2027 | Alexander Rave Foundation of ifa Scholarship – Germany

Location: Germany

Program: Cultural Heritage Management

Eligibility: All Nationalities

Duration: 3 to 6 months

Deadline: June 30, 2026

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The ifa RAVE Scholarship — formally known as the Scholarship on the Management of Cultural Heritage and the Transformation of Museums and Exhibition Centres is funded by the Alexander Rave Foundation and administered by the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa). The programme enables cultural practitioners from countries on the DAC list to undertake a three to six-month professional stay at a German host institution. The purpose is to allow scholarship holders to deepen their professional knowledge transnationally, introduce new perspectives, and build long-term cooperation through exchange. The scholarship strengthens ifa’s contribution to creating worldwide interpersonal understanding and trust and to promoting democratic civil societies.

The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) is Germany’s oldest intermediary organisation for international cultural relations, founded in 1917 and headquartered in Stuttgart. ifa promotes peaceful and enriching coexistence between cultures through art, educational, and civil society exchange programmes. It operates worldwide through exhibitions, dialogue programmes, publications, and scholarship schemes, working closely with the German Federal Foreign Office and other partners. Through initiatives such as the RAVE Scholarship, ifa actively supports professionals from the Global South in gaining access to international knowledge networks and contributing to the ongoing transformation of cultural institutions globally.

Benefits of the Programme

This programme will provide the following to its recipients:

A monthly stipend of €1,500
Monthly family allowance of €250 for a spouse and €250 per child (if accompanying the scholarship holder)
Coverage of visa costs
Round-trip travel expenses (arrival and departure)
Health insurance for the scholarship holder and accompanying family members
Monthly public transport ticket for local travel
Language course grant of up to €500

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Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for this programme, applicants must meet the following:

Must be a cultural practitioner from a country on the OECD DAC list
Must be a curator, restorer, mediator, or culture manager
Must work with cultural heritage, collections, and/or archive records in an institutional context
Must have completed higher education or vocational training
Must have very good knowledge of English (knowledge of German or the language of the host institution is an advantage but not mandatory)
Must identify and secure a non-commercial German host institution that has a physical location and holds a collection or archive, and must jointly develop a project concept note with that institution
Must not hold another scholarship or parallel residency during the funding period

Note: Kindly check the official webpage for full and detailed requirements.

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Selection Criteria

Candidates are assessed by a board appointed by ifa after the call closes. Selection is based on the quality of the jointly developed project concept, the applicant’s professional background and experience in cultural heritage management, the alignment of the proposed project with the programme’s thematic focus areas, and the strength of the supporting documents including the invitation letter from the host institution and the reference letter from the home organisation. Applications from Black people, People of Colour, women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and members of historically marginalised groups are expressly welcomed.