The Grant
By scholarship grants and the Marc de Montalembert Prize the Fondation Marc de Montalembert aims at developing a better knowledge of the cultures of the Mediterranean world, in particular amongst the young people of the region.
The Marc de Montalembert grants provide support to projects related to Mediterranean cultures or to artistic crafts and trades. Such projects shall help young people from the Mediterranean region to verify a personal vocation while at the same time encouraging increased knowledge and understanding of the heritage and know-how of the region. The Grant is awarded annually.
Since 1994 the Marc de Montalembert Foundation has helped 24 projects presented by young people from 7 Mediterranean countries. The projects covered writing, architecture, archeology, music and song, art history, ethnography, anthropology and sociology, artistic crafts [and trades], painting and photography. The Grant is of 7000 Euros. The Marc de Montalembert Foundation also offers the winner the opportunity to reside – if so desired – at the Foundation’s base in Rhodes, Greece.
Candidates must:
- be nationals of, or born in, a country bordering on the Mediterranean ;
- be under 28 years of age during the year of award of the Grant ;
- show personal vocation for the cultural domain or for artistic crafts and trades or demonstrate their motivation on the basis of concrete experience ;
- present a project related to this vocation and meant to be implemented in a Mediterranean country or countries other than the candidate’s home.
The application process starts on 15 September. Candidates must first fill in an online request for an application form on the website of the Foundation, which must be accompanied with a presentation letter in pdf format. The questionnaire and presentation letter must be submitted online by 15 November. A pre-selection will be made on the basis of the questionnaire, and eligible candidates will receive the Application Form and instructions by 1 December. This Application Form is then to be completed by the candidate and returned to the Foundation, including any required attachments, by 31 December.
The award of the Grant is announced at the end of March, and the award ceremony takes place at the end of April.
The winner is expected to present the results of the project one year later. Where merited, the Foundation may consider providing support for publishing or other distribution of the project’s results.
Eligible projects will be personal projects of a cultural nature, which should be original and result in a piece of work which can be published or otherwise exhibited or distributed. Collective projects or academic / other institutional projects (eg. university thesis / research) are not considered eligible.
application procedure:
http://www.fondationmdm.com/en/appel-a-candidature-bourse/