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Martin Roth-Initiative Germany Relocation Scholarship

  • Organization: ifa x Goethe-Institut
  • Type: Fellowship
  • Location: Global, excluding citizens of the EU and EEA, Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States
  • Deadline: September 11, 2026
  • Age: No age limit stated
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Martin Roth-Initiative moves at-risk artists and cultural practitioners to safety at a host organisation in Germany, on a monthly scholarship that can run up to 15 months. It is jointly run by ifa and the Goethe-Institut. The application is submitted in tandem: you apply, and a German host organisation applies alongside you. **What you get:** - A monthly scholarship for the duration of the stay - Individual support payments covering things like insurance, psychosocial support, language courses and training - Support through the visa process - Counselling from the MRI, plus training on safety, sensitive public relations and psychosocial support - Networking and exchange with other scholarship holders and host organisations - Funding for extra personnel at your host organisation so they can properly support you **What you'll do:** - Continue your artistic or cultural work in a safe environment at a German host organisation - Work closely with that host organisation, which provides supervision and professional support - Find and agree your own host organisation before applying, since MRI does not match you with one - Email apply@mri-application.de to get access to the application platform, which both you and your host organisation need separate accounts for - Submit an artist application while your host organisation submits its own application and budget, which it must also sign and send by post - Engage with the local cultural scene and civil society during the residency

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ifa x Goethe-InstitutFellowship

Martin Roth-Initiative Germany Relocation Scholarship

Sep 11, 2026 23:59:00 UTC
Opportunity type
Fellowship
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Sep 11, 2026 23:59:00 UTC

About this opportunity

The Martin Roth-Initiative moves at-risk artists and cultural practitioners to safety at a host organisation in Germany, on a monthly scholarship that can run up to 15 months. It is jointly run by ifa and the Goethe-Institut. The application is submitted in tandem: you apply, and a German host organisation applies alongside you.

What you get:

  • A monthly scholarship for the duration of the stay
  • Individual support payments covering things like insurance, psychosocial support, language courses and training
  • Support through the visa process
  • Counselling from the MRI, plus training on safety, sensitive public relations and psychosocial support
  • Networking and exchange with other scholarship holders and host organisations
  • Funding for extra personnel at your host organisation so they can properly support you

What you'll do:

  • Continue your artistic or cultural work in a safe environment at a German host organisation
  • Work closely with that host organisation, which provides supervision and professional support
  • Find and agree your own host organisation before applying, since MRI does not match you with one
  • Email apply@mri-application.de to get access to the application platform, which both you and your host organisation need separate accounts for
  • Submit an artist application while your host organisation submits its own application and budget, which it must also sign and send by post
  • Engage with the local cultural scene and civil society during the residency

Who can apply

  • No age limit stated
  • Open worldwide, but citizens of the EU and EEA, Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States are excluded
  • Your artistic work must be committed to an open society, freedom, peace and democracy, and reject discrimination
  • You must be facing restrictions on your freedom or threats from state or non-state actors
  • You must be still in your country of origin, have left it only after February 20, 2026, or be unsafe where you currently are
  • You must not have access to a safe abode, for example through dual citizenship or permanent residency
  • You must speak English or German
  • You must be demonstrably active as an artist or cultural practitioner, with work of proven cultural or social relevance. Hobby artists are not eligible
  • Previous MRI scholarship holders cannot reapply
  • No application fees

AI Verification

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Good to know

  • +Run by ifa and the Goethe-Institut, both long-established German cultural institutions
  • +Support goes well past money, covering visa help, insurance, psychosocial support and language courses
  • +Selection is by an independent committee drawn from the German arts scene and civil society
  • +The programme is honest about its own limits and says plainly that it is not an emergency service

Worth checking yourself

  • !You must find your own host organisation in Germany. MRI states outright that it cannot help you match with one, and this is the hardest part of the application
  • !Two separate applications are required, yours and the host organisation's, and the host must also post a signed copy
  • !Citizens of the EU and EEA, Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Switzerland, the UK and the US cannot apply
  • !Applications cannot currently be accepted from people who are in Gaza at the time of applying, because leaving is not possible
  • !MRI says there is no legal entitlement to a grant and selection depends on available budget
  • !No scholarship amount is published anywhere on the official pages
  • !The scholarship visa does not automatically let you take up employment in Germany
  • !The Martin Roth-Initiative's own website was returning a server error when this record was written, so the link points at the ifa page instead. Portal access is requested by emailing apply@mri-application.de

What we could not confirm

  • ?The monthly scholarship amount is never stated on the ifa or Martin Roth Initiative pages, so I cannot tell you what it pays. The number of scholarships awarded per round is also not published, and the deadline is given as a date with no closing time. Separately, martin roth initiative.de went down with a server error partway through this research. I had already read the detailed application page before it did, so the facts here are from the official source, but that site may still be down when someone goes to apply
  • ?Funding amount
  • ?Deadline time
  • ?Deadline Timezone
  • ?Cohort size

Sources checked

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Martin Roth-Initiative Germany Relocation Scholarship
Sep 11, 2026 23:59:00 UTC