Winter 2007 Newsletter

To date, we have supported more than 1,700 grant projects in V4 and non-V4 countries. To see the results of the latest deadlines please see the following link:

 

The next deadline is the 15 February 2008 deadline for the Strategic Grants. To learn more about the grant schemes, or to see the 2008 priorities of the Visegrad Strategic Programme, please see:

 

Altogether 171 scholarships have been awarded this year, which means that so far we have supported more than 380 scholars in the region altogether. For the 2008 deadline, the scholarship budget is increasing to €1,564,000, which amounts to a record 400 semesters. To see the awarded scholarships for the 2007/2008 academic year please see:

 

Scholars from the following list of countries can apply by the next deadline: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.), Montenegro, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Ukraine and, of course, scholars from the V4 countries, i.e. the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic.

 

Also, the study period within the In-Coming scheme has been extended from 2 semesters to 4 semesters, which means that selected scholars may complete their Master's (or equivalent) degrees at their host universities. To learn more about these scholarships please see:

 

The next deadline for Visegrad scholarships is 31 January 2008.

III. VISEGRAD ARTIST RESIDENCIES

The second ever deadline of artist residencies in September 2007 awarded grants to 24 artists from the V4 region in graphic arts, theater, new media, etc. To see the approved artists or to learn more about the program please visit the following link:

 

The Fund is launching a new programme designed for university institutions in the early spring of 2008. The programme will offer lump-sum grants aimed at supporting the preparation and launch of new university courses or whole programmes, which explicitly deal with Visegrad countries phenomena. Any university (or organisational unit thereof, i.e. department, faculty, school or institute) will be eligible for the curriculum-building grant.

The first deadline for the "curriculum" grants is 15 February 2008.

For more information and applications:

 

For currently active Visegrad projects near you please check the Calendar on our website:

 

To get acquainted with current events in the Visegrad Group − to find out about the latest meetings and learn about their outcomes − or to see trailers of contemporary documentary films, browse through galleries of documentary photography, read about Central European cities in fresh new essays and for much more, please visit the portal of the Visegrad Group:

 

Due to its original concept and design excellence, the Visegrad logotype (i.e. both the logo of the Fund and of the Group) was selected by the three-tier jury of the European Logo Design Annual (EULDA) for the "Best of Nation 2007" award. The logos of the Visegrad Group/International Visegrad Fund were selected during a logo competition which took place among students of graphic design of V4 countries in 2005. The winning logo was selected from 215 competing logos. Lucia Kleinedlerová from the Bratislava-based Academy of Fine Arts and Design is the author of the logo.

 

To learn more about the logo and the EULDA competition visit:

Logotypes of the Visegrad Group and the International Visegrad Fund

 

And last but not least we wish you all...

 

 

Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!

Příjemné svátky a šťastný nový rok!

Boldog ünnepeket és boldog új évet!

Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!

Príjemné sviatky a šťastný nový rok!

 

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