International Visegrad Fund - Visegrad Literary Residency Program - scholarships for literary stays (3 months)



Home country
Czechia
Hungary
Poland
Host country
Slovakia
Field of study/research
Philological Sciences
Literary Arts
Type of support
scholarship
Support category
other
Target group (when applying for the scholarship)
other
Duration
3 months (period from 1 September to 30 November)
Finance source
International Visegrad Fund
Quota
2 stays of 2 groups of 4 residents(each from one V4 coun­try)
Offered support
Accommodation in a shared apartment in the chosen Host City (one-person rooms with washroom facilities and free internet access, shared kitchen) from 1st May to 12th June  (Compact Spring Edition) or 1st September to 30th November (Regular Autumn Edition)
• A stipend of 1,300 EUR gross (Compact Spring Edition) or 2,400 EUR gross (Regular Autumn Edition)
• Support from the Host Institution in preparing for the stay, in organizing literary meetings, interviews and workshops as well as networking with publishers and literary critics
Deadline
15 October
Submission of applications
The recruitment process of 32 grantees of the Program (8 from the Czech Republic, 8 from Hungary, 8 from Poland and 8 Slovakia) will be based on individual applications submitted via an online application form. For more about criteria and implementation of residential stays, please look at Call for Applications.
Application form and supporting documents
Each applicant has to fill in the on-line application form (in English) containing:
1. biographical information
2. description of the literary plans for the residency
3. list of publications
4. motivation letter

Each applicant may attach other documents, recommendations etc. (in English) which she/he finds important for evaluating her/his application.
Other relevant information
Who can apply for a scholarship?
• writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets and literary translators with at least one book publication (min. 18 years old)
• essayists, critics, publicists and journalists with at least 3 publications in quality newspapers, magazines or electronic media (min. 18 years old)
Programme administrator
The programme is administered by the International Visegrad Fund: http://visegradfund.org
Selection procedure
Criteria of selection:
• professional approach towards literary work documented by previous texts (e.g. articles, publications)
• quality of the residency plans (e.g. contributing to development of national and/or V4 humanistic studies, promotion of V4 literatures, expanding the number of readers in V4, stimulation of V4 cooperation in the field of literature)
• credibility of residency plans presented in the application form
• good reputation and clear record in cooperation with the International Visegrad Fund
• readiness to participate in public literary meetings organised by the Host Institution
• willingness to collaborate with other VLRP literary residents and with the Host Institution in order to enhance the V4 added value of the Program
• declaration of presence at the Host Institution and their accommodation capacities during the whole residency period for thepurpose of implementing the residency plan
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