evidence of your significant involvement in at least one artistic dance project, dance production or dance education project since graduation or during training, you can use, for example, scans of programmes, press releases, newspaper articles or websites. Written confirmations from production venues, artistic directors and dance education institutions or dance schools can also be used as evidence.
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.