Call for applications: Goethe Talents Scholarship 2023

The programme is designed for applicants from the Global South, the Middle East and (Central) Asia who want to work professionally in the music field or want to make their musical talent more target-oriented. The programme will also help experienced applicants to reach the next level.  

The scholarship, which is courtesy of Pop-Kultur Festival in cooperation with Goethe-Institut, offers a variety of activities to experience the music scene in Berlin in the run-up to the festival through studio visits, intensive jam sessions, short traineeships in selected companies of Berlin’s creative industries, listening sessions. This will also include meetings with scholarship holders of Musicboard Berlin GmbH and former alumni of past Goethe Talents editions, visiting concerts and other activities.

Networking will be a big part of the experience. The focus this year will be on the studio times, which will give the selected participants the opportunity to engage in direct acoustic exchange in order to learn from and with each other. Furthermore, participants will be joining the Pop-Kultur Nachwuchs programme taking place from 30 August to 1 September in Berlin, where international professionals will give personal insights into their work and share knowledge through workshops, case studies and talks with participants – lively and interactive instead of dry and read off.

Once more, the programme offers places to eight talents from all over the world, enabling them to network across borders. In addition, participants will get a chance to perform on the Nachwuchs stage on one of the evenings of the Pop-Kultur Live programme.

Additionally, the organisers will provide special nights for artists’ performances to a public audience. An expert jury will select eight talents for the sought-after spots in the programme and inform the applicants until the end of May.

Goethe-Institut will cover the following:

• The participation fee, accommodation, travel expenses, hospitality (per diem) for the period of 24 August to 4 September will be covered by the Goethe-Institut.
• Goethe-Institut will also book and pay for flights and will help with visa issues.
• Additionally, Musicboard Berlin will give a free festival ticket plus access to Pop-Kultur’s networking area for professionals to all talents, organise accommodation (breakfast included), cover health insurance and public transportation within Berlin.

Requirements

• All participants to prepare a short input talk (of approx. 15 min.) in advance about their experience in the music field thus far and about the music scene in their respective country.
• Advanced English skills are crucial to attend the programme as there is no translation available (B2 minimum!). You will be tested in advance by a local Goethe-Institut.
• Participants should have work experience in the field of music and a proof of at least three projects you participated in.
• Participants should provide a motivation for exchange and engagement in working with a diverse group in the field of music production and performance.
• Participants will cover all additional expenses that might occur during their stay.
• All applications are for individual persons only. No accompanying persons can be sponsored or included in the programme.
• Participants who do not board their booked flight or cancel the programme on short notice, are obliged to reimburse the Goethe-Institut and Musicboard Berlin for any expenses accrued.

Interested artists should apply here before 3 April.

View the original call here.