Project Funding for “Student Projects for Art and Society” 2019/20

The Friends’ Association of Alanus University e. V. offers students the opportunity to apply for funding with project proposals on two dates each year.

An annual budget of 6,000 euros is available for this purpose (which should generally be distributed among four projects per year). Individual funding should amount to a maximum of 1,500 euros.
Applications may be submitted by individual students or student teams from one or different departments or fields.

What is funded?
Works from a wide range of disciplines may be submitted (including not only artistic works but also concepts or project outlines, e.g. for a symposium or a conference) that focus on collaboration between science and art. Please also submit a schedule and budget plan. No specific topic is prescribed. The rights to the submitted works/concepts must lie exclusively with the applicants.

Who decides?
The selected projects should reflect the spirit of Alanus University and be presented publicly. The Friends’ Association will support you in this wherever possible. The board of the Friends’ Association selects from among the applications those concepts or artistic projects that stand out through a particularly innovative idea, make interdisciplinary boundaries tangible, and are feasible. However, the presentation of the project idea also plays a decisive role. The selected projects are to be presented publicly once a year.

The funding is intended to enable the start of implementing the respective project and is therefore tied to the condition that the project will also be realized if funding is granted.

In the event that fewer than four projects worthy of funding are identified within the annual cycle, the Friends’ Association reserves the right to carry over the remaining portion of the total budget to the following year and then fund a correspondingly larger number of projects.
The Friends’ Association also reserves the right to support the realization of individual projects with additional financial or organizational resources.

When do I apply?
Funding is awarded twice a year. Applicants will be informed of the decision of the Friends’ Association in writing. Applications for project funding are accepted until 30 June / 20 December of each year. The board decides on the awards, if necessary with the involvement of individual experts, each year in January and July.
When applying, applicants should be willing to give a project presentation as part of a possible exhibition.

Participation         
The following application documents must be submitted:

• CVs
• Proof of study at Alanus University
• Concept or project outline or, where applicable, illustrations of the artistic works and, if applicable,   views in the form of printed reproductions or photo prints. No originals!
• When submitting film material, in addition to DVDs, a meaningful brief presentation in the form of 5–10 printed video stills and a written concept outline of a maximum of one DIN A4 page is requested.

Applications must be sent by 20/12/2019 or 30/06/2020 to:
Friends’ Association of Alanus University e. V.
Attn. Dr. Christina Münk
Villestraße 3
53347 Alfter

Documents can only be returned if a sufficiently stamped return envelope is enclosed. Applicants agree to present their project outline publicly.
Please direct any questions to:
foerderverein@alanus.edu  
Alanus Friends’ Association e. V.   ::   Villestr. 3   ::   53347 Alfter   ::   02222 9321  1523