2026 Applications Open: ifa Scholarship on the Management of Cultural Heritage & the Transformation of Museums and Exhibition Centres 2026

Eligibility Criteria

• ✔ Applicants must:

Funding & Benefits

• 💰 The focus is on transcultural dialogue and engaging with cultural heritage
• 💰 collections and archive records. Funding is provided for mutual knowledge transfer and the creation of sustainable networks. At the same time
• 💰 the scholarship makes a contribution to supporting freedom in art and science
• 💰 freedom of opinion and open debates.
• 💰 The scholarship covers the following:
• 💰 monthly family allowances for family members travelling with you (EUR 250 for a spouse, EUR 250 per child)
• 💰 name a non-commercial, physical host institution for each stay and submit a specific concept note drawn up jointly with the host institution (this is decisive for the award of scholarships!)

How to Apply

• → Applications are open for the ifa Scholarship on the Management of Cultural Heritage & the Transformation of Museums and Exhibition
• → Centres 2026 . This scholarship enables cultural practitioners from countries on the DAC list to stay with host institutions. The
• → purpose is to enable scholarship holders to deepen their professional knowledge transnationally
• → to introduce new perspectives and to build long-term cooperation through exchange. Thus
• → Applications that are incomplete, arrive late or are submitted via e-mail will not be considered.