The most common mistakes when applying

Less than three years artistic career after graduation (residency fellowships)
The beginning of the fellowship is significant 

Wrong genre/wrong theme (residency fellowships)

Bachelor degree
Master degree or comparable is necessary

Double application

Application procedure
All fellowships are announced publicly.

It is not possible to apply for a Balmoral residence fellowship and a fellowship for artists with relation to Rhineland-Palatinate in the same year. Applications for a Balmoral residence fellowship are only allowed for four or eight month.
 
The decision on the award of the fellowships will be made by a panel of experts in consideration of the applicants’ capability of further developing their artistic work. 
 
There is no legal claim to obtaining a fellowship.
 
The applicants will not receive any reasons in writing for the decision made on the awarding of the fellowships, but will be informed of the result; preferable by e-mail.
 
Applicants who were not accepted are not allowed to apply in the following year neither for the same nor another fellowship. They may apply again for a maximum of two further Balmoral residence fellowships.

 An application will not be accepted if the same fellowship has already been awarded to that candidate.
 

Application documents (no originals!)
1. Two-sided application form 
2. CV including your artistic career history and previous grants
3. Diploma
4. Explanations to the artistic work and aims during the stay (altogether max. 300 words) 
5. At most 10 photos or other images of the artistic work (no slides, no photo CDs, no Mac data CDs)

Optional:
- At most one exhibition catalogue; no collective catalogues 
- At most 1 video file in mp4 format, no longer than 15 minutes, via WeTransfer to info@balmoral.de; file name: name of applicant, title, fellowship

The application materials must not exceed A4 size and a total weight of 2 kg incl. packing. The Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral is not responsible for submitted application material. 

Applications by e-mail will not be accepted. 

Application form
An application form is available for download during the application period for each fellowship and must be completed and submitted with the application. Applications without a filled application form will not be accepted. 

Return of documents
Reshipment of the application documents will take place upon receipt of payment of EUR 15 on account mentioned in the application form. Reception of fee after the deadline will not be considered.

Please note: If the reshipment is not marked in the application form, the documents will be destroyed automatically after the completion of the selection procedure. Exclusion of liability The Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral assumes no liability for any application.

Send your application to:
Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral
Villenpromenade 11
56130 BAD EMS
GERMANY 

We will acknowledge receipt by e-mail as soon as all data is recorded. 
Please note that it could take up to 4 weeks.