ifa CrossCulture Programme Fellowships 2027 — Media and Culture
ifa’s CrossCulture Programme offers two- to three-month professional exchanges for civil-society practitioners, including visual artists and curators. The 2027 call includes six African countries. Applicants need an organisational connection and relevant experience; artistic practice alone is not enough. Support covers a monthly allowance and major mobility costs, subject to funding approval.
Germany
Before you apply
Check residence and nationality requirements separately, confirm what costs you would cover, and allow time to prepare every required document. This listing is a guide; the organiser makes the eligibility decision.
- Status
- Open
- Organizer
- ifa — Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
- Who can apply
- Age 23+, strong English and at least two years of professional or voluntary civil-society work in the home country. Current organisational affiliation is required, though it need not be an NGO. African country calls cover Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, not all Africa. FAQ accepts nationality or long-term residence in a listed country; applicants living outside their country of origin must meet its long-term-residence and/or five-year residence conditions. Enrolled students and recipients of similar fellowship funding in the same year are excluded.
- Funding & support
- EUR 650 per month for fellows from abroad; return airfare, housing, local public transport, health insurance and visa-fee reimbursement. Award and amounts remain subject to German Federal Foreign Office funding approval.
- Application fees
- Application fee not stated on reviewed official pages. No costs or arrangements provided for accompanying family members.
- Travel support
- Return airfare and visa fees covered; visa support does not guarantee approval.
- Accommodation
- Covered for fellows from abroad. Family accommodation and costs are not included.
- Disciplines
- Visual arts, Curation, Media, Culture, Civil-society practice
- Deadline
- 8 December 2026 at 23:59 CET. Opening date is not stated on the reviewed current portal.Organiser timezone: Europe/BerlinAccra time: 8 Dec, 22:59 GMT
- Programme dates
- Two to three months in 2027, with individual dates arranged with the host. Digital participation may be possible depending on circumstances.
- What to prepare
- English CV and signed recommendation using the official template. Photograph optional. Separate art-production budget not stated.
- How to apply
- Choose the appropriate country call in the official portal. Complete the application personally without AI; partial applications cannot be saved. Upload the CV and completed recommendation. Email submissions are not accepted.
- Selection process
- ifa and the relevant German diplomatic mission assess applications and interview shortlisted candidates; host matching follows selection.
- Admission & access
- Civil-society professional exchange, not an unrestricted artist-production residency. Visual arts and curation are explicitly included in the Media and Culture focus. A host can be matched after selection; prior contact is not mandatory.