Martin Roth-Initiative (MRI) Temporary Relocation for Artists at Risk 2026 – YOA

Deadline: September 11, 2026

Applications are open for the Martin Roth-Initiative (MRI) Temporary Relocation for Artists at Risk 2026. The Martin Roth-Initiative (MRI) facilitates non permanent relocation for at-risk artists and cultural practitioners in Germany or of their areas of origin. The cultural scene and civil-society constructions within the host international locations play a central function throughout these residencies, supporting scholarship-holders and selling their skilled growth.

The challenge was launched by the ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen and the Goethe-Institut in response to the worldwide decline of social freedoms.

Funding

Funding within the totally different programme strains might embrace: 

• a month-to-month scholarship
• particular person assist funds (language programs, coaching, networking measures and so on. as required)
• monetary assist for further personnel at the host organisation to an acceptable extent
• accompanying challenge session by the MRI in addition to networking measures and change of expertise with different host organisations and scholarship-holders

Eligibility

Artists and cultural practitioners around the globe who:

• are actively dedicated to working in direction of an open society, peace, freedom and democracy
• expertise threats or persecution on account of their dedication or for different causes
• don’t have a secure place to remain
• have the language expertise required to cooperate with a bunch establishment
• have a confirmed monitor report of creative or cultural work and may show its social relevance.

Host organisations could also be cultural establishments and collectives (akin to museums, theatres, festivals and so on.) or socially related organisations that may present non permanent assist for scholarship-holders and their ongoing creative/cultural work in addition to the required stage of supervision.

Application

Application for funding in Germany in 3 steps:

• Both companions (the host organisation and the artist or cultural actors) ought to contact the MRI.  
• Both companions fill out their very own application kinds, the host organisation calculate a price range.
• Applications have to be submitted immediately by way of an application portal. The entry data can be made obtainable after contacting MRI via Email. 

For extra data, go to Temporary Relocation for Artists at Risk.