**Announcement for the “\_Sharing Future\_” Artist in residence scholarship 2024**

of the International Elias Canetti Society

**_Funded by the Danube Rectors’ Conference_**

  
The slogan of the scholarship “Sharing Future” aims at a collaborative creation and cooperation for a joint Europe and a common future.

  
Various additional services (materials, organizational aids, etc.) are provided individually. The realized project idea (for example exhibition, music album, video, etc.) could be presented during our annual International Literature Festival in Ruse.

  
The decision on the holder of the scholarship is made by a three-member Board of Trustees of the Elias Canetti Society and the Danube Rectors’ Conference. The exact composition of the Board of Trustees will be announced on our website.

  
**Information about Elias Canetti Society:** The International Elias Canetti Society was founded in 1992 in Ruse/Bulgaria, the birthplace of Elias Canetti. The central goals of the Society include a dedication to researching Canetti’s work, promoting the European integration process and participating in rebuilding civil societal structures in post-communist Bulgaria. The Society’s work encompasses essentially four fields: Cultural mediation, cultural dialogue, civic education, and academics. Particular emphasis is placed on cooperation between the countries of the Danube cultural region. The cultural events we organize range from the annual Literature Festival Ruse, through youth events and exhibitions to international conferences.

The funding period of the scholarship is one month.

  
The scholarship holder can

* pursue his/ her artistic work undisturbed in the spring/summer of 2024 in Ruse
* use the historic Canetti house as a workplace with various possibilities for artistic expression using the space (http://eliascanetti.org/bg/dom-kaneti-2/)
* get to know the local cultural scene in Ruse and Bulgaria and use the resulting synergies and artistic realization
* live in an apartment provided by the IECS
* receive 1200 € for contribution and 300 for € travel expenses or 1500 € for both combined. **Project-related expenses are to be covered within this amount.**

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