Call for Applications

The H. A. Bockmeyer Travel Grant financially supports travel projects of students and alumni in the Fine Arts, Integrated Design and Digital Media programs of the HfK Bremen.

Students and Alumnae not older than 30 years and with adequate transcripts of study records are eligible. In addition, for Alumnae, the last degree should not be older than 3 years.

In addition to the monetary grant, which will be disbursed at the beginning of respective travels, the awardee will exhibit the artistic and/or design results of their travel project at the gallery of HfK Bremen.

• CV in regard to your artistic career, stating your Study Program and whether if you are still a student (please state your student id number) or already an Alumnae (please state the date of graduation) (as PDF)
• Description of proposed travel project (3000–4000 characters, 1 page max. as PDF)
• Portfolio of artistic work samples (texts/images as one PDF in total, other file formats for film and audio files are possible)
• If an application is submitted in English, please provide a summary/description of your proposed travel project in German (1000–1500 characters as PDF). If you feel that you would like to have support with this task, please reach out to Language Assistance who can help you with translating your project description into German (language_assistance@hfk-bremen.de).

Please submit your application documents digitally only, under this link.

For any questions regarding the grant or application process, please contact Helge Stobrawe and Dr. Kathrin Gollwitzer-Oh at bockmeyer-travelgrant@hfk-bremen.de.

Students of HfK Bremen are invited to participate in the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on "Glass, Crafts & Sustainability". Funded by ERASMUS+, seven students will collaborate with peers from Antwerp, Tallinn, and Groningen both online and on-site in Antwerp.

• Online sessions: February 24th, February 28th, and March 10th, 2025
• Project week in Antwerp: March 22th–28th, 2025

• EUR 553 for accommodation, travel, and daily allowance
• + EUR 50 for green travel (e.g., train)

• Motivation letter
• Portfolio
• Personal information (name, email-address, program, degree, prior ERASMUS+ funding)

Application deadline is December, 13th, 2024

Send applications to hcoordes@hfk-bremen.de and i.vetter@hfk-bremen.de.