Application Deadline: 28 February 2026.
LOCATION: Sweden
The World Heritage Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland International Scholarship is now open! The scholarship is aimed at professional artists, cultural practitioners, and researchers who want to develop an artistic or research idea that connects the Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland in Sweden to one or more other World Heritage Sites on the UNESCO list.
ELIGIBILITY:
The scholarship is awarded to the applicant who shows the clearest, most relevant, and most feasible way how the Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland relate to other World Heritage Sites in the spirit of UNESCO, for example, through cultural heritage, conservation, universal value, and cultural and knowledge exchange.
The scholarship is international and open to applicants from all over the world.
The residency period is summer 2027.
The scholarship holder will be announced in November 2026 at Hälsingegårdar – halsingegardar.se
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The jury will assess artistic quality, relevance, feasibility, and clear UNESCO connection.
Applications will be accepted from 15 January 2026 to 28 February 2026.
Read more and apply here: Residence/Scholarship
BENEFIT:
The scholarship includes:
4-week residency at the World Heritage farms Kristofers in Järvsö or Erik-Anders in Söderala (Sweden)
A grant of the equivalent of 50,000 SEK in scholarship
Travel to and from Sweden
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