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Stiftung Niedersachsen Media Art Grants 2026 at the Haus für Medienkunst Oldenburg
Application Deadline: 26th of February 2026
STIFTUNG NIEDERSACHSEN MEDIA ART GRANTS 2026
The Haus für Medienkunst Oldenburg will award three Media Art Grants of the Stiftung
Niedersachsen (€12,500 each).
The Stiftung Niedersachsen grant at the Haus für Medienkunst Oldenburg supports a wide spectrum
of media art, from video art and net-based projects to audio works and audiovisual installations.
Each of the three grants will be awarded for the production of a new project in the area of media art.
An international jury will convene to select the grant recipients.
Application guidelines:
- Applicants must register for a user account on this website and submit a fully completed online application by 26 February 2026, 23:59 (CET). Applications submitted after this date cannot be taken into consideration.
- The grant is valid for a duration of six months (July–December 2026). It cannot be prolonged and residency is compulsory; grant recipients can expect to stay in Oldenburg at least one month (can be spread across several stays).
- The project or artistic work should be completed within the six-month duration of the grant. However, an extension until the end of April 2027 can be negotiated.
- Only artists may submit an application; institutions are ineligible.
- Unfortunately, it is not possible for students to apply.
- Projects rejected by the Haus für Medienkunst (formerly known as Edith-Russ-Haus) in previous years cannot be resubmitted. However, artists can always reapply with new projects.
- Artists who have already received a scholarship from the Stiftung Niedersachsen at the Haus für Medienkunst Oldenburg (formerly known as Edith-Russ-Haus) in cannot apply again.
- Other scholarships relating to the same scholarship period (including partial overlapping) must be stated in the application, along with the amount of the respective scholarship(s) (approved/applied for).
- Only one application per person per year is permitted.
- Both individual artists and artist groups can apply; however, the grant amount is the same for groups as for individuals. For artist groups, the applicant whose name is provided as a contact will be considered responsible for the project.
- On request and by arrangement, a furnished guest apartment is available to grant recipients. It is possible to bring a partner or children, and project collaborators (e.g., sound designers, editors) can also be accommodated by the Haus für Medienkunst free of charge.
- Grant recipients are expected to be involved in the activities of the Haus für Medienkunst, including, for example, running workshops and giving presentations and artist talks. The dates of such activities will be arranged in consultation with the Haus für Medienkunst.
- Beyond the grant amount of €12,500 and the option to use one of the guest apartments of the Haus für Medienkunst, no further costs will be covered during the residency (such as technical means, production means, travel expenses, or living expenses incurred during the grant period).
- A jury consisting of international experts will select the recipients of the grants.
- Only applications submitted through the online application system will be reviewed. Applications sent via post or email, as well as any extra materials received by post or email, will be disregarded and disposed of.
- The application may be submitted in either English or German. For German applications, please also include an English translation of the summary of the application, as the jury will consist of international participants.
- The grant recipients agree to allow the Haus für Medienkunst Oldenburg to use photographic images of their artworks for publication, archiving, website, and communications and marketing purposes without payment, as long as this use is directly related to the grant program.
- An application is considered accepted when the applicant receives confirmation via email. If the application does not adhere to the prescribed requirements, the applicant will not receive an email confirmation.
- The Haus für Medienkunst Oldenburg and the jury have the unilateral right to exclude applications that do not conform to the above-listed requirements.
The Haus für Medienkunst will handle all submitted information with great care. The information and documentation that applicants submit will be used only for the purposes of processing their application. Applicants agree to be contacted by the Haus für Medienkunst via the email address provided in their application. The jury’s decision will be announced online following the selection process. This is expected to take place in mid-June 2026 at latest. Awardees will be notified via email to the addresses provided in their application. No notifications will be sent to applicants who have not been selected. We ask applicants to refrain from any inquiries concerning the completeness of applications or updates on the evaluation process after the deadline. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to answer these questions.
INFORMATION ON FILLING OUT YOUR APPLICATION
Your project outline should include the following information:
- Comprehensive description of the project (depending on the project, this may include, for example, an installation plan, storyboard, navigation plan, etc.)
- Technical means and materials
- Production schedule
- Rough budget showing the financial feasibility of the project
- For projects that require additional funding, a financing plan must be submitted, showing: the grant monies, any self-contributions, third-party funds (to be applied for/applied for/secured). If unsecured third-party funding is required, explain how the project can be realized without this funding.
Please submit documentation online. Individual files may not be larger than 10 MB. Video files must be made available through an online portal such as Vimeo or YouTube. If access to these videos is password protected, note the password in the application.
For further information, please contact:
info@hausmedienkunst.de or T +49 441 235-3194
Technical support:
technik@hausmedienkunst.de or T +49 441 235-2449
