The Dresden Scholarship for Photography of the Dresdner Stiftung Kunst & Kultur of the Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden and the Technische Sammlungen Dresden is aimed at photographers who work independently or full-time as photographers and/or have an artistic degree, have at least one public personal exhibition or their own publication with photographic works and do not live in Dresden.
The residency scholarship is intended to offer contemporary photographers the freedom to realize artistic ideas and to enable encounters with urban society and culture in Dresden. The scholarship supports artistic and documentary projects that focus on the photographic image and photographic processes. The photographic examination of the city of Dresden should play a central role, without the scholarship having to be limited to urban photography in the narrower sense. The presence on site is desired.
During the 3-month work stay in Dresden, the scholarship includes a grant of €1,000 per month and a subsidy for material costs of a maximum of €1,000. The foundation also provides an apartment in the city for this period. If possible, the works created as a result of the scholarship will be made accessible to the general public through an exhibition in Dresden in the following year (2027).
Period: March to May 2026
Application deadline (incoming mail): October 17, 2025
Application
We look forward to receiving your application, which should include the following documents:
1st application
- Project proposal (max. 1800 characters)
- Short biographies and presentation of the artistic career
- List of exhibitions (optional)
2. work samples
- a series consisting of up to 15 photographs
- or individual photographic works, maximum 12 photographs (in each case prints (please no editions or high-quality originals) in maximum format A 4 or image files in JPEG format, at least 1200 pixels on the long side)
- maximum 3 catalogs
The jury reserves the right to obtain further information in individual cases.
Originals will be returned if a sufficiently stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed.
Submissions to:
Technische Sammlungen Dresden
Photography Scholarship
Junghansstr. 1-3
D-01277 Dresden
Application deadline: October 17, 2025