2025 World Heritage Residence Scholarship by UNESCO to study in Sweden
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The scholarship is aimed for people who have a cultural idea, such as art, music, research etc, related to the UNESCO World Heritage list and are interested to connect the World Heritage site Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland with one or more sites around the World in a cultural or artistic way.
The award consists of 4 weeks residency at one of Hälsinglands listed Decorated Farmhouses and also includes a scholarship of equivalent SEK 50,000 to cover living/work expenses for a suggested project.
The scholarship is international and can be applied by people from all over the World, such as artists, researchers or other cultural actors.
Last year, more than 300 people from 58 different countries applied. The artist Paul Wiersbinski from Berlin became the 2024 scholarship holder for his project “The perfect House”.
The project connected the World Heritage sites Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland with the German World Heritage site Berlin Modernism Housing Estates in an artistic film interweaving urban Berlin with rural Hälsingland.
The project was inspired by the idea of navigating through a perfect house and making an aesthetic connection to the historical memory.
2025 World Heritage Residence Scholarship by UNESCO Summary
- Type: Postgraduate scholarships
- Country to study: Sweden
- Sponsor: UNESCO
- Duration: 4 weeks
- Funding Type: Fully Funded
- Eligible Countries: All
- Benefits: SEK 50,000 to cover living/work expenses, Travel to and from Sweden and a car at your disposal
- Deadline: February 15, 2025
2025 World Heritage Residence Scholarship by UNESCO Requirements
- The scholarship is international and can be applied by people from all over the World, such as artists, researchers or other cultural actors.
- Region Gävleborg awards the Residence Scholarship to a person who has an idea related to the UNESCO World Heritage list and can connect the World Heritage site Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland to another World Heritage site in an artistic, cultural or researching way.
Note
- It is mandatory to answer all questions in the application form.
- If your application is not complete, it will be considered invalid. Please fill in the form and be so specific as you can about your project.
Benefits of the 2025 World Heritage Residence Scholarship by UNESCO
- The World Heritage Scholarship is a residency that involves staying and living in one or two World Heritage farms for a period of one month.
- A grant of equivalent 50,000 SEK to carry out the idea/project in question.
- Travel to and from Sweden and a car at your disposal during the stay.
Deadline: 15th February, 2025
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