The international scholarship is aimed at composers with appropriate qualifications, such as university degree or subject-related studies. The scholarship is part of a composer-in-residence program that provides for a composition and study residency in Leipzig. The program intended to create a platform for further development and promotion of New Music. The program is conceived and organized by Eisler-Haus Leipzig e. V. in cooperation with the Cultural Office of the City of Leipzig.
Five months in Eisler's birthplace
The scholarship holder is given the opportunity the live in Hanns Eisler's birthplace at Hofmeisterstraße 14 in Leipzig for five months and to devote himself or herself to a previously conceived work project. The resulting composition will be premiered by the Ensemble Avantgarde as part of the concert series "musica nova" in the Mendelssohn Hall of the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig. It is required that the fellowship recipient be primarily on site in Leipzig during the five month of the residency (May to October 2022).
Deadline June 06 2021
The International Hanns Eisler Scholarship also includes financial support of €1,000 per month for the period of the residency. There is no age limit. The start of the call for applications is April 06, 2021, and the deadline for applications is June 06, 2021 (date of postmark). Further information about the terms and conditions of the scholarship and the selection procedure please find at www.eisler-haus-leipzig.de