Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to €2,400
Scholarship coverage
- other
Description
The Visegrad Literary Residency Program, established 2012 by the International Visegrad Fund, consists of a series of residency stays and literary events addressed to writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets, essayists, critics as well as literary translators, publicists and journalists from the Visegrad Countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia).
It is based on a partnership of 4 Host Institutions, one in each V4 country: Institut umění – Divadelní ústav (Arts and Theatre Institute) in Prague, Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum (Petőfi Literary Museum) in Budapest, Stowarzyszenie Willa Decjusza (Villa Decius Association) in Krakow and Slovenské literárne centrum (Slovak Literary Centre) in Bratislava.
The Program will provide opportunities to host from and in all V4 member states and to support work and mobility of talented Literary Residents, to create a platform for information exchange and to support development and promotion of the V4 literature in Central Europe.
The Villa Decius Association acts as the Coordinator of the Program.
The 2024 edition of the Program will enable 32 Literary Residents to carry their literary projects in 4 Host Institutions in one of the given periods: 1st May – 12th June 2024 (Compact Spring Edition) or 1st September – 30th November 2024 (Regular Autumn Edition).
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The amount of support is €1,300 for the Compact Spring Edition and €2,400 for Regular Autumn Edition.
Eligibility
- 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)
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
4 countries
Nationality
4 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Over 18
Application
Application deadline
30 Nov 2024
The 2024 edition of the Program will enable 32 Literary Residents to carry their literary projects in 4 Host Institutions in one of the given periods: 1st May – 12th June 2024 (Compact Spring Edition) or 1st September – 30th November 2024 (Regular Autumn Edition).