Through his interest in science and the arts and their correlation Fritz Winter defined the ‘promotion of talented young people in science and research as well as art and culture’ as the Foundation’s mission. To fulfil the artist’s request, the Fritz Winter Foundation has been awarding prizes to outstanding scientists and artists from 1986 to 2020.
From 2024, the Fritz Winter Foundation will award a research scholarship of €10,000 every two years. The scholarship is awarded to students, doctoral candidates and postdocs (doctorate not more than 5 years ago) in art history and related disciplines whose research project is dedicated to the work and influence of Fritz Winter.
Fritz-Winter-Scholarship
The Fritz Winter Foundation at the Bavarian State Painting Collections is awarding a scholarship totalling €10,000. Funding is provided for research projects by scholars of art history or related disciplines that take a new approach to aspects of Fritz Winter's oeuvre from the perspective of currently relevant issues. Project proposals can relate exclusively to Winter's work or treat it as one of several artistic issues. The scholarship is aimed at students, doctoral candidates and postdocs whose doctorate should not have been completed more than 5 years ago.
Applicants are requested to submit more detailed information on the intended use of funds in addition to their work plan (cost plan). Approved funds must be claimed within 12 months. The Fritz Winter Foundation's Board of Trustees is solely responsible for selecting the projects to be funded.
Results
The results of the funded research project should be presented by the fellows in a public presentation - as a lecture, discussion or in a corresponding format - and published in the form of an essay or as part of a larger academic work.
Application
The application deadline for the year 2025 is 31 January 2025.
To apply, applicants are asked to submit the following documents in either German or English:
- Curriculum vitae
- Completed form (see below)
- Project proposal (approx. 1,000-2,000 words)
- Work plan and cost plan
Please send applications digitally in PDF format to: fritz-winter-stiftung@pinakothek.de