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Martin Roth Initiative — Temporary Relocation to Germany 2027
Martin Roth-Initiative (MRI), Germany, a joint initiative of the Goethe-Institut and ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, funded by Germany's Federal Foreign Office.
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Funding amount
Monthly scholarship + project and individual support
Deadline
September 11, 2026
Level
Mid Career
Early Career
Other
What's covered
Stipend
Training
Networking
Curatorial support
About this opportunity
The Martin Roth-Initiative provides temporary relocation and protection stays in Germany for artists and cultural actors who face threats, persecution or restrictions because of their work or other circumstances. Selected participants are hosted by a non-profit cultural organisation in Germany, allowing them to continue their artistic or cultural work in a safer environment. The 2027 funding round supports stays beginning as early as 1 March 2027
Requirements
- Be an artist or cultural practitioner at risk.
- Be active in a field such as:
- Music
- Visual arts
- Dance
- Theatre
- Literature
- Media
- Other cultural practices.
- Be committed through your work to:
- An open society
- Freedom
- Peace
- Democracy.
- Reject discrimination.
- Experience restrictions, persecution or threats from state or non-state actors.
- Still be active in your region of origin, have only recently left it, or be unsafe in your current place of residence.
- Have a German non-profit cultural organisation willing to host you.
- Apply jointly with the host organisation.
- Submit both the artist application and host organisation application.
- Develop a project that can realistically be continued during the relocation period.