The Berlin University of the Arts Foundation offers a number of programmes supporting students.

The Berlin University of the Arts Foundation is currently awarding prizes in the field of fine arts, for which UdK Berlin students can find out more on the following pages:

• Ursula-Hanke-Förster-Stiftung – Universität der Künste Berlin (udk-berlin.de)
• Thoma-Stiftung – Universität der Künste Berlin (udk-berlin.de)
• Ulrich und Burga Knispel-Stiftung – Universität der Künste Berlin (udk-berlin.de

 If you have any questions, please contact Steffen Tschesno from the College of Fine Arts: tschesno_ @udk-berlin.de

The Berlin University of the Arts Foundation has been financing the following competitions in the College of Music:

• Violinwettbewerb Ibolyka Gyarfas
• Klavierwettbewerb Artur Schnabel
• Cellowettbewerb 

For grants students may apply twice a year at the following two application deadlines: The first application deadline ends on 15 June, the second application deadline ends on 15 November of each year. Prerequisite: Application for financial support from the Berlin University of the Arts Foundation and an informal letter of recommendation issued by a subject teacher. Students must submit both documents to the Dean of the College of Music for approval and then send them to UdK Berlin’s Financial Department: haush3_ @intra.udk-berlin.de

Funded by the Berlin University of the Arts Foundation, a competition has been held at irregular intervals by the student council of the Architecture programme in the College of Architecture, Media and Design. Find out more here.

At the College of Performing Arts a scholarship called Aribert-Reimann-Stipendium is awarded for composition. Find out more here.

New support by the Berlin University of the Arts Foundation will be announced on this website.

Further funding opportunities at the UdK Berlin:

Please visit the websites of the four Colleges of Fine Arts; Architecture, Media and Design; Music; and Performing Arts, as well as the websites of the Jazz Institute Berlin, the Inter-University Centre for Dance and the Berlin Career College to find out more about other funding opportunities that are not covered by the Berlin University of the Arts Foundation.

Here you can find further information on funding options. Students can contact the Student Advisory Service, the Career & Transfer Service Centre, or the AStA.